VA HB1332 | 2008 | Regular Session

Virginia House Bill 1332 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 11 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)

Summary

Air and Water Boards permit issuance process. Establishes a uniform permit issuance process for the Air Pollution Control Board (Air Board) and the State Water Control Board (Water Board). After issuing a public notice of a pending permit action, if at least 25 individuals have requested a public hearing and the Director finds that the issues raised are germane to the permit action and are not inconsistent with state or federal laws, a public hearing will be held. The Director or the two Boards may convene a meeting under an expedited schedule to reconsider the decision of the Director to grant a public hearing. The meeting may be held electronically if one public forum is available. The Board is required to act on the permit within 90 days of the close of the comment period unless the applicant agrees to an extension of the time period. Persons who commented during the public hearing may address the Air and Water Boards at the meeting where final action on the permit will occur. The Board's decision shall contain a written basis for its decision. The bill also increases membership on the Air Pollution Control Board from five to seven members. However, the two new members are prohibited from voting on any action related to a permit that is under consideration as of January 1, 2008. A qualification of the Air Board members is changed so that no member can be a current employee of an entity subject to a permit or enforcement order of the Air Board. Currently, a majority of the members appointed to the Air Board can represent the public interest and not derive any significant positions of their income from entities subject to permit or enforcement actions. The qualifications of the membership of the Water Board and the Virginia Waste Management Board are changed to require that the members, by their education, training, or experience, be knowledgeable of water quality or waste management, respectively, and shall be fairly representative of conservation, public health, business, and agriculture. This bill is identical to

Title

DEQ; authority to issue and enforce permits, etc. related to air and water pollution.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-17		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)
2008-03-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-04		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-03		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-03		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1332ER)
2008-03-03		House: Enrolled
2008-02-27		Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-27		Senate: Read third time
2008-02-26		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25		Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-13		Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2008-02-13		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-12		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-12		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-11		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1332H1
2008-02-11		House: Committee substitute agreed to 083279592-H1
2008-02-11		House: Read second time
2008-02-09		House: Read first time
2008-02-08		House: Committee substitute printed 083279592-H1
2008-02-08		House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-25		House: Assigned ACNRsub: #2 Natural Resource
2008-01-09		House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2008-01-09		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083242592