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2008 SESSION
SJ 76 Open-Space Land & Farmlands, Long-Term Funding for Purchase of Development Rights; Study.
Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Study; continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying Long-Term Funding for the Purchase of Development Rights to Preserve Open-Space and Farmlands; report. Continues for an additional year the Joint Subcommittee Studying Long-Term Funding Sources for the Purchase of Development Rights to Preserve Open-Space Land and Farmlands. In conducting the study, the joint subcommittee would study alternative options for cost-sharing arrangements with local governments to provide funding for land preservation and new parks, the effectiveness and efficiency of local purchase of development rights programs as a tool for land preservation, the future needs of the Commonwealth for open-space land and parks, and sources of dedicated funds for long-term funding of land preservation and new parks. The joint subcommittee will also receive information from the Department of Conservation and Recreation on the funding of water quality improvements from agricultural land uses.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 082881232 pdf
- 02/12/08 Senate: Printed as engrossed 082881232-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 082881232
- 01/09/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/08/08 Senate: Reported from Rules with amendment by voice vote
- 02/11/08 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/08 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/12/08 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/12/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SJ76E
- 02/12/08 Senate: Printed as engrossed 082881232-E
- 02/12/08 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 02/12/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/14/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/08 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 03/03/08 House: Left in Rules