Environmental permits; community and environmental justice outreach.
Summary
Environmental permits; community and environmentaljustice outreach. Requires the applicant for any (i) new or majormodified stationary air pollution source, (ii) new landfill or transfer station, (iii) certification of site approval for a hazardous wastefacility, (iv) new individual Virginia Pollutant Discharge EliminationSystem permit, (v) new individual Virginia Water Protection permit,(vi) new individual Virginia Stormwater Management Program permit,(vii) new individual Virginia Pollution Abatement permit, or (viii)individual ground water withdrawal permit for a new ground water withdrawal to complete certain public notice requirements, including(a) holding a public hearing; (b) publishing notices in English andSpanish in a newspaper, on social media, and on signage at the sitelocation at least 60 days prior to such public meeting; (c) mailingnotices to interested parties; (d) accepting written comments; (e)transcribing meeting information; and (f) responding to communityconcerns to the satisfaction of the Department of Environmental Quality. The bill removes an exemption for applicantsfor a permit to operate a new captive industrial landfill or a new construction-demolition-debris landfill from certain provisions relatingto new landfills or transfer stations. The bill also removes an exemptionfrom certain public notice requirements granted to local governmentor public authority applicants for a permit to operate a landfillor transfer station.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Last action Feb 23, 2021
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2021
How they voted
55–43
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 99
Feb 5, 2021
D
Democratic54
100% Yea
R
Republican45
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2221H1
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21104396D-H1
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102944D
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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