Introduced
by
To establish that the state standard for the cleanup of environmental dioxin contamination will be the same as the federal standard.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 104 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not adopt federal cleanup standards, but allows the DEQ do so if it chooses.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)
To allow (but not require) the Department of Environmental Quality to recalculate dioxin cleanup criteria based upon the recommendations of the report, "Health Risks from Dioxins and Related Compounds: Evaluation of the EPA Reassessment", issued in 2006, by the National Research Council of the National Academies, and other appropriate information. This provision would be repealed one year after the bill's effective date.
Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which does not adopt federal dioxin cleanup standards, but allows the DEQ do so if it chooses.
