Bill Text: VA HB479 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Water pollution; signage notice to public.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-16 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources [HB479 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB479-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 479 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 8, 2016 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.5:1, relating to signage notice to the public of possible water pollution. ---------- Patron-- Kory ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.5:1 as follows:

§62.1-44.5:1. Notice by locality of possible water pollution.

Upon receiving notification from the Department pursuant to §62.1-44.15:4 that a regulatory violation has occurred that poses an imminent threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the public, a locality shall post notices at public access points to the affected waters. The notice shall be prepared by each locality that has received such notification from the Department and shall contain (i) the basis for possible pollution and (ii) a statement of the potential public health and safety risks.