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2018 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB5002 (Senate Committee Approved)

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Review Health Risks from Biosolids and Conduct Sample Testing

Item 289 #1s

Item 289 #1s

First Year - FY2019 Second Year - FY2020
Health and Human Resources
Department of Health FY2019 $100,000 FY2020 $0 GF

Language
Page 244, line 15, strike "$91,938,115" and insert "$92,038,115".

Page 245, after line 4, insert:

"G. Out of this appropriation, $50,000 the first year from the general fund shall be used for the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) to design and conduct a pilot epidemiological study of the human health effects of land application of biosolids. In designing and conducting the pilot study, VDH shall contract with third parties, such as researchers at Virginia institutions of higher education, as needed. VDH shall be assisted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality as needed. Following completion of the pilot study, VDH shall submit its findings and a proposed design for a full-scale epidemiological study, if needed, to the Senate Finance, and Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources Committees; and the House Appropriations, and Agriculture, Chesapeake, and Natural Resources Committees.

H. Out of this appropriation, $50,000 the first year from the general fund shall be used for the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) to perform sample testing of Class B biosolids that are land applied in Virginia to determine their pathogen content.  VDH shall use test results to inform its epidemiological pilot study and assessment of aerosol infection risks."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $50,000 the first year from the general fund and language directing the Virginia Department of Health to review health risks from the land application of biosolids. In addition, this amendment provides another $50,000 the first year from the general fund for the Virginia Department of Health to test Class B biosolids that are applied in Virginia for pathogen content. This funding is a recommendation from a 2017 JLARC report, Land Application of Biosolids and Industrial Residuals.)