SENATE BILL 330

Sponsored By:

Senators Glassman, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Jacobs, Jennings, Kittleman, Montgomery, and Shank

Entitled:

Agriculture - Total Maximum Daily Load - Regulations

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Environment, and the Department of Natural Resources from adopting regulations to help the State meet the agricultural sector requirements of the Total Maximum Daily Load for the Chesapeake Bay unless New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia achieve or exceed the percentage reduction of nitrogen and the percentage reduction of phosphorus that the State has achieved from 2009 levels under specified circumstances.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

1/27

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/1

Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.

2/28

Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Barry Glassman, District 35

Senator John C. Astle, District 30

Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4

Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37

Senator George C. Edwards, District 1

Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34

Senator J. B. Jennings, District 7

Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9

Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Senator Christopher B. Shank, District 2

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture, Department of

Agriculture -see also- Farmland

Chesapeake Bay

Environment, Department of

Farmland

Hazardous and Toxic Substances -see also- Asbestos; Radiatn.

Interstate Affairs

Natural Resources, Department of

Pollution -see also- Sediment Control

Rules and Regulations

Water

Bill affects the following Statute:

Agriculture

( 8-803.9 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

Senate

Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs