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SB 1144 Oyster planting grounds; Marine Resources Commission to post.
Introduced by: Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Marine Resources Commission; oyster planting grounds; notice of application for lease. Requires the Marine Resources Commission (the Commission) to post notice of an application to lease oyster planting grounds for 30 days on its website and to notify by mail any current holders of adjoining leases, and riparian owners within 200 feet of the selected grounds. Current law requires posting of notice at the local courthouse for 60 days. The bill (i) reduces from four weeks to two weeks the period during which the Commission is required to publish weekly notice of the application in a newspaper and (ii) requires all forms of notice to invite written comments. The bill also provides that the applicant shall bear the cost of notice.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100832D pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17100832D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1144ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/17 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1144ER2) pdf
- 02/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0250) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100832D
- 01/09/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/19/17 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/17 Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/17 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/24/17 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/24/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1144E
- 01/24/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17100832D-E
- 01/25/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/17 House: Read first time
- 01/31/17 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/08/17 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/17 House: Read second time
- 02/10/17 House: Read third time
- 02/10/17 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/13/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1144ER)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/13/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/14/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/14/17
- 02/14/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2017
- 02/21/17 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 02/23/17 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (90-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/17 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 02/24/17 Senate: Reenrolled
- 02/24/17 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1144ER2)
- 02/24/17 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 02/24/17 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 02/24/17 House: Enacted, Chapter 250 (effective 7/1/17)
- 02/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0250)