File Code: Environment
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum,
Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley,
Lawlah, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
-
Environment - Air Quality - Emissions of Four Pollutants from Power
Plants
Establishing specified emissions limits on four pollutants for
specified power plants; allowing for specified offsets; authorizing
specified electricity generating companies to determine the best
method of compliance; requiring a specified report to the Department
of the Environment; requiring the Department to adopt specified
regulations; providing for specified penalties; establishing a Clean
Air Fund; providing for the operation and maintenance of the Fund;
requiring a report from the Power Plant Research Program.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Middleton) Adopted
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Special Order 3/25 (Senator DeGrange) Adopted (28-18)
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments
- Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs (Senator Hollinger)
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
- ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
- HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES -see also- ASBESTOS; RADIATN.
- INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
- NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
- PENALTIES
- POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL
- POWER PLANTS
- REPORTS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- STATUTES OF LIMITATION
- UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Environment
- (
2-1001 ,
2-1002 ,
2-1003 ,
2-1004 ,
2-1005
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
- Number: 404830/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 2005 at:
1:11 p.m. Status: Incomplete
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
- March 21, 2005: Motion Special Order until 3/25 (DeGrange) Adopted (28-18)