File Code: Hunting and Fishing
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Jacobs, Fisher, Hershey, and Norman
- Entitled:
-
Environment - Penalty for Sewage Overflow - Establishment and Distribution
Requiring the Department of the Environment to impose a civil penalty
on specified persons for any sewage overflow or bypass that results in
the discharge of raw or diluted sewage into the waters of the State;
establishing a formula to determine the amount of the civil penalty;
requiring the Department to distribute specified proceeds from the
civil penalties to the Fisheries Research and Development Fund for
oyster restoration purposes; and requiring the Department to adopt
regulations.
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history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
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House Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/13
- Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs, District 36
- Delegate Mark N. Fisher, District 27B
- Delegate Stephen S. Hershey, Jr., District 36
- Delegate H. Wayne Norman, Jr., District 35A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Environment, Department of
- Fish and Fishing -see also- Aquaculture; Gill Nets
- Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
- Oysters
- Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Pollution -see also- Sediment Control
- Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
- Rules and Regulations
- Sewage
- Water
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Environment
- (
9-331.1
,
9-342
)
- Natural Resources
- (
4-209
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
