HOUSE BILL 576

Sponsored By:

Delegates Stull and Cane

Entitled:

Department of Agriculture - Water Pollution Control - Cost Sharing

Synopsis:

Repealing the requirement that a specified person pay the full amount of State cost sharing funds paid for practices that are not implemented or maintained; and authorizing the Department of Agriculture to determine the amount that the person shall pay for failing to establish or maintain a best management practice under the Department's cost sharing program for water pollution control.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/4

First Reading Environmental Matters

Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

2/28

Favorable Report by Environmental Matters

3/1

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/3

Third Reading Passed (134-0)

3/30

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/4

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/16

Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

3/30

Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/31

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

5/10

Signed by the Governor Chapter 385

Sponsored by:

Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND

ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT

HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES -see also- ASBESTOS; RADIATN.

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL

SEDIMENT CONTROL

SOIL CONSERVATION

WATER

Bill affects the following Statute:

Agriculture

( 8-705 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 3, 2005: Third Reading Passed (134-0)

Senate

March 31, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)