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Introduced
01/12/2021
01/12/2021
In Committee
02/05/2021
02/05/2021
Crossed Over
02/04/2021
02/04/2021
Passed
Dead
02/08/2021
02/08/2021
Introduced Session
2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Environmental justice; interagency working group. Establishes the Interagency Environmental Justice Working Group as an advisory council in the executive branch of state government to further environmental justice in the Commonwealth and directs each of the Governor's Secretaries to designate at least one environmental justice coordinator to represent the secretariat as a member of the Working Group. The bill directs the Working Group to focus its work during its first year on the environmental justice of current air quality monitoring practices in Virginia and provides that the Working Group shall expire on July 1, 2031. Environmental justice; interagency working group. Establishes the Interagency Environmental Justice Working Group as an advisory council in the executive branch of state government to further environmental justice in the Commonwealth and directs each of the Governor's Secretaries to designate at least one environmental justice coordinator to represent the secretariat as a member of the Working Group. The bill directs the Working Group to focus its work during its first year on the environmental justice of current air quality monitoring practices in Virginia and provides that the Working Group shall expire on July 1, 2031. The bill directs each state agency to adopt an agency-specific environmental justice policy that requires an evaluation of the environmental justice consequences of any covered agency action, requires a consideration of the environmental justice consequences or cumulative impacts of the administration of regulations, and contains other features, including public participation plans for residents of environmental justice communities and fenceline communities potentially affected by a covered agency action. Finally, the bill requires each local government adopting or reviewing a comprehensive plan to consider identifying certain environmental justice communities, objectives, and policies.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Interagency Environmental Justice Working Group as an advisory council in the executive branch of the Virginia government to further environmental justice in the Commonwealth. It directs each of the Governor's Secretaries to designate at least one environmental justice coordinator to represent the secretariat as a member of the Working Group. The bill also requires each state agency to adopt an agency-specific environmental justice policy that evaluates the environmental justice consequences of any covered agency action, considers environmental justice and cumulative impacts in its administration of regulations, and contains public participation plans for residents of environmental justice communities and fenceline communities. Additionally, the bill requires each local government adopting or reviewing a comprehensive plan to consider identifying environmental justice communities, objectives, and policies. Finally, the bill directs the Working Group to focus its first-year work on assessing and reviewing environmental justice issues related to current air quality monitoring practices in Virginia.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (8)
Mark Keam (D)*,
Kathleen Murphy (D)*,
Shelly Simonds (D)*,
Lashrecse Aird (D),
Betsy Carr (D),
Kaye Kory (D),
Alfonso Lopez (D),
Suhas Subramanyam (D),
Last Action
Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (on 02/05/2021)
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