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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 257

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the amount of the environmental surcharge.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, if a court imposes a forfeiture (a civil monetary penalty) or

a fine on a person for a violation of an environmental law, the court must also impose

an environmental surcharge equal to 10 percent of the amount of the forfeiture or

fine. Environmental surcharges are deposited into the environmental fund and 50

percent of the amount of environmental surcharges is appropriated for

environmental education grants awarded by the Environmental Education Board.

This bill increases the environmental surcharge to 20 percent of a forfeiture or

fine imposed for the violation of an environmental law.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Clark (D) , Danou (D) , Dexter (D) , Friske (R) , Jorgensen (D) , Mason (D) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Mursau (R)

4 cosponsors

Hansen (D) , Holperin (D) , Lehman (D) , Risser (D)

Full history

  1. May 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Molepske Jr., Friske, Mason, Jorgensen, Clark, Berceau, Danou, Dexter and Mursau;Cosponsored by Senators Risser, Lehman, Holperin and Hansen

  2. May 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources

  3. May 14, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1