Nutrient credits; use by facility with certain stormwater discharge permit.
Summary
Nutrient credits; use by facility with certainstormwater discharge permit. Authorizes a facility that has beenissued a Virginia Pollution Discharge Elimination System (VPDES)permit regulating stormwater discharges to acquire, use, and transfernutrient credits for compliance with any waste load allocation establishedas an effluent limitation in its VPDES permit so long as the creditsmeet several requirements. Current law allows only a facility registeredunder the Industrial Stormwater General Permit to use nutrient creditsfor such purpose.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 25, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 18, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 25, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 360 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1982E
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102682D
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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