Legislation
- Title
- Zoning - Environmental Justice Considerations
- Sponsored by
- Delegate Turner
- Status
- In the House - Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m.
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Requiring a local governing body, on application by a property owner for a special exception to construct or operate a landfill in an area zoned for residential use, to require an environmental justice analysis, paid for by the property owner, describing any potentially adverse environmental, health, and economic impacts to the area; requiring the Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities to recommend strategies for State oversight of local zoning decisions that present environmental justice concerns; etc.
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Details
Cross-filed with: SB0121
Bill File Type: Pre-Filed
Effective Date(s): June 1, 2021, October 1, 2021
Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit
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10-103, 1-401, 4-215 )
Last Updated: 4/1/2021 4:22 PM