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SB698

Erosion and sediment control; inspections of natural gas pipelines, stop work instructions.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Creigh Deeds (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Erosion and sediment control; inspections; natural gas pipelines; stop work instructions.

Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) to conduct inspections of the land-disturbing activities of interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline companies that have approved annual standards and specifications as such land-disturbing activities relate to construction of any natural gas transmission pipeline greater than 36 inches inside diameter to determine (i) compliance with such annual standards and specifications, (ii) compliance with any site-specific plans, and (iii) if there have been or are likely to be adverse impacts to water quality as a result of such land-disturbing activities. The bill authorizes the Department to issue a stop work instruction on the relevant part of the site when the Department determines that there has been a substantial adverse impact to water quality or that a substantial and imminent adverse impact to water quality is likely to occur as a result of such land-disturbing activities. The bill requires that upon written documentation of completion by the company and approval by the Department in writing of the corrective measures specified in the stop work instruction, the instruction shall be immediately lifted. Such stop work instruction may be appealed to the circuit court of the jurisdiction where the violation was alleged to have occurred or other appropriate court. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/10/2018 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/18 18104455D
  • 01/10/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  • 01/24/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB698)
  • 01/25/2018 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (12-Y 3-N)
  • 01/25/2018 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106076D-S1
  • 01/29/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 01/30/2018 - Senate: Read second time
  • 01/30/2018 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 01/30/2018 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18106076D-S1
  • 01/30/2018 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 01/30/2018 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Deeds agreed to
  • 01/30/2018 - Senate: Emergency clause deleted
  • 01/30/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB698ES1
  • 01/30/2018 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 18106076D-ES1
  • 01/31/2018 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/01/2018 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/02/2018 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/05/2018 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Amendments #1, #2 by Senator Chafin withdrawn
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Amendments #3, #4 by Senator Chafin agreed to
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB698E2S1
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Printed as reengrossed 18106076D-E2S1
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
  • 02/07/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB698E2S1)
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #4
  • 02/20/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2018 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Read third time
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB698ER)
  • 03/05/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/06/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2018
  • 03/06/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/06/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB698ER)
  • 03/09/2018 - Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  • 03/10/2018 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (27-Y 11-N)
  • 03/10/2018 - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/10/2018 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (29-Y 11-N)
  • 03/10/2018 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N)
  • 03/10/2018 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (97-Y 0-N)
  • 03/10/2018 - Governor: Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
  • 03/10/2018 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 03/10/2018 - House: Reenrolled
  • 03/10/2018 - Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB698ER2)
  • 03/10/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 03/10/2018 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 03/10/2018 - House: Enacted, Chapter 297 (effective 3/10/18)
  • 03/10/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0297)
  • 03/15/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB698ER2)

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