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SB1355

Coal combustion residuals impoundment; closure of certain CCR units.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Frank Wagner (R)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Coal combustion residuals impoundment; closure.

Requires the owner or operator of any coal combustion residuals (CCR) unit, defined in the bill to include a coal ash pond or landfill, within the Chesapeake Bay watershed at Bremo Power Station, Chesapeake Energy Center, Chesterfield Power Station, and Possum Point Power Station to close such CCR unit by removing all of the CCR for (i) recycling, known as encapsulated beneficial use, or (ii) deposition in a permitted and lined landfill that meets certain federal standards. The measure requires that any owner or operator beneficially reuse no less than 6.8 million cubic yards in aggregate of such removed CCR from no fewer than two of the sites. Such a closure project shall be completed within 15 years of its initiation and shall be accompanied by an offer by the owner or operator to provide connection to a municipal water supply for every residence within one-half mile, or if such connection is not feasible, the owner or operator shall offer to provide water testing for any such residence. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103057D
  • 01/08/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  • 01/17/2019 - Senate: Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 1-N)
  • 01/17/2019 - Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
  • 01/23/2019 - Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Coal Ash Subcommittee
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105979D-S1
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Incorporates SB1009 (Chase)
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Incorporates SB1534 (Surovell)
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
  • 01/30/2019 - Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 0-N 2-A)
  • 01/30/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106258D-S2
  • 01/30/2019 - Senate: Incorporates SB1533 (Surovell)
  • 01/31/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 19106346D-S3 (Stuart)
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Read second time
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute rejected 19105979D-S1
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Pending question ordered (24-Y 16-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106258D-S2 (28-Y 12-N)
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Substitute by Senator Stuart ruled out of order 19106346D-S3
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Amendments by Senator Wagner agreed to
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Chase agreed to
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Title replaced 19106258D-S2
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1355ES2
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 19106258D-ES2
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/05/2019 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
  • 02/05/2019 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N 1-A)
  • 02/08/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/08/2019 - House: Read first time
  • 02/08/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 02/13/2019 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1355ES2)
  • 02/14/2019 - House: Read second time
  • 02/15/2019 - House: Read third time
  • 02/15/2019 - House: Passed House (93-Y 2-N)
  • 02/15/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 2-N)
  • 02/19/2019 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 02/19/2019 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1355ER)
  • 02/19/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1355ER)
  • 02/19/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/19/2019 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 19, 2019
  • 02/19/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 25, 2019
  • 03/19/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 651 (effective 7/1/19)
  • 03/19/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651)

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