Virginia House Bill 2129 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0363)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Chesapeake Bay; wastewater treatment; Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program. Requires the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations establishing a Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program (ENRC Program), consisting of a number of total nitrogen and total phosphorous waste load allocation reductions assigned to particular water treatment facilities with schedules for compliance. The bill provides that the ENRC Program shall operate in lieu of certain Chesapeake Bay waste load regulations. The bill directs the Board to modify affected discharge permits to incorporate the provisions of the ENRC Program and requires certain compliance plans due from treatment works beginning February 1, 2023, to address the requirements of the ENRC Program. Chesapeake Bay; wastewater treatment; Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program. Requires the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations establishing a Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program (ENRC Program), consisting of a number of total nitrogen and total phosphorous waste load allocation reductions assigned to particular water treatment facilities with schedules for compliance. The bill provides that the ENRC Program shall operate in lieu of certain Chesapeake Bay waste load regulations. The bill directs the Board to modify affected discharge permits to incorporate the provisions of the ENRC Program and requires certain compliance plans due from treatment works beginning February 1, 2023, to address the requirements of the ENRC Program. The bill provides that the funding of certain design and installation costs for implementing nutrient upgrades pursuant to the ENRC Program shall be eligible for grants from the Water Quality Improvement Fund. The bill lists the projects and the total nitrogen or total phosphorus waste load allocation reductions that specified facilities are to complete. The bill provides that when grants to finance nutrient removal technology reach a sum sufficient to fund the completion of the ENRC Program at all publicly owned treatment works, certain General Assembly committees shall review funding needs and mechanisms. The bill provides that the ENRC Program shall be deemed to implement through January 1, 2026, the Chesapeake Bay Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan. The bill provides that if, after July 1, 2026, Virginia has not achieved its nitrogen pollution reduction commitments in the Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan, the Secretary of Natural Resources may develop an additional watershed implementation plan.

Chesapeake Bay; wastewater treatment, Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program established.

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. David Bulova [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]
Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]
Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]

2021-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 34-N) (Y: 63 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N) (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 39-N) (Y: 58 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-25		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0363)
2021-03-25		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 363 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-15	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2021-03-09	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2129ER)
2021-03-09	House	Enrolled
2021-02-25	House	VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 34-N)
2021-02-25	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200270D-S1 (63-Y 34-N)
2021-02-25	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N)
2021-02-25	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2129S1
2021-02-25	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21200270D-S1
2021-02-25	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-25	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-24	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-22	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-16	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-02-16	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21200270D-S1
2021-02-16	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (13-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2021-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-03	House	VOTE: Passage (58-Y 39-N)
2021-02-03	House	Read third time and passed House (58-Y 39-N)
2021-02-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2129H1
2021-02-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21103828D-H1
2021-02-02	House	Read second time
2021-02-01	House	Read first time
2021-01-29	House	Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)
2021-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
2021-01-27	House	Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
2021-01-27	House	Committee substitute printed 21103828D-H1
2021-01-27	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-27	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
2021-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
2021-01-15	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2021-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102709D

HB2129 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
SB1354 (Same As) 2021-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0364)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	1	1186.01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
62	1	44.19:13	(n/a)	See Bill Text
62	1	44.19:14	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2129
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2129+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2129H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2129S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2129ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0363+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/.htm
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200270D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2129FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2129FS1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0102C0005+HB2129
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H01C0045+HB2129
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0201C0008+HB2129
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H02C0069+HB2129
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1392+HB2129
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S01C0074+HB2129
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S01V0021+HB2129
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05V0092+HB2129
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0397HB2129+HB2129
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0453HB2129+HB2129
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1981+HB2129