Air Pollution Control Board and State Water Control Board; transfer of authority.
It became law on Apr 11, 2022.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Apr 11, 2022
What it does
Air Pollution Control Board and State Water Control Board; transfer of authority to Department of Environmental Quality. Limits the authority of the Air Pollution Control Board and the State Water Control Board to issuance of regulations and transfers the Boards' existing authority to issue permits and orders to the Department of Environmental Quality. The bill provides procedures for public comment on pending controversial permits, defined in the bill, and on regulatory changes necessary to implement the provisions of the bill. This bill incorporates SB 81.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Where it goes next
Law in Virginia. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.
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