2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 847

File Code: Environment
Sponsored By:
Delegates Mitchell, Braveboy, Cane, Carr, Gaines, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Tarrant, Walker, and Wilson
Entitled:
Environment - Permitting Process - Environmental Justice Review

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to develop maps that identify environmentally stressed communities in the State; requiring an Environmental Justice Review as a condition of issuing or renewing specified permits; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/11
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
2/24
Hearing cancelled
2/28
Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., District 44
Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26
Delegate C. T. Wilson, District 28

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Building Permits
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Discrimination
Environment, Department of
Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
Hazardous and Toxic Substances -see also- Asbestos; Radiatn.
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
Maps and Charts
Minorities -see also- Women
Nuclear Matters -see also- Power Plants
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Pollution -see also- Sediment Control
Refuse Disposal -see also- Recycling
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Sewage
Water

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Environment
( 1-701 , 1-701 , 1-702 , 1-703 , 1-704 , 1-705 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Not available at this time
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
House
Environmental Matters