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2016 SESSION
HB 318 Nutrient management plans; phosphorous standards, regulations.
Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Phosphorous standards for nutrient management plans; regulations. Directs the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to adopt regulations establishing a standard for the acceptable rate of phosphorus application to lands from the use of fertilizer, animal manure, poultry waste, sewage sludge, and industrial sludge to protect water quality. In developing the standard, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, is given responsibility for conducting the scientific research for establishing the basis for the phosphorous standard.
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HISTORY
- 01/05/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102413D
- 01/05/16 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/27/16 House: Stricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote