SB 1355 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Coal combustion residuals impoundment; closure of certain CCR units.

Summary
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.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action Feb 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2019

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 31, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House (93-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1355ES2
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator Chase agreed to
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amendments by Senator Wagner agreed to
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Assigned C&L sub: Coal Ash Subcommittee
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103057D
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors