Virginia House Joint Resolution 129 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-14 - House: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Resolution; requesting the Attorney General to explore a challenge to the constitutionality of federal TMDL regulations; report. Requests the Attorney General of Virginia to explore a challenge to the constitutionality of certain Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) regulations adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the Chesapeake Bay. The resolution asserts that the TMDL regulations, which are binding upon Virginia localities releasing storm waters and treated waste waters into tributaries of the Bay, essentially constitute an unfunded mandate in violation of the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

TMDL; Attorney General to explore challenge to constitutionality of regulations by USEPA.

Del. Randall Minchew [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-14		House: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2012-01-26		House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2012-01-18		House: Assigned ACNRsub: Chesapeake
2012-01-11		House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2012-01-11		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102670D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HJ129
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HJ129+hil