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2000 SESSION

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SB 396 Protection of farm and forest lands.

Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | 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 Secretaries of Commerce and Trade and Natural Resources, and that the Secretary of Commerce and Trade 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 HB 552.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 003819432  pdf
• 01/31/00  Senate: Committee substitute printed 003862432-S1  pdf
• 03/14/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB396ER)  pdf
• 05/01/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0778)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/21/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 003819432
• 01/21/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/31/00  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/sub (13-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/00  Senate: Committee substitute printed 003862432-S1
• 02/01/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/00  Senate: Read second time
• 02/02/00  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/02/00  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 003862432-S1
• 02/02/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 003862432-S1
• 02/03/00  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/00  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/09/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/09/00  House: Read first time
• 02/09/00  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/16/00  House: Assigned to Agriculture sub-committee: 3
• 03/01/00  House: Reported from Agriculture (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/00  House: Read second time
• 03/03/00  House: Read third time
• 03/03/00  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/00  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/14/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB396ER)
• 03/16/00  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/16/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/17/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/09/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 778 (effective 7/1/00)
• 05/01/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0778)