VirginiaAir quality monitoring program for certain communities; DEQ to establish, report.
What it does
Air quality monitoring program for certain communities; Virginia Council on Environmental Justice; report. Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to establish an ongoing air quality monitoring program for fenceline communities, as defined in the bill, disproportionately impacted by toxic metals, coal dust pollution, and other inhalable particulate matter that can cause adverse health effects, including PM2.5 and PM10, in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice by October 1, 2026, and annually thereafter.
More detail
The bill requires such report to include data analysis on current pollution levels, health risks associated with the identified pollution levels, and any recommendations for regulatory or legislative actions to address any identified risks, and when thresholds established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for particulate matter are exceeded, such report shall also include recommended actions to mitigate such risks. The bill directs the General Assembly to annually review the findings and recommendations from the report to determine whether any legislation is necessary and requires the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice to provide advice and recommendations to the Governor and his cabinet on such findings and recommendations from the report.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 4Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesLatest
- Jan 29Committee substitute printed 25106405D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Not communicated
- Jan 29Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 9-N)Minor
- Jan 25Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2267)
- Jan 17Assigned ACNR sub: Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102636DIntroduced