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2010 SESSION
House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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Morgan (Chairman), Cox, M.K., Sherwood, Ware, R.L., Wright, Orrock, Scott, E.T., Marshall, D.W., Lohr, Poindexter, Pogge, Knight, Bell, Richard P., Edmunds, Wilt, Plum, Shuler, Lewis, Bulova, Sickles, Englin, James, Torian
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- HB 3 State parks; expands Disabled Veteran's Passport program.
- HB 4 Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee; removes cap on reappointments for nonlegislative citizens.
- HB 60 Food safety preparation inspections; exempts private homes that process certain foods.
- HB 74 Boating safety course; exempts person from taking if possess valid license issued by Coast Guard.
- HB 82 Public sewer system; locality may adopt ordinance establishing standard for use & services; penalty.
- HB 121 Virginia ports; requires approval of Governor and General Assembly before any change in ownership.
- HB 128 Fishing license, special; DGIF to issue free licenses to disabled active duty military personnel.
- HB 129 Land-disturbing activities; exempts certain activities from Erosion and Sediment Control Law.
- HB 131 Hunters for the Hungry; DGIF to include in hunting license application for donation of at least $2.
- HB 136 Blackwater River; designates a portion as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 138 Aquaculture opportunity zones; Marine Resources Commission establish for propagation of shellfish.
- HB 140 Animal cruelty; narrows exemption to penalties available to owner of dog or cat.
- HB 142 Menhaden fisheries; extends sunset provision for harvest.
- HB 155 Stormwater management programs; delays for two years DCR's regulations governing.
- HB 168 Personal flotation devices; requires children 12 and under to wear.
- HB 194 Filled subaqueous land; person who purchases lands to pay cost of preparing transfer documents.
- HB 281 Animal cruelty; increases penalties.
- HB 294 Menhaden fishery; Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations.
- HB 296 Water safety zones; authorizes marine patrol divisions in Tidewater localities to patrol.
- HB 322 Rabies vaccination; exempts certain dogs and cats.
- HB 326 Mercury thermostats; Waste Management Board to adopt regulations to encourage recycling.
- HB 329 Lawn fertilizers; prohibits use and application of those that contain phosphorus.
- HB 366 Rabies vaccination certificates; veterinarians to forward copies to treasurer of locality.
- HB 399 Bear, deer, & wildlife kill permits; utilize bear, deer, & wildlife only for human consumption.
- HB 429 Animal welfare; prohibits city or county from euthanizing or adoption of any dog solely on breed.
- HB 438 Dam safety; Soil and Water Conservation Board to establish incremental damage analysis procedure.
- HB 486 Impeding hunting; unlawful for person to put out bait or salt for wildlife in place used by hunters.
- HB 487 Game and Inland Fisheries, Board of; expands authority to adopt regulations on feeding game, etc.
- HB 488 Model bow hunting; ordinances are to include times of day in which hunting can occur and limits.
- HB 501 Jordan River; designates portion thereof as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 503 Hughes River; designates portion thereof as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 508 Sewage sludge; Water Control Board to notify owners of land of proposed land application site.
- HB 515 Wetlands and stream mitigation; prohibits localities from regulating location of projects.
- HB 521 Plastic bags; bans use by retailers at point of sale unless designed and manufactured for reuse.
- HB 537 Golden Age Card; Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish.
- HB 544 Hunting license; DGIF to issue at no cost to state residents who are on active military service.
- HB 551 Animal care; adoption of regulations permitting non-commercial intrastate transportation by officer.
- HB 578 Trapping of rabbits; person may use box trap to transport for release onto other property in State.
- HB 582 Center for Rural Virginia; expansion and promotion of agricultural opportunities.
- HB 619 Erosion and sediment control; may assess civil penalty.
- HB 621 Rabies; clarifies procedures and responsibilities to prevent and control.
- HB 627 Cultural heritage sites; Director of DCR to establish directory of historical facilities and sites.
- HB 672 Virginia Infrastructure Project Loan Fund; created.
- HB 696 Surface & groundwaters; Water Control Board impose penalty when failure to report water withdrawal.
- HB 697 Water Protection Permit; proposed activity should be in accordance with state water resources plan.
- HB 717 Civil War Site Preservation Fund; established.
- HB 774 Va. Recreational Facilities Authority & Roanoke County; delays reversion of title to real property.
- HB 795 Harvell Dam; exempts part of Appomattox River from fish passageway requirements.
- HB 801 Fishing license; state residents to fish and harvest trout in waters of South Holston Reservoir.
- HB 802 Antique motorboats; establishes a special one-time $100 registration fee.
- HB 852 Southwest Regional Recreational Authority; board to establish ranger police division.
- HB 884 Animal welfare laws; sheriffs & police chiefs designate & utilize volunteer deputies to enforce.
- HB 888 Peanut Board; authorized to enter into an agreement with Federal Commodity Credit Corporation.
- HB 890 Blackwater River; designates a portion as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 940 Hunting and trapping; reduces penalty for violations.
- HB 951 Blackwater River; designates a portion as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 987 Stormwater regulation; amends current law.
- HB 1029 Special species fishing license; established.
- HB 1056 Animal control officers; clarifies duties and responsibilities.
- HB 1088 Cooperative Coyote Control Program; reestablished.
- HB 1100 Stormwater management; common interest community, etc., shall be immune from civil liability.
- HB 1135 Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit; certain conditions for owner of sewage facility.
- HB 1137 Groundwater withdrawal permit fees; increases maximum amount State Water Control Board can charge.
- HB 1143 Humane investigators; allows appointment thereof.
- HB 1145 Animal cruelty; requires veterinarian to report.
- HB 1163 Bottomlands rents and royalties; removes authority of Marine Resources Commission to charge rent.
- HB 1171 Coal mining; increases license fee.
- HB 1179 Coalbed methane gas; presumption of ownership.
- HB 1180 Russell Fork River; designates portion thereof as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 1181 Hunting license; establishes special lifetime license for permanently disabled.
- HB 1183 Mineral mining; increases license fee.
- HB 1184 Gas and oil wells; establishes annual permit renewal fee.
- HB 1185 Coal mine safety; requirements for surface foreman certification.
- HB 1213 Historic preservation grants; technical and procedural changes to authority of DHR.
- HB 1218 Waterfowl blinds; shifts times to obtain licenses to earlier in year.
- HB 1220 Stormwater management regulations; changes effective date that establishes local program criteria.
- HB 1221 Water Facilities Revolving Fund; loans for stormwater runoff control best management practices.
- HB 1268 Recreational gill net license; established for owners of piers.
- HB 1281 Appomattox State Scenic River; increases length of portion thereof designated as scenic river.
- HB 1283 Shed antlers; allows a person to possess.
- HB 1290 Nutrient trading; Eastern Shore facility to acquire credits in Potomac & Rappahannock tributaries.
- HB 1291 Harvester's license; prohibits Commission from issuing to certain nonresidents.
- HB 1300 Air Pollution Control Board; regulations under the Clean Air Interstate Rule.
- HB 1311 Stormwater management regulations; extends effective date that establishes local program criteria.
- HB 1319 Carbon dioxide emissions; defers USEPA enforcement of any standards or cap and trade provisions.
- HB 1320 Dam safety; DCR to award grants to local government and private entity for dam break analysis, etc.
- HB 1322 Waste kitchen grease; any person who transports must register with VDACS, exceptions.
- HB 1332 Cotton Board; notice of referenda to all cotton producers listed.
- HB 1340 Sewage sludge; localities located in karst region to prohibit application in their boundaries.
- HB 1344 Coalbed methane gas; Gas & Oil Board to order arbitration to resolve conflicting claim of ownership.
- HB 1357 Carbon dioxide; prohibits Air Polution Control Board and DEQ to restrict emission thereof.
- SB 17 Blackwater River; designates portion thereof as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
- SB 32 Peanut Board; authorized to enter into an agreement with Federal Commodity Credit Corporation.
- SB 47 Menhaden fisheries; extends sunset provision for harvest.
- SB 93 Personal flotation devices; requires children 12 and under to wear.
- SB 192 Harvester's license; prohibits Marine Resources Commission from issuing certain nonresident license.
- SB 217 Motorboat; a locality may, by ordinance, impose annual registration fee.
- SB 234 Hazardous waste permit fees; Waste Management Board authorized to collect fees.
- SB 235 Nonhazardous solid waste permit fees; Waste Management Board shall periodically review anual fees.
- SB 243 Fishing license; exempts active duty military personnel who are residents.
- SB 244 Dam Safety Act; Soil & Water Conservation Board to adopt regulations concerning low traffic roadway.
- SB 249 Animal care; adoption of regulations permitting non-commercial intrastate transportation by officer.
- SB 261 Weights and measures; moneys collected from imposition of fees shall be deposited into Fund.
- SB 276 Dam safety; requirements of Soil and Water Conservation Board's Impounding Structure Regulations.
- SB 289 Hunting and fishing licenses; establishes infant lifetime licenses for those under age two.
- SB 317 Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee; removes cap on reappointments for nonlegislative citizens.
- SB 345 Oyster restoration projects; authorizes Resources Authority to finance.
- SB 346 Land conservation practices; information management.
- SB 347 Center for Rural Virginia; expansion and promotion of agricultural opportunities, report.
- SB 376 Coalbed methane gas; presumption of ownership, report.
- SB 395 Stormwater management regulations; changes effective date that establishes local program criteria.
- SB 398 Water safety zones; authorizes marine patrol divisions of police in Tidewater localities to patrol.
- SB 447 Crabmeat and shellfish; requires operator of establishment for processing to have permit.
- SB 502 Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority; delays reversion of title to real property to State.
- SB 546 Railroad rights-of-way; passage permitted for access to lands used for recreational purposes, etc.
- SB 561 Coal mine safety; requirements for surface foreman certification.
- SB 569 State Water Supply Plan Advisory Committee; established.
- SB 614 Civil War Site Preservation Fund; established.
- SB 627 Nutrient reduction credits; nonpoint nutrient offsets to be credited against a nutrient allocation.
- SB 659 Outer Continental Shelf; air pollution control regulations.
- SB 668 Saltwater recreational fishing; licensing in conformance with national registry.
- SB 686 Uniform Environmental Covenants Act; established.
- SB 726 Hampton Roads Maritime Association; changes name to Virginia Maritime Association.