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HB
3089
Biofuels Incentive Grant Program; production eligibility. Lowers the eligibility requirement of the volume of biofuels produced and sold from 10 million gallons to two million gallons per calendar year for a producer to be eligible for a grant. The bill also amends the definition of producer to include any agricultural cooperative association, as defined in the Agricultural Cooperative Association Act (§ 13.1-312 et seq.). This bill incorporates HB 2247.
Patron - Nutter
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HB
3190
Coal miner certification and mine safety. Requires pre-employment substance abuse testing and provides for the immediate and temporary suspension of miner certification for certain violations related to drugs or alcohol. Requires certificate holders to notify the Board of Coal Mining Examiners of any drug-related criminal conviction within 30 days. Also allows the Board of Coal Mining Examiners to increase examination fees for miner certification from $10 to an amount not to exceed $50. This bill is identical to SB 1091.
Patron - Carrico
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SB
1091
Coal miner certification and mine safety. Requires pre-employment substance abuse testing and provides for the immediate and temporary suspension of miner certification for certain violations related to drugs or alcohol. Requires certificate holders to notify the Board of Coal Mining Examiners of any drug-related criminal conviction within 30 days. Also allows the Board of Coal Mining Examiners to increase examination fees for miner certification from $10 to an amount not to exceed $50. This bill is identical to HB 3190.
Patron - Puckett
Failed
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HB
2247
Biofuels Incentive Grant Program; production eligibility. Lowers the eligibility requirement of the volume of biofuels produced and sold from ten million gallons to 10,000 gallons per calendar year for a producer to be eligible for a grant. This bill was incorporated into HB 3089.
Patron - Hogan
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HB
2897
Mine safety. Requires mine operators to maintain motorized transport at the working face of a mine to carry injured miners to the surface if the travel time from the working face to the surface is greater than 30 minutes.
Patron - Phillips
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