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2006 SESSION

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SB 238 Land Conservation Fund; unrestricted funds to be allocated equally for certain uses.

Introduced by: Patricia S. Ticer | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Land conservation.  Changes the formula for allocating moneys from the Virginia Land Conservation Fund. Currently, 75% of the Fund is allocated to four uses, with farmlands and forest preservation combined as one use and 25% is transferred to the Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund. Under this bill 90% would be allocated to five uses, with farmlands preservation and forest preservation being separate categories and 10% transferred to the Open-Space Fund. In addition, the amount used to secure easements is reduced.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/06  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066041828  pdf
• 02/01/06  Senate: Printed as engrossed 066041828-E  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/06  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066041828
• 01/10/06  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/30/06  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/06  Senate: VOTE: (36-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/06  Senate: Read second time
• 02/01/06  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/01/06  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/01/06  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB238E
• 02/01/06  Senate: Printed as engrossed 066041828-E
• 02/02/06  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/06  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/14/06  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/06  House: Read first time
• 02/14/06  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 03/01/06  House: Stricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote