HB443
Coal combustion residuals impoundment; closures in Giles and Russell Counties.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Coal combustion residuals impoundment; Giles and Russell Counties; closure.
Requires the owner or operator of any coal combustion residuals (CCR) unit, defined in the bill to include a coal ash pond or landfill, at the Glen Lyn Plant and the Clinch River Plant in Giles and Russell Counties, respectively, to close such CCR unit under certain circumstances by removing ... (More) 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 such removed CCR if doing so is anticipated to reduce costs. Such a closure project shall be completed within 15 years of the start of excavation 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, to provide water testing for any such residence. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/03/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102744D
- 01/03/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/14/2020 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 01/23/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB443)
- 02/05/2020 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/05/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2020 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20107719D-H1
- 02/06/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/07/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107719D-H1
- 02/07/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB443H1
- 02/10/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2020 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB443H1)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (34-Y 3-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/02/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/03/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/03/2020 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
- 03/03/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 1-N)
- 03/06/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 03/06/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB443ER)
- 03/06/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB443ER)
- 03/06/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/31/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 563 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/31/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0563)
