Clean Water Act; cooling water intakes at power plants.
Summary
Department of Environmental Quality; enforcement of regulations; Clean Water Act; cooling water intakes at power plants. Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to promptly enforce federal regulations implementing a provision of the federal Clean Water Act for cooling water intakes at power plants to reduce negative impacts on fish populations in the waters of the Commonwealth.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Last action Nov 18, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 24, 2024
How they voted
22–0
Passed
Total votes 22
Jan 24, 2024
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 24, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)
house of delegates
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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