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CS/SB 2016: Environmental Permitting [EPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Bennett

Environmental Permitting [EPSC]; Requires the DEP to pursue the issuance of a state programmatic permit or regional general permits from the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Delays the effective date of a rule adding slash pine and gallberry to the list of facultative plants. Requires that a permit for the use of water for cultivating agricultural products & renewable energy be granted for a specified number of years if certain conditions are met, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
 Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Agriculture, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 2080 (Ch. 2009-243)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/23/2009 Senate • Filed
3/5/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00148
3/26/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/31/09, 9:00 am, 401-S
3/31/2009 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Environmental Preservation and Conservation (921184); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00249; Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
4/1/2009 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 00249; On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/06/09, 9:00 am, 412-K --Not considered
4/8/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/14/09, 9:00 am, 412-K
4/14/2009 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00396; CS read 1st time on 04/16/09 -SJ 00402
4/15/2009 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/16/2009 Senate • Remaining references corrected to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Agriculture; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00409; Now in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
4/23/2009 Senate • Withdrawn from Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities -SJ 00485; Now in Agriculture
5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Agriculture, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 2080 (Ch. 2009-243)