AMENDMENT(S) REJECTED BY THE SENATE

SEN. WILLIAMS (WITHDRAWN)

1. Line 72, substitute, after dischargers.

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all of lines 152 through 164

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3.  Except as otherwise provided in the Appropriations Act, in any fiscal year when moneys are not appropriated to the Fund in excess of those specified in § 10.1-2128(A), or when moneys appropriated to the Fund in excess of those specified in § 10.1-2128(A) are less than 40 percent of those specified in § 10.1-2128(A), the Secretary of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, the State Forester, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Directors of the Departments of Environmental Quality and Conservation and Recreation and with the advice and guidance of the Board of Conservation and Recreation, the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board, the State Water Control Board and the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Board and following a public comment period of at least 30 days and a public hearing, shall allocate those moneys deposited in the Fund between point and nonpoint sources, both of which shall receive moneys in each such year.