1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 592

File Code: Environment Prior Year Introduction As: HB 586/95 - ENV
Sponsored By:
Delegates Elliott, Edwards, Snodgrass, Brinkley, Stull, Stocksdale, Ports, Klima, Hutchins, Schade, Rzepkowski, Greenip, Harkins, Eckardt, Beck, Mossburg, McKee, Stup, Getty, Holt, Redmer, Kelly, D. Murphy, Faulkner, Kittleman, La Vay, O'Donnell, Baldwin, Jacobs, Walkup, D. Hughes, and McClenahan
Entitled:
Secretary of the Environment - Regulations - Authority

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the Secretary of the Environment from adopting any regulation or revision to a regulation that is more stringent than that which is required by federal regulation or law in certain circumstances; creating exceptions to this prohibition; and making certain stylistic changes.

Legislative History

House Action
1/31
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/14
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
Delegate Raymond Beck, District 39
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate Janet Greenip, District 33
Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
Delegate Kenneth Holt, District 6
Delegate Donald B. Hughes, District 37A
Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B
Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Mathew Mossburg, District 39
Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Victoria L. Schade, District 31
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Nancy Reter Stocksdale, District 5
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- NATURAL RES., POLLUTION
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Environment
( 1-404 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available