2025 SESSION

INTRODUCED

24103672D

HOUSE BILL NO. 406

Offered January 10, 2024

Prefiled January 8, 2024

A BILL to direct the Department of Environmental Quality to promptly enforce federal regulations implementing a provision of the federal Clean Water Act for cooling water intakes at power plants.

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Patrons—Clark, Convirs-Fowler, Henson, Keys-Gamarra, Maldonado, Martinez, Rasoul, Shin and Simon; Senator: Salim

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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the Department of Environmental Quality shall promptly enforce federal regulations implementing § 316(b) of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.) for cooling water intakes at power plants to reduce negative impacts on fish populations in the waters of the Commonwealth.