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Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

Chairman: Phillip P. Puckett

Clerk: Emily Bowles
Staff: Martin Farber, Scott Meacham
Date of Meeting: February 6, 2014
Time and Place: 1/2 hour after adjournment, Senate Room B

S.B. 9 Coyotes; lawful to hunt or kill on Sundays.

Patron: Garrett

Hunting coyotes on Sunday. Makes it lawful to hunt or kill coyotes on Sundays.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 29.1-521 of the Code of Virginia, relating to hunting coyotes on Sunday.

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S.B. 42 Fox or coyote; penalty for any person to erect or maintain an enclosure for purpose of hunting, etc.

Patron: Marsden

Penning of fox or coyote; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to erect or maintain an enclosure for the purpose of pursuing, hunting, or killing or attempting to pursue, hunt, or kill a fox or coyote with dogs. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to pursue a fox or coyote within such an enclosure with dogs, to stage or participate in any competition where such pursuit occurs, or to give or accept any award relating to such a competition.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 29.1-525.2, relating to fox and coyote enclosures; penalty.

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S.B. 423 Stormwater management program; regulations, single-family residence.

Patron: Hanger

Stormwater management program; regulations; single-family residence. Authorizes the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations that create a procedure for approving permits for individual parcels in a common plan of development, provide a General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities that omits unneeded information on post-construction water quality standards, and provide reciprocity with other states regarding certification of best management practices. The bill also allows the submission of an agreement in lieu of a permit where land-disturbing activity results from the construction of a single-family residence.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 62.1-44.15:24, 62.1-44.15:25, and 62.1-44.15:34 of the Code of Virginia, relating to stormwater management programs.

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S.B. 425 Stormwater management programs; clarifies appeals process for persons subject to permit requirement.

Patron: Hanger

Stormwater management programs; appeals. Clarifies the appeals process for persons subject to state permit requirements under the Stormwater Management Act. The bill removes Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) authorities from the list of bodies whose actions may be appealed. For appeals of actions of the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) or the State Water Control Board (the Board), the bill refers to applicable hearing procedures and provides that appeals include an opportunity with judicial review in accordance with certain standards.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 62.1-44.15:44, 62.1-44.15:45, and 62.1-44.15:46 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Stormwater Management Program appeals.

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S.B. 469 Stormwater Management Program; localities with minimal Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Patron: Smith

Stormwater Management Program; localities with minimal Chesapeake Bay watershed. Delays the date on which local governments are required to assume responsibility for administering the Stormwater Management Program from July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2015, in those localities in which less than 11 percent of the land area drains to the Chesapeake Bay.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 62.1-44.15:24, 62.1-44.15:27, 62.1-44.15:28, 62.1-44.15:30, 62.1-44.15:34, 62.1-44.15:35, 62.1-44.15:52, 62.1-44.15:55, 62.1-44.15:57, and 62.1-44.15:72 of the Code of Virginia, relating to delaying the implementation by local governments of Stormwater Management Programs.

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S.B. 530 Stormwater Management Program; delays implementation by local governments.

Patron: Hanger

Local implementation of Stormwater Management Program. Delays the date that local governments will have to assume responsibility for administering the Stormwater Management Program from July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2015.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 62.1-44.15:27, 62.1-44.15:28, 62.1-44.15:30, 62.1-44.15:34, 62.1-44.15:35, 62.1-44.15:52, 62.1-44.15:55, 62.1-44.15:57, and 62.1-44.15:72 of the Code of Virginia, relating to delaying the implementation by local governments of Stormwater Management Programs.

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S.B. 671 Water; reporting usage.

Patron: Favola

Reporting of water usage. Requires electric generating stations seeking a Virginia Water Protection Permit to submit an estimate of the amount of water that will be withdrawn and consumed for the lifecycle of the fuel used by the proposed generating station.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 62.1-44.3 and 62.1-44.15:20 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the reporting of water use.

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