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Introduced
01/11/2021
01/11/2021
In Committee
02/17/2021
02/17/2021
Crossed Over
02/04/2021
02/04/2021
Passed
02/24/2021
02/24/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/12/2021
03/12/2021
Introduced Session
2021 Special I
Bill Summary
Greenhouse gas emissions inventory; regulations. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a statewide baseline and projection inventory of all greenhouse gas emissions and to update such inventory every four years. The bill requires that the inventory be published and included in the annual report of the State Air Pollution Control Board. The bill also authorizes the Board to adopt regulations necessary to collect data needed to conduct, update, and maintain the inventory. The bill exempts proprietary information collected by the Department from the mandatory disclosure requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory; regulations. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a statewide baseline and projection inventory of all greenhouse gas emissions and to update such inventory every four years. The bill requires that the inventory be published and included in the annual report of the State Air Pollution Control Board. The bill also authorizes the Board to adopt regulations necessary to collect data needed to conduct, update, and maintain the inventory. The bill exempts proprietary information collected by the Department from the mandatory disclosure requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
AI Summary
This bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to conduct a comprehensive statewide baseline and projection inventory of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and to update this inventory every four years. The bill requires the State Air Pollution Control Board to include the inventory in its annual report, starting with the report issued prior to October 1, 2022, and every four years thereafter. The DEQ is also required to publish the inventory on its website, showing changes in GHG emissions relative to a 2010 baseline. The bill also authorizes the Board to adopt regulations necessary to collect the data needed to conduct, update, and maintain the inventory. Additionally, the bill exempts any proprietary information collected by the DEQ, except emissions data, from the mandatory disclosure requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098) (on 03/12/2021)
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