January 17, 2003

2003 Proposed Legislation

Since arriving in town, the General Assembly members have introduced over 3,000 bills and resolutions for consideration in this year’s session. Below are several bills, which may be of interest to the solid waste community, and are worthy of tracking.

HB 87 Land-disturbing activities.
Patron - Robert D. Orrock, Sr. (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Land-disturbing activities. Limits to Chesterfield County provisions passed in 2001 that require the person who will be in charge of and responsible for carrying out land-disturbing activities to have a certificate of competence issued by the Board of Soil and Water Conservation.

Full text:
01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/19/01 023701876 (impact statement)

Status:
01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/19/01 023701876
01/09/02 House: Referred to Committee on Agr., Chesapeake & Natural Res.
01/18/02 House: Assigned to A., C. & N. R. sub-committee: 2
01/23/02 House: Continued to 2003 in A., C. & N. R. (22-Y 0-N)
12/09/02 House: Left in Agri., Chesapeake and Natural Res.

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HB 935 Regulation of land-disturbing activity.
Patron - Harvey B. Morgan (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Regulation of land-disturbing activity; submission and approval of control plan. Requires those who engage in land-disturbing activities requiring an approved erosion and sediment control plan to have an individual holding a certificate of competence issued by the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board on-site during the land-disturbing activity, and incorporates "conducting land-disturbing activities" as a specified subject area of certificates of competence.

Full text:
01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 021411856 (impact statements)

Status:
01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 021411856
01/09/02 House: Referred to Committee on Agr., Chesapeake & Natural Res.
01/22/02 House: Assigned to A., C. & N. R. sub-committee: 2
02/06/02 House: Continued to 2003 in A., C. & N. R. (22-Y 0-N)
12/09/02 House: Left in Agri., Chesapeake and Natural Res.

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HB 1532 Landfill siting.
Patron - Clarke N. Hogan (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Landfill siting. Eliminates (i) the ban on constructing new municipal solid waste landfills within a 5-mile upgradient of any existing public water supply intake or reservoir, and (ii) the exception that allowed such construction to occur in any county with a population between 29,200 and 30,000, according to the 1990 United States Census, if the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality determined that such distance would not be detrimental to human health and the environment.

Full text:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/19/02 033207770 (impact statement)

Status:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/19/02 033207770
01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee on Agr., Chesapeake & Natural Res.

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HB 1809 Landfill permit exemption.
Patron - Charles W. Carrico, Sr. (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Landfill permit exemption. Exempts wood and timber processing facilities from having to obtain a landfill permit to store the wood waste byproduct. The exemption would be extended to only those facilities that are in compliance with all state and federal stormwater laws and regulations and those that had implemented a stormwater pollution prevention plan.

Full text:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 032905663 (impact statement)

Status:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 032905663
01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee on Agr., Chesapeake & Natural Res.

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HB 1903 Oversize and overweight vehicles.
Patron - Jackie T. Stump (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Oversize and overweight vehicles. Transfers truck oversize and overweight permitting from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Full text:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 031365220

Status:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 031365220
01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation

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HB 1963 Solid waste landfills; permit requirements.
Patron - Charles W. Carrico, Sr. (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Solid waste landfills; permit requirements. Exempts public service authority-owned or operated solid waste landfills from the permit requirements of (i) local government certification of consistency with all applicable ordinances, and (ii) local government host agreement certification when permit applications are for new or expanded solid waste landfills on property contiguous to existing permitted landfills owned or operated by such authority.

Full text:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 034140663 (impact statement)

Status:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 034140663
01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee on Agr., Chesapeake & Natural Res.

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HB 1992 Fees for solid waste disposal.
Patron - Robert S. Bloxom (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Fees for solid waste disposal. Restates a population bracket, originally intended to apply to Accomack County, based on 2000 census figures. The existing language authorizes certain counties to impose fees related to the disposal of solid waste. Accomack County is also granted additional authority related to charging and collecting the fee, such as fee prorating, late penalties, and discounts.

Full text:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 031124644

Status:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 031124644
01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

HB 2083 Sewage sludge.
Patron - Watkins M. Abbitt, Jr. (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Sewage sludge. Authorizes localities to adopt an ordinance that requires sewage sludge that is being applied to the land contain between 1,001 and 50,000 fecal coliform counts per gram of dry weight. This amount is within the range classified as a Class B biosolid.

Full text:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 032903600

Status:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 032903600
01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee on Agr., Chesapeake & Natural Res.

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HB 2315 Environmental permit fees.
Patron - Kenneth R. Plum (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Environmental permit fees. Directs the Virginia Waste Management Board and the State Water Control Board to establish a schedule of fees that recovers the full costs for operating the solid and hazardous waste programs and the water programs. During the 2002 Session, legislation was enacted that directed the Virginia Waste Management Board to develop a new permit fee schedule to cover no more than 20 percent of the direct costs of the hazardous and solid waste programs, using as the base the amounts allocated to these programs in the 2002 Appropriation Act; however, no individual permit fee could increase more than 300 percent. That legislation also tripled the statutory caps on water permit fees. There was a July 1, 2004, sunset on this new fee structure. However, this new measure would do away with the sunset and impose a new fee structure that will make the waste and water programs self-sufficient by assessing permit holders the full cost of administering the programs.

Full text:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 032274888

Status:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 032274888
01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee on Agr., Chesapeake & Natural Res.

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HB 2375 Electronic equipment recycling program.
Patron - Brian J. Moran (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Electronic equipment recycling program. Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to adopt regulations to provide for an electronic equipment recycling program. The bill requires the program to work with local governments and businesses in determining how to recycle electronic equipment and to promote recycling and donating electronic equipment. The bill also requires the Department, by July 1, 2004, to develop a list of electronic equipment and organizations that accept it for donation or recycling. Beginning July 1, 2004, the bill bans the disposal of cathode ray tubes in mixed solid waste, prohibits solid waste management facilities from accepting cathode ray tubes, and only allows disposal of cathode ray tubes in accordance with the Department's regulations. For purposes of this bill, "cathode ray tube" means an intact glass tube used to provide the visual display in televisions, computer monitors, oscilloscopes and similar scientific equipment, and "electronic equipment" means devices that contain complex circuitry, circuit boards or signal processing, and that contain hazardous materials that may pose a risk to public health or the environment if discarded as part of mixed solid waste or disposed of in a solid waste management facility. Electronic equipment includes, but is not limited to, cathode ray tubes, computers, televisions and cell phones.

Full text:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 035312852 (impact statement)

Status:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 035312852
01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee on Agr., Chesapeake & Natural Res.

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HB 2376 Cathode ray tube recycling program.
Patron - Brian J. Moran (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Cathode ray tube recycling program. Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to adopt regulations to provide for a cathode ray tube special wastes recycling program, which shall be operational no later than July 1, 2004, and for enforcement of such program. The program shall include the disposal and recycling of cathode ray tubes. Beginning July 1, 2004, the bill bans the disposal of cathode ray tubes in landfills, municipal solid waste landfills or incinerators, or mixed municipal solid waste and only allows disposal of cathode ray tubes in accordance with the Department's regulations. For purposes of this bill, "cathode ray tube" means an intact glass tube used to provide the visual display in televisions, computer monitors, oscilloscopes and similar scientific equipment, but does not include the other components of an electronic product containing a cathode ray tube even if the product and the cathode ray tube are disassembled.

Full text:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 036674852 (impact statement)

Status:
01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 036674852
01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee on Agr., Chesapeake & Natural Res.

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SB 508 Income tax credit for machinery processing recyclable materials.
Patron - Stephen D. Newman (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Income tax credit for purchase of machinery and equipment for processing recyclable materials. Extends the current credit for the purchase of machinery and equipment used in a recycling business to include machinery and equipment that is not physically located in or on the premises of manufacturing facilities. Current law provides an income tax credit for the cost of machinery and equipment that is physically located in manufacturing facilities and that is used to manufacture, process, compound, or produce goods from recyclable materials (the credit may not exceed 40 percent of the corporation's Virginia income tax liability). This bill allows the credit for machinery and equipment located off-site of the corporation's manufacturing facilities provided that (i) the corporation owns, leases, or uses manufacturing facilities within the Commonwealth that manufacture, process, compound, or produce goods from recyclable materials, (ii) the machinery and equipment is used exclusively within the Commonwealth, and (iii) the machinery and equipment is integral to the recycling process

The bill provides that its provisions are declaratory of existing law.

Full text:
01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 023001504 (impact statement)

Status:
01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 023001504
01/09/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
02/05/02 Senate: Continued to 2003 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
12/09/02 Senate: Left in Finance

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SB 515 Solid waste landfill closure requirements; exemption.
Patron - Frank M. Ruff (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Landfill closure requirements; exemption. Exempts any municipal solid waste landfill having a year 2000 average daily volume of less than 25 tons per day from the priority closure schedule developed by the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to the Virginia Landfill Clean-up and Closure Fund, unless such a landfill poses a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment as determined by the Virginia Waste Management Board.

Full text:
01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 022807526 (impact statement)

Status:
01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 022807526
01/09/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation & Nat.
01/28/02 Senate: Continued to 2003 in A. C. & N. R. (15-Y 0-N)
12/09/02 Senate: Left in A. C. & N. R.

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SB 592 Solid and hazardous waste and water permits; fees.
Patron - Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Waste and water permit fees. Directs the Virginia Waste Management Board and the State Water Control Board to develop new permit fee schedules that reflect that portion of the agency's cost of implementing its waste management and water permit programs that are not covered by general fund appropriations and federal grants. Currently, the permit fees are based on costs of processing the permit application. The bill also removes the statutory caps on the various water permits and leaves it to the State Water Control Board to set the fee based on program implementation costs.
Full text:
01/17/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 024310208 (impact statement)
02/04/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 022200432-S1 (impact statement)
02/07/02 Senate: Printed as engrossed 022200432-ES1 (impact statement)
03/08/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB592ER) (impact statement)
04/09/02 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 026549208-S2
04/11/02 Senate: Governor's substitute reprinted 026549208-S2

Amendments:
Senate amendments
Governor's recommendation

Status:
01/17/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 024310208
01/17/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation & Nat.
02/04/02 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/sub (14-Y 1-N)
02/04/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 022200432-S1
02/05/02 Senate: Read first time
02/06/02 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/07/02 Senate: Read second time
02/07/02 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/07/02 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 022200432-S1
02/07/02 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
02/07/02 Senate: Amendment #1 by Sen. Hanger agreed to
02/07/02 Senate: Amendment #2 by Sen. Hanger agreed to (23-Y 15-N)
02/07/02 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 2 (23-Y 15-N)
02/07/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee sub w/amds. 022200432-ES1
02/07/02 Senate: Printed as engrossed 022200432-ES1
02/08/02 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)
02/08/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (35-Y 4-N)
02/08/02 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/08/02 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
02/08/02 Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
02/08/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (34-Y 6-N)
02/08/02 Senate: Communicated to House
02/13/02 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/02 House: Read first time
02/13/02 House: Referred to Committee on Agr., Chesapeake & Natural Res.
02/20/02 House: Reported from Agr., Chesapeake & Natural Res. (20-Y 2-N)
02/21/02 House: Read second time
02/22/02 House: Read third time
02/22/02 House: Passed House (75-Y 24-N)
02/22/02 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 24-N)
03/08/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB592ER)
03/09/02 Senate: Enrolled
03/09/02 House: Signed by Speaker
03/09/02 Senate: Signed by President
04/08/02 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/09/02 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 026549208-S2
04/11/02 Senate: Governor's substitute reprinted 026549208-S2
04/17/02 Senate: Placed on Calendar
04/17/02 Senate: Senate rejected Gov's recommendation (17-Y 23-N)
04/17/02 Senate: VOTE: REJECTED GOV. RECOMM. (17-Y 23-N)
04/17/02 Senate: Rec. of Gov's recommendation agreed to (39-Y 1-N)
04/17/02 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 1-N)
04/17/02 Senate: Gov.'s recomm. are not specific & severable (2-Y 37-N)
04/17/02 Senate: VOTE: RECOMM. NOT SPECIFIC & SEVERABLE (2-Y 37-N)
04/17/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation & Nat.
04/17/02 Senate: Continued to 2003 in A. C. & N. R. (15-Y 0-N)
12/09/02 Senate: Left in A. C. & N. R.

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SB 617 Land-disturbing activities; certificate of competence.
Patron - R. Creigh Deeds (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Erosion and sediment control law; certificate of competence. Grants plan-approving authorities the option to waive the certificate of competence requirement for land-disturbing activity for agreements in lieu of a plan. Currently, all plan-approving authorities must require that the name of an individual, who holds a certificate of competence and who will be in charge of and responsible for carrying out the land-disturbing activity, be provided for both erosion and sediment control plans and agreements in lieu of a plan. An agreement in lieu of a plan is a contract between the plan-approving authority and the landowner, used for ensuring proper implementation of conservation measures during construction of a single-family residence.

Full text:
01/18/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 021416418 (impact statement)

Status:
01/18/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 021416418
01/18/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation & Nat.
01/28/02 Senate: Continued to 2003 in A. C. & N. R. (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
12/09/02 Senate: Left in A. C. & N. R.

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SB 618 Sewage sludge; local authority, fees.
Patron - R. Creigh Deeds (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Sewage sludge; local authority; fees. Provides authority for localities to enact ordinances that prohibit, restrict, or regulate the land application of sewage sludge. Allows for the collection of local fees to cover testing and monitoring costs. Removes certain provisions requiring the Board of Health to adopt regulations concerning the payment, collection, and disbursement of sludge land application permit fees by the Department of Health.

Full text:
01/18/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 023773890 (impact statement)

Status:
01/18/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 023773890
01/18/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation & Nat.
02/04/02 Senate: Continued to 2003 in A. C. & N. R. (15-Y 0-N)
12/09/02 Senate: Left in A. C. & N. R.

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SB 886 Landfill closure requirements; exemption.
Patron - Frank M. Ruff (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Landfill closure requirements; exemption. Exempts any municipal solid waste landfill having a year 2000 average daily volume of less than 25 tons per day from the priority closure schedule developed by the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to the Virginia Landfill Clean-up and Closure Fund.

Full text:
01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 032412526 (impact statement)

Status:
01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 032412526
01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation & Nat.

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SB 965 Waste tire piles and tire tax.
Patron - John C. Watkins (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Waste tire piles and tire tax. Strengthens the Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) ability to clean up the 339 remaining tire piles throughout the state. The bill grants the agency the authority to enter property and remove a tire pile if the owner refuses an order to remove the tires. Under the legislation, the agency would be able to obtain a lien against the property for the amount expended from the Waste Tire Fund to clean up the tire pile. Current law imposes strict liability for third-party damages on any owner of a tire pile or any person who starts a tire pile fire. However, this liability is limited to those piles containing more than 50,000 tires that were either identified in DEQ's 1993 survey or were placed on the property with the consent of the owner. The bill would lower the threshold for strict liability for the property owner and would make the person who started the fire strictly liable, regardless of whether the owner knew about the tire pile. To expedite the cleanup of these tire piles, a 3-year increase in the tire tax from $.50 per new tire sold to $1.00 is proposed.

Full text:
01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 032919214 (impact statement)

Status:
01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 032919214
01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation & Nat.

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SB 1075 Fees for solid waste disposal.
Patron - Nick Rerras (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Fees for solid waste disposal. Restates a population bracket, originally intended to apply to Accomack County, based on 2000 census figures. The existing language authorizes certain counties to impose fees related to the disposal of solid waste. Accomack County is also granted additional authority related to charging and collecting the fee, such as fee prorating, late penalties, and discounts.

Full text:
01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 036270522

Status:
01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 036270522
01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government

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SB 1088 Land application of sewage sludge; requirements and regulations.
Patron - William Bolling (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Land application of sewage sludge; requirements and regulations; study; report. Amends current biosolids land application law by establishing standard complaint and investigation procedures, including the maintenance of a searchable electronic database of complaints by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). The bill requires nutrient management plans (NMPs) prepared by persons certified by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) for all land application sites, regardless of the frequency of application. Under current VDH regulations, only sites where biosolids are applied more than once every 3 years are required to prepare NMPs prior to permit issuance. The bill also requires DCR approval of all NMPs for sites where biosolids are land applied more than once every 3 years at agronomic rates. The bill allows VDH to incorporate into the permit reasonable site-specific special conditions to protect the environment or the health, safety and welfare of persons residing in the vicinity of the proposed application site. VDH must also include in its notice of special conditions such site-specific conditions recommended by the locality. The permit applicant will have at least 14 days to respond to the proposed conditions and any objections shall be heard by the Health Commissioner. The bill requires permit holders to provide VDH with evidence of financial responsibility, to be established regulation, which shall be available to pay claims for cleanup costs, personal injury and property damage. The bill creates a land application certification program to be established by VDH pursuant to which all future land application sites must have a certified land applicator on location at all times during the application process. The bill grants localities that have adopted a biosolids testing and monitoring ordinance the authority to order the abatement of land application activity for violations of relevant laws and regulations. Finally, the bill requests that VDH review certain reports of the National Research Council and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, report its findings to the Virginia Board of Health by June 30, 2004, and if requested by the Board, initiate rulemaking proceedings by September 1, 2004.

Full text:
01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 033358404
01/15/03 Senate: Printed as engrossed 033358404-E

Amendments:
Senate amendments

Status:
01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 033358404
01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation & Nat.
01/13/03 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/amds (15-Y 0-N)
01/14/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
01/14/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
01/15/03 Senate: Read second time
01/15/03 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
01/15/03 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
01/15/03 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
01/15/03 Senate: Amendment by Sen. Bolling agreed to
01/15/03 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
01/15/03 Senate: Printed as engrossed 033358404-E
01/16/03 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
01/16/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
01/16/03 Senate: Communicated to House

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SB 1106 Sale of liquid mercury fever thermometers prohibited.
Patron - Mary Margaret Whipple (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Sale of liquid mercury fever thermometers prohibited. Requires a ban on the sale of liquid mercury fever thermometers in Virginia. Any person violating the prohibition against the sale of liquid mercury fever thermometers will be subject to the general penalties for violations of Title 32.1 statutes and Board of Health regulations, for example, Class 1 misdemeanor and fines of up to $10,000 per violation. A second enactment clause requires the Department of Health, in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Quality, to provide information on the proper disposal of liquid mercury fever thermometers to local governments and other landfill operators for the purpose of informing the public about the proper disposal of liquid mercury fever thermometers.

Full text:
01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 034798564

Status:
01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 034798564
01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health

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SB 1137 Transporting wastes on state waters.
Patron - Kenneth W. Stolle (all patrons) ..... notes

Summary as introduced:
Transporting wastes on state waters. Eliminates the stacking limitation for containers on barges and the prohibition on transporting waste on the Rappahannock, James, and York Rivers. This bill broadens the Board's authority to establish a waste barging fee to fund not only administration and enforcement costs, but to also fund activities for abating pollution caused by barging of waste, for improving water quality, or for other environmental improvement purposes.

Full text:
01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 033715536

Status:
01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 033715536
01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation & Nat.

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