Environment
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the creation of a waste tire dumping enforcement grant program; authorizing a fee. [HB-489]
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[Environmental ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Relating to the creation of a waste tire dumping enforcement grant program; authorizing a fee.
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Relating to training required to qualify for or renew a license issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. [HB-484]
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[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
Relating to training required to qualify for or renew a license issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Providing a tax credit for obtaining certain certifications by the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system [HB-2615]
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[Construction ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Real Estate ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a tax credit for obtaining certain certifications by the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system or the Green Globes Building Initiative green building rating standard. The bill sets forth the amount of the credit, who may take the credit, the criteria for taking the credit and the amount of the credit. The bill also provides rulemaking authority and defines terms.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Local tax and regulatory incentives; green development zones. [HB-1565]
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[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Climate Change ]
[Manufacturing ]
Local tax and regulatory incentives; green development zones. Authorizes localities to create green development zones that provide certain tax incentives and regulatory flexibility for up to 10 years to a business operating in an energy-efficient building or to a business that produces products used to reduce negative impact on the environment.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the admissibility of certain evidence relating to climate change or global warming in certain criminal cases. [HB-420]
[Climate Change ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Environmental ]
Relating to the admissibility of certain evidence relating to climate change or global warming in certain criminal cases.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense. [SB-208]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to the permit limit calculations and allowing overlapping mixing zones for calculating permit limits for drinking water criteria [HB-2506]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill, in the implementation of water quality standards for the protection of drinking water; is to require permits limits to be calculated using design flows recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for protection of human health. The bill requires the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection to propose emergency revisions to its water quality standards. And, the bill also provides that draft permits and fact sheets are to be made available to permit applicants prior to public notice of
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to notice of an application for a permit to drill certain injection wells within a certain distance of a groundwater conservation district. [SB-189]
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[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Relating to notice of an application for a permit to drill certain injection wells within a certain distance of a groundwater conservation district.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the referral by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the State Office of Administrative Hearings of an issue regarding an application for a water right. [SB-225]
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[Water ]
Relating to the referral by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the State Office of Administrative Hearings of an issue regarding an application for a water right.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the adoption of noise regulations by certain counties; providing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee. [HB-295]
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[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the adoption of noise regulations by certain counties; providing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program and local initiative air quality projects. [HB-402]
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[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
Relating to the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program and local initiative air quality projects.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Implementing water quality standards for drinking water [SB-246]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a more effective permit process that encourages coordination between applicants and the state, that specifies how mixing zones are determined for water quality criteria that are developed for protection of public water supplies, and clarifies that amendment of certain plans required of permittees are not cause for modifying a permit.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Urging the United States Congress to conduct a cost-benefit analysis regarding the risks of climate change and appropriate measures to address them. [HCR-127]
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[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Urging the United States Congress to conduct a cost-benefit analysis regarding the risks of climate change and appropriate measures to address them.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority and expanding the territory and powers of the authority; authorizing fees and the issuance of bonds. [HB-4308]
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[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Relating to the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority and expanding the territory and powers of the authority; authorizing fees and the issuance of bonds.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority and expanding the territory and powers of the authority; authorizing fees and the issuance of bonds. [SB-2265]
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[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Relating to the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority and expanding the territory and powers of the authority; authorizing fees and the issuance of bonds.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to restrictions on habitat conservation plans in Travis County. [HB-4304]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Relating to restrictions on habitat conservation plans in Travis County.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
DEP fines against state governmental entities or political subdivisions [SB-65]
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[Public Safety ]
DEP fines against state governmental entities or political subdivisions