shareHB1332
DEQ; authority to issue and enforce permits etc. related to air and water pollution.
2008 session of the Virginia General Assembly
Department of Environmental Quality; State Air Pollution Control Board and State Water Control Board. Vests the authority to issue and enforce permits (including general permits), licenses, and certificates related to air and water pollution with the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality. As a result of this change, restrictions on board membership have been lifted to allow broader participation from members affiliated with industry. A process has been established to provide for public hearings when there is substantial public interest in the permit, there are significant legal or factual issues that are both germane to the draft permit and within the Department’s jurisdiction, and the public hearing could provide additional information. After a public hearing, the Director may convene a meeting before the Board when there are significant legal or factual issues that are both germane to the draft permit and within the Department’s jurisdiction, such issues are capable of resolution by the exercise of the Director’s authority, nd the Director’s ability to address and resolve those issues would be enhanced by the Board’s participation and advice. The Board may make recommendations to the Director, who may incorporate such conditions into the permit if they: (i) are within the statutory authority of the Department; (ii) were not addressed by the Department in preparing the draft permit; (iii) either provide substantial additional protection to the environment, public health, or natural resources or provide substantially the same level of protection in a more effective or efficient manner; (iv) are consistent with the statutory and regulatory program under which the permit is issued; (v) are technologically and economically feasible; and (vi) do not unfairly or unreasonably burden the applicant with costs or delays that would, in the Director’s judgment, be disproportionate to the benefits reasonably to be expected from them. Additionally, the membership of the State Air Pollution Control Board is increased from five to seven.
More about this bill at RichmondSunlight.org
Groups that disclosed having lobbied on HB1332:*
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Va Manufacturers Assn
- Assn of Electric Cooperatives
- Va Coalition for Open Government
- Old Dominion Highway Contractors Assn
- International Paper
- Smurfit-Stone
- County of Fairfax
- Va Coal Assn
*Other groups may have lobbied on this measure. Lobbyists are not required to disclose bill numbers, but some do so voluntarily.
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