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2000 SESSION

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HB 552 Protection of farm and forest lands.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Protection of farm and forest lands. Revises the Important Farmlands law, which requires state agencies to evaluate the impacts of their actions on farm and forest lands. The bill replaces the definition of “important farmlands” with a set of characteristics that are exhibited by farm and forest lands that are worthy of protection, and clarifies that the requirement of evaluating impacts on farm and forest lands applies to highway and road construction projects. With regard to state agency farmland protection plans, the bill requires annual updates, review by the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, and that the Secretary submit an annual report to the standing committees of jurisdiction in the General Assembly. This is a recommendation of the Commission on the Future of Virginia’s Environment. This bill is identical to SB396.

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 003801716  pdf
• 02/14/00  Senate: Committee substitute printed 005865716-S1  pdf
• 02/18/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB552ER)  pdf
• 03/06/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0022)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/19/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 003801716
• 01/19/00  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/27/00  House: Reported from Agriculture (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/00  House: Read first time
• 02/01/00  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/02/00  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/00  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/03/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/14/00  Senate: Committee substitute printed 005865716-S1
• 02/14/00  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/sub (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed, passed by for the day
• 02/15/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/00  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/00  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/16/00  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 005865716-S1
• 02/16/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 005865716-S1
• 02/16/00  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/18/00  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/00  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB552ER)
• 02/23/00  House: Enrolled
• 02/23/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 22 (effective 7/1/00)
• 03/06/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0022)