Richard Stuart
- Republican
- Senator
- District 25
Primary
Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area;continued residential withdrawals. Directs the State Water ControlBoard to waive the expiration of any ground water withdrawal permitfor a well that serves exclusively residential users, is locatedin the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area north of theOccoquan River, and is located within five miles of any commercialor industrial permitted ground water withdrawal. The bill providesthat such waiver shall continue in force until the commercial orindustrial permitted ground water withdrawals have been halted forfive years. The Department of Environmental Quality shall then assesswhether the termination of the commercial or industrial permittedground water withdrawals has substantially mitigated the stress uponthe aquifer and redetermine whether the permit for the residentialwell shall be renewed.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0768)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 768 (effective 7/1/24)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB337ER)
Signed by Speaker
Impact statement from DPB (SB337ER)
Enrolled
Passed House (71-Y 26-N)
VOTE: Passage (71-Y 26-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (17-Y 5-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
Read second time and engrossed
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
Impact statement from DPB (SB337)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101713D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101713D | PDF HTML |
| SB337ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0768 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB337FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB337F122.PDF |
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