Legislation

Title: Environment – Water Quality Certifications – Requests (Water Quality Certification Improvement Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Gilchrist, Fraser-Hidalgo, Korman, Stein, Stewart, and Wilkins
Status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring a person seeking a certain water quality certification to submit a request to the Department of the Environment; requiring that a request for a water quality certification include certain information concerning the potential environmental impacts of certain projects; requiring the Department to begin reviewing a request immediately on receipt of the request; requiring the Department to issue a decision on a request in accordance with the timeline for environmental review provided under the federal Clean Water Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2020 Legislative Date 2/06/2020 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2020 Legislative Date 2/07/2020 Action Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Environment – Water Quality Certifications – Requests (Water Quality Certification Improvement Act) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Withdrawn by Sponsor Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/06/2020	2/06/2020	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	2/07/2020	2/07/2020	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Environment – Water Quality Certifications – Requests (Water Quality Certification Improvement Act)
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2020	3/12/2020	Withdrawn by Sponsor

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