Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 899 — Aboveground storage tanks; regulation of tanks.

Last action — Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Aboveground storage tanks; Hazardous SubstanceAboveground Storage Tank Fund; civil penalties. Directs the StateWater Control Board to regulate aboveground storage tanks that measure more than 250 gallons in capacity and are used to contain hazardous substances other than oil. The bill directs the Board to adopt regulationsthat establish requirements for registration, and other requirementsof tank owners, and that establish a schedule of registration andrenewal fees. The bill authorizes the Board to undertake correctiveaction in the event of a discharge of a hazardous substance. Thebill requires tank owners notify certain parties in the event ofa release of a regulated substance. The bill also creates the HazardousSubstance Aboveground Storage Tank Fund, with moneys from the Fundto be used solely for the administration of the bill, and providesfor civil penalties for violations of requirements of the bill, withsuch moneys received to be deposited into the existing Virginia EnvironmentalEmergency Response Fund.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)

  3. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  4. Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake

  5. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103807D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)

Passed 6 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6401
Total 6401
% of votes cast 55%36%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Alfonso H. Lopez — Nay
Angelia Williams Graves — Nay
Bulova, David L. — Nay
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Filler-Corn, Eileen — Nay
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Not Voting
Ransone, Margaret B. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 899 do?
Aboveground storage tanks; Hazardous SubstanceAboveground Storage Tank Fund; civil penalties. Directs the StateWater Control Board to regulate aboveground storage tanks that measure more than 250 gallons in capacity and are used to contain hazardous substances other than oil. The bill directs the Board to adopt regulationsthat establish requirements for registration, and other requirementsof tank owners, and that establish a schedule of registration andrenewal fees. The bill authorizes the Board to undertake correctiveaction in the event of a discharge of a hazardous substance. Thebill requires tank owners notify certain parties in the event ofa release of a regulated substance. The bill also creates the HazardousSubstance Aboveground Storage Tank Fund, with moneys from the Fundto be used solely for the administration of the bill, and providesfor civil penalties for violations of requirements of the bill, withsuch moneys received to be deposited into the existing Virginia EnvironmentalEmergency Response Fund.
Who sponsors HB 899?
HB 899 is sponsored by Alfonso H. Lopez.
What is the current status of HB 899?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 899?
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