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Introduced
01/08/2024
01/08/2024
In Committee
01/08/2024
01/08/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/11/2024
04/11/2024
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Department of Environmental Quality; enforcement Department of Environmental Quality; enforcement of regulations; Clean Water Act; cooling water intakes at power plants. Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to promptly enforce federal regulations implementing a provision of the federal Clean Water Act for cooling water intakes at power plants to reduce negative impacts on fish populations in the waters of the Commonwealth.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Department of Environmental Quality to promptly enforce federal regulations implementing Section 316(b) of the federal Clean Water Act for cooling water intakes at power plants. The purpose is to reduce negative impacts on fish populations in the waters of the Commonwealth. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation's surface waters, and Section 316(b) specifically addresses the use of cooling water intake structures at power plants.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (9)
Nadarius Clark (D)*,
Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D),
J.R. Henson (D),
Karen Keys-Gamarra (D),
Michelle Lopes-Maldonado (D),
Fernando Martinez (D),
Sam Rasoul (D),
Irene Shin (D),
Marcus Simon (D),
Last Action
Continued to 2025 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (on 01/24/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB406 |
| Amendment(s) for HB406 Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Chesapeake | https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105895A.pdf |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offe | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB406F122+PDF |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB406+hil |
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