Introduced
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To prohibit the Department of Environmental Quality from imposing limitations on the amount of sodium in groundwater discharges allowed under state water pollution regulations.
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform
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; this was rejected in favor of a substitute that broadens the scope of the proposed regulation ban.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To clarify that the prohibition would apply to rules promulgated under any state environmental law.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 65 to 43 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Environment, and Great Lakes
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To adopt a version of the bill that does allow the DEQ to restrict these discharges above a specified level.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 26 to 12 (details)
To restrict the Department of Environmental Quality from imposing limitations beyond a level specified in the bill on the amount of sodium in groundwater discharges that allowed under state water pollution regulations.
Passed in the House 65 to 45 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which limit rather than prohibits DEQ imposing new restriction in this area.
