Watershed general permit; nutrient discharge, review of allocations by State Water Control Board.
Summary
Directs the State Water Control Board to incorporate into the general permit procedures by which it will, every 10 years beginning in 2020, (i) review load allocations to determine whether changes in the use of a facility have halted or reduced nutrient discharges and (ii) determine, prior to reissuing the general permit, the need for reallocations based on a variety of factors, including changes in treatment technologies and land use.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Jan 3, 2017
Signed Feb 13, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 9 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 12, 2017
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
legislature
Jan 3, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101509D
legislature
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bulova
DDemocratic
Co
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
L. Scott Lingamfelter
RRepublican
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