Key Votes
SB 373 - Reclassification of Streams - Key Vote
West Virginia Key Votes
Stages
- March 28, 2008 Executive Signed
- March 6, 2008 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 5, 2008 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 27, 2008 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 25, 2008 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - March 28, 2008
Title: Reclassification of Streams
Signed by Governor Joe Manchin III
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (33-0) - March 6, 2008
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (67-32) - March 5, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Reclassification of Streams
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that eliminates the state's Tier 2.5 classification for streams and reclassifies them under the federal Clean Water Act as either Tier 2 (where pollution must be kept at a minimum) or Tier 3 (where pollution is prohibited).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (33-0) - Feb. 27, 2008
Note:
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 25, 2008
Title: Reclassification of Streams
Sponsors
- Joseph M. 'Joe' Minard (WV - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Donna Jean Boley (WV - R)
- Karen L. Facemyer (WV - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Pat Fanning (WV - D) (Out Of Office)
- Roman W. Prezioso Jr. (WV - D)
- John Ronald Unger II (WV - D)
