Relating to Water Pollution Control Act

Removed Delegate Funkhouser's proposed amendment to add a new subsection (e) regarding ordinance stringency limits.

Added new title language that explicitly invalidates county, municipal, and political subdivision regulations governing commercial horticulture under the Water Pollution Control Act.

Added language limiting causes of action against commercial horticulture operations brought by local governments.

Changed bill sponsor from Delegate Funkhouser to Delegate Anderson and updated bill version identifiers.

The original version of the bill was completely replaced with a new Water Pollution Control Act provision.

A new subsection (e) was added to prevent local governments from enacting ordinances that impose requirements more stringent than federal or state law for commercial horticulture operations.

The amendment clarifies that commercial horticulture operations in material compliance with state and federal laws are protected from local regulatory actions.

Added new subsection (d)(1) that prevents counties, municipalities, or political subdivisions from regulating commercial horticulture operations under the Water Pollution Control Act, making such local provisions invalid and unenforceable.

Added new subsection (d)(2) that prohibits counties, municipalities, or political subdivisions from filing lawsuits against commercial horticulture operations that are in material compliance with the Water Pollution Control Act, its rules, and federal laws.

Removed the original standalone subsection (d) that prohibited political subdivisions from imposing water pollution standards more stringent than federal or state rules, as this protection is now incorporated into the new commercial horticulture-specific provisions.