HB2221
Environmental permits; community and environmental justice outreach.
Summary
As Introduced. Environmental permits; community and environmental justice outreach.
Requires the applicant for any (i) new or major modified stationary air pollution source, (ii) new landfill or transfer station, (iii) certification of site approval for a hazardous waste facility, (iv) new individual Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, (v) new individual Virginia Water Protection permit, (vi) new individual Virginia ... (More) Stormwater Management Program permit, (vii) new individual Virginia Pollution Abatement permit, or (viii) individual ground water withdrawal permit for a new ground water withdrawal to complete certain public notice requirements, including (a) holding a public hearing; (b) publishing notices in English and Spanish in a newspaper, on social media, and on signage at the site location at least 60 days prior to such public meeting; (c) mailing notices to interested parties; (d) accepting written comments; (e) transcribing meeting information; and (f) responding to community concerns to the satisfaction of the Department of Environmental Quality. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2021 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102944D
- 01/13/2021 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/20/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2221)
- 01/22/2021 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 01/27/2021 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/27/2021 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/27/2021 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/03/2021 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/03/2021 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/03/2021 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
- 02/03/2021 - House: Committee substitute printed 21104396D-H1
- 02/03/2021 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2021 - House: Read second time
- 02/04/2021 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 21104396D-H1
- 02/04/2021 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2221H1
- 02/05/2021 - House: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)
- 02/05/2021 - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2221H1)
- 02/05/2021 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/05/2021 - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/2021 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/23/2021 - Senate: Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
