Alfonso Lopez
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 3
Primary
Hazardous substances; hazardous substance facility response plans; civil penalties. Requires any person that is required to submit a facility response plan under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans to submit evidence of an EPA-approved facility response plan to the Department of Environmental Quality within a certain time period and to comply with such plan. The bill provides certain requirements for reporting, recordkeeping, and inspection and authorizes the Department to initiate a civil action to obtain certain equitable relief for violations of the bill's provisions. The bill imposes civil penalties for any person that negligently, willfully, or knowingly (i) discharges or causes to discharge a hazardous substance from a facility or (ii) fails to implement or comply with an EPA-approved facility response plan. Finally, the bill requires the Department to develop guidance to implement the provisions of the bill.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 3.1 of Title 62.1 an article numbered 14, consisting of sections numbered 62.1-44.34:34 through 62.1-44.34:38, relating to hazardous substances; hazardous substance facility response plans; civil penalties.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0279)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 279 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2516ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2516)
Enrolled
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2516)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102643D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2516) | PDF PDF |
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