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2004 SESSION

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SB 549 Big Sandy River watershed; provisions for removing obstructions.

Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Big Sandy River. Allows any locality located within the Big Sandy River watershed to remove any obstructions dumped, placed, or put in tributaries of the Big Sandy River that might endanger public health or safety, provided that the owner of the property is given reasonable notice and a reasonable time to remove the obstruction. The locality may recover the costs for the removal of the obstruction from the owner of the property. This bill allows localities located within the Big Sandy River watershed to enforce the provisions of the bill and allows courts to award costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, to the prevailing party. The bill contains an exemption for those activities that are conducted pursuant to a permit issued by a state agency.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 043324792  pdf | impact statement
• 02/16/04  Senate: Committee substitute printed 043346792-S1  pdf
• 03/03/04  House: Committee substitute printed 043351792-H1  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 043324792
• 01/14/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/16/04  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/04  Senate: Committee substitute printed 043346792-S1
• 02/17/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: Read second time
• 02/17/04  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/17/04  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 043346792-S1
• 02/17/04  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB549S1
• 02/17/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/19/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/19/04  House: Read first time
• 02/19/04  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 03/03/04  House: Reported from A., C. & N. R. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/04  House: Committee substitute printed 043351792-H1
• 03/04/04  House: Read second time
• 03/05/04  House: Read third time
• 03/05/04  House: Committee substitute agreed to 043351792-H1
• 03/05/04  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB549H1
• 03/05/04  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/04  Senate: Stricken from Senate calendar (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/04  Senate: VOTE: STRIKE FROM CALENDAR (40-Y 0-N)