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SB 1402: State Assumption of Federal Section 404 Dredge and Fill Permitting Authority

GENERAL BILL by Simmons ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Galvano ; Grimsley

State Assumption of Federal Section 404 Dredge and Fill Permitting Authority; Defining the term “state assumed waters”; providing the Department of Environmental Protection with the power and authority to adopt rules to assume and implement the section 404 dredge and fill permitting program pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act; requiring the department to adopt rules to create an expedited permit review process, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/7/2018 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7043 (Ch. 2018-88) -SJ 837
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources (AEN)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/28/2017 Senate • Filed
1/12/2018 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations -SJ 165
1/17/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 01/22/18, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
• Introduced -SJ 165
1/22/2018 Senate • Favorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 204
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources -SJ 204
2/9/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources, 02/14/18, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
2/14/2018 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 354
2/15/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 354
2/19/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/22/18, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/22/2018 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 384
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 384
3/5/2018 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/18 -SJ 876
3/7/2018 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 837
• Substituted HB 7043 -SJ 837
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7043 (Ch. 2018-88) -SJ 837