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SB 252 Century forest program; State Forester to establish program to honor certain families, eligibility.
Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
State Forester; century forest program. Directs the State Forester to establish a program to honor families whose property has been in the same family for 100 years or more, includes at least 20 contiguous acres of managed forest, and meets certain requirements. The bill also removes the option for the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to recognize under the century farm program a farm that does not gross more than $2,500 annually but is being used for a bona fide silvicultural purpose.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100660D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16100660D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB252ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0006) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100660D
- 01/06/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/21/16 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/16 Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/16 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/26/16 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/26/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB252E
- 01/26/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16100660D-E
- 01/27/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/16 House: Read first time
- 02/03/16 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/10/16 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/16 House: Read second time
- 02/12/16 House: Read third time
- 02/12/16 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/15/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB252ER)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/15/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/16/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/16/16
- 02/16/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 23, 2016
- 02/23/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 6 (effective 7/1/16)
- 02/23/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0006)