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2006 SESSION

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HB 981 Wildlife and fish restoration; Department of Game & Inland Fisheries to accept federal grant money.

Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Federal funds for wildlife and fish restoration.  Authorizes the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to accept federal grant money related to the Pittman-Robinson Act (wildlife restoration) and the Wallop-Breaux Act (sport fish restoration). The Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of the Interior has indicated to the Department that its audit of these federal funds found that Virginia does not have the statutory authority within the Code of Virginia to accept these funds.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067232118  pdf | impact statement
• 02/15/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB981ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067232118
• 01/11/06  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/25/06  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/06  House: Read first time
• 01/27/06  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/30/06  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/06  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/31/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/31/06  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/06/06  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/06  Senate: Read third time
• 02/08/06  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB981ER)
• 02/15/06  House: Enrolled
• 02/15/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/15/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/23/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 24 (effective 7/1/06)
• 03/27/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)