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2010 SESSION
SB 577 Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority; created.
Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Offshore Wind Project Development Authority. Creates the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority to facilitate and support the development of the offshore wind industry and wind-powered electric energy facilities located off the coast of the Commonwealth beyond the Commonwealth's three-mile jurisdictional limit. The Authority is charged with, among other tasks, (i) identifying existing state and regulatory or administrative barriers to the development of the offshore wind industry, (ii) collecting metocean and environmental data, (iii) upgrading port facilities to accommodate the manufacturing and assembly of project components and vessels that will support such projects, and (iv) applying to the U.S. Department of Energy for loan guarantees for such projects. SB 393 is incorporated. HB 389 is identical.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101758D pdf
- 02/15/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105121D-S1 pdf
- 02/16/10 Senate: Floor substitute printed 10105425D-S2 (McEachin) pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10105570D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB577ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/12/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0681) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101758D
- 01/13/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/15/10 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105121D-S1
- 02/16/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/10 Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/10 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/16/10 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/16/10 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 10105121D-S1
- 02/16/10 Senate: Floor substitute printed 10105425D-S2 (McEachin)
- 02/16/10 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/16/10 Senate: Substitute by Senator McEachin agreed to 10105425D-S2
- 02/16/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB577S2
- 02/16/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/10 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/10 House: Read first time
- 02/18/10 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 03/02/10 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10105570D-H1
- 03/03/10 House: Read second time
- 03/04/10 House: Read third time
- 03/04/10 House: Committee substitute agreed to 10105570D-H1
- 03/04/10 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB577H1
- 03/04/10 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/10 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/10 Senate: Title replaced 10105570D-H1
- 03/12/10 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB577ER)
- 03/13/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/12/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 681 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/12/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0681)