H600 - Regulatory Reform Act of 2023. (SL 2023-137)

Overview: Section 8 of S.L. 2023-137 requires the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) to review its rules to determine if the standards and methodologies for establishment of numeric water quality standards for specific pollutants included in the rule are scientifically sound, protective of human health and the environment, and result in water quality criteria that are technologically achievable without placing undue economic burdens on publicly-owned treatment works and their ratepayers.

This bill was vetoed by the Governor on October 2, 2023, and that veto was overridden by the General Assembly on October 10, 2023. This section became effective on October 10, 2023. The EMC's report is due to the General Assembly no later than June 1, 2024.