Coal combustion residuals impoundment; closure of certain CCR units.
Summary
Requires the owner or operator of any coal combustion residuals (CCR) unit, defined in the bill to include a coal ash pond or landfill, within the Chesapeake Bay watershed at Bremo Power Station, Chesapeake Energy Center, Chesterfield Power Station, and Possum Point Power Station to close such CCR unit by removing all of the CCR for (i) recycling, known as encapsulated beneficial use, or (ii) deposition in a permitted and lined landfill that meets certain federal standards. The measure requires that any owner or operator beneficially reuse no less than 6.8 million cubic yards in aggregate of such removed CCR from no fewer than two of the sites. Such a closure project shall be completed within 15 years of its initiation and shall be accompanied by an offer by the owner or operator to provide connection to a municipal water supply for every residence within one-half mile, or if such connection is not feasible, the owner or operator shall offer to provide water testing for any such residence.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Signed Mar 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 13, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Mar 19, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 650 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2786S1
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106661D-S1
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2786H1
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105744D-H1
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19105272D
lower
1 primary · 33 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Riley E. Ingram
RRepublican
Co
Barry Knight
RRepublican
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Brenda L. Pogge
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Chris Head
RRepublican
Co
Christopher P. Stolle
RRepublican
Co
Danny Marshall
RRepublican
Co
David E. Yancey
RRepublican
Co
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
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