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2019 SESSION

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HB 1715 Dams; prohibited vegetation, certain wetland vegetation allowed.

Introduced by: David L. Bulova | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Dams; wetland vegetation. Exempts wetland vegetation growing on certain regulated impounding structures from the requirement that all vegetation be removed from such dams. The bill exempts vegetation associated with a wetland mitigation bank or in-lieu fee site that has regulatory approval and is the subject of a recorded, permanent instrument protecting the vegetation from removal. The bill allows the Department of Conservation and Recreation to require the dam owner to remove trees by flush cutting unless the Department determines on the basis of site-specific information that the grubbing of roots is necessary to protect the integrity of the dam.

FULL TEXT

• 12/15/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101371D  pdf
• 01/16/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19104995D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/14/19  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1715ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0148)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

HISTORY

• 12/15/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101371D
• 12/15/18  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/09/19  House: Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #3
• 01/16/19  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
• 01/16/19  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/16/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19104995D-H1
• 01/18/19  House: Read first time
• 01/21/19  House: Read second time
• 01/21/19  House: Committee substitute agreed to 19104995D-H1
• 01/21/19  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1715H1
• 01/22/19  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/19  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/23/19  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/07/19  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/19  Senate: Read third time
• 02/12/19  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/19  House: Enrolled
• 02/14/19  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1715ER)
• 02/14/19  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/14/19  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/18/19  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019
• 02/18/19  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
• 02/22/19  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 148 (effective 7/1/19)
• 02/22/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0148)