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Subcommittee advances environmental-justice task force bill (HB 2030) to Rules after substitute and amendment, 6–4
Summary
HB 2030 establishes an interagency environmental-justice task force with a stronger operational role alongside the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice; the committee approved the substitute as amended and referred the measure to Rules by a 6–4 vote.
Delegate Anthony presented HB 2030 to create an interagency environmental-justice (EJ) task force that would work alongside the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice.
Anthony said the bill is intended to make environmental justice operational across agencies rather than a “footnote.” He and proponents described the task force as an interagency, implementation-focused body that would coordinate agency practices, require agency reporting…
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