Senate Committee on Environmental Quality
April 15, 2014
9:00 a.m.
Room A-B
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 8, 2014
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SB407
WALSWORTH
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
- Provides for preemption under the Right-to-Know Law. (gov sig)
SB650
WALSWORTH
ENVIRONMENT QUALITY DEPT
- Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality, in collaboration with the Public Service Commission, to establish regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units. (8/1/14)
SB664
CORTEZ
AGRICULTURE/FOREST COMR
- Authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and forestry to receive and investigate complaints about prescribed burns and to revoke his authorization in certain situations. (8/1/14)
HB1075
CONNICK
ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING
- Defines cigarettes, cigarette butts, cigarillos, cigar or cigarillo tips as litter and provides for littering penalties (EN INCREASE RV See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE