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SB 397 Oyster grounds; navigation rights in Lynnhaven River.
Introduced by: Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Rights of navigation; compensation. Requires any person who seeks to open a channel that is necessary for waterfront property owners to be able to navigate the waters of the Lynnhaven River and its tributaries, and who is not a lessee or riparian holder of oyster or clam grounds, to give 12 months' notice of his intention. Any person constructing a channel is required to compensate the lessee of oyster grounds for all losses of commercially productive oyster beds within the affected area.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103868D pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 16104836D-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103868D
- 01/11/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/28/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 16104836D-S1
- 01/28/16 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 3-N)