Virginia Water Protection Permit; exception for stormwater management facility on dry land.
Summary
Exempts from the requirement to obtain a Virginia Water Protection Permit any impact to a stormwater management facility on dry land. The bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality to adopt guidance to ensure that any project claiming this exemption creates no more than minimal ecological impact.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 5, 2018
Signed Mar 2, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 2, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 114 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Feb 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB377E
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Jan 15, 2018
Committee
Assigned ACNRsub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Jan 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 5, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104333D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bulova
DDemocratic
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