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2007 SESSION

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HB 2539 Water Resources and Wetlands Protection Program; created.

Introduced by: R. Steven Landes | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Water Protection Permit.  Restructures the Virginia Water Protection Permit statute by placing the provisions into a separate article of the State Water Control Law titled "Water Resources and Wetlands Protection Program." The provisions are currently included as a section under the general powers of the Water Control Board. Existing permits are exempted from any changes and shall remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until they are otherwise amended, modified, repealed, or revoked.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074785118  pdf
• 01/25/07  House: Committee substitute printed 070977376-H1  pdf
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2539ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/05/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0659)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074785118
• 01/09/07  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/18/07  House: Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources (Ware, R.L.)
• 01/24/07  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/07  House: Committee substitute printed 070977376-H1
• 01/25/07  House: Read first time
• 01/26/07  House: Read second time
• 01/26/07  House: Committee substitute agreed to 070977376-H1
• 01/26/07  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2539H1
• 01/29/07  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/07  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/30/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/30/07  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/12/07  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/07  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/07  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2539ER)
• 02/22/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/07  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 659 (effective 7/1/07)
• 04/05/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0659)