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Subcommittee backs bill aimed at curbing illegal construction dumping with higher fines and shorter appeals
Summary
Senate Bill 1422, reported by the House subcommittee 7-0, would increase penalties and shorten appeal timelines to deter illegal dumping of construction debris that local officials say is damaging rural roads, streams and drinking-water sources in Fauquier and Prince William counties.
The House Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns Subcommittee 2 voted 7-0 to report Senate Bill 1422 after hearing testimony from county officials and residents who said illegal dumping of construction debris is increasing in rural parts of northern Virginia.
Senator Reeves, the bill’s patron, described the problem as contractors hauling construction debris to rural sites and leaving it in fields and ravines. "What you have basically in layman's terms is a lot of these contractors going to our rural areas, getting to farmers and bringing all their construction debris and basically dumping them out in the middle of…
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