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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
MEMBERSHIP
Petersen (Chair), Hanger, Ruff, Obenshain, Stuart, Marsden, Stanley, Lewis, Suetterlein, Mason, McClellan, Favola, Morrissey, Pillion, Hashmi
MEETS
Tuesday, East Committee Room, Science Museum of Virginia - 30 minutes after adjournment
Legislation reported out: (registered users: create report or csv file)
- HB 1750 Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program; established.
- HB 1751 Peanuts; extends sunset date of excise tax on all peanuts grown in Virginia.
- HB 1760 Conservation easements; certain easements be liberally construed in favor of purpose which created.
- HB 1804 State parks; DCR to develop recommendations for funding, report.
- HB 1819 Rappahannock River; designating a 79-mile portion as a component of Va. Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 1833 Conservation and Recreation, Department of; leasing of land.
- HB 1836 Natural Resources, Secretary of; name changed to the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources.
- HB 1837 Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; clarifies membership.
- HB 1855 Mines, Minerals and Energy, Department of; renamed the Department of Energy.
- HB 1902 Expanded polystyrene food service containers; prohibition, civil penalty.
- HB 1928 Historic resources; acquisition and lease of land.
- HB 1958 South River; designates segment in City of Waynesboro as part of Va. Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 1982 Nutrient credits; use by facility with certain stormwater discharge permit.
- HB 1983 Wetland and stream mitigation banks; proximity of impacted site.
- HB 2030 Neonicotinoid pesticides; communication between beekeepers and applicators.
- HB 2068 Local Food and Farming Infrastructure Grant Program; established.
- HB 2078 Industrial hemp; updates laws to address the new hemp producer license.
- HB 2129 Chesapeake Bay; wastewater treatment, Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program established.
- HB 2148 Small renewable energy projects; energy storage.
- HB 2159 Balloons; release of nonbiodegradable balloons outdoors prohibited, civil penalty.
- HB 2187 Recurrent Flooding Resiliency, Commonwealth Center for; study topics to manage water quality, etc.
- HB 2203 Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program and Fund; established and created.
- HB 2250 Humane Cosmetics Act; civil penalties.
- HB 2275 Food and drink permit; Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to issue.
- HB 2302 Farmers market food and beverage products; sales considered essential during state of emergency.
- HB 2311 Objects of antiquity; unlawful to remove from battlefield, penalty.
- SB 1115 Industrial hemp; increases maximum THC concentration.
- SB 1135 Dangerous dogs; restructures procedure for adjudication, penalty.
- SB 1143 Wetlands; extension of certain permits through 2021.
- SB 1161 Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; clarifies membership.
- SB 1164 Advanced recycling, etc.; definitions.
- SB 1188 Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program and Fund; established and created.
- SB 1193 Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program; established.
- SB 1194 Produce safety; removes the sunset date.
- SB 1199 Conservation easements; construction.
- SB 1210 Permit fee schedules; DEQ to revise current schedule for nonhazardous solid waste mgmt. facilities.
- SB 1258 Solar projects; erosion and sediment control.
- SB 1265 Natural gas pipelines; stop work orders.
- SB 1274 Wildlife corridors; various agencies to consider and incorporate.
- SB 1280 Dams; negotiated settlement agreements.
- SB 1282 Greenhouse gas emissions inventory; regulations.
- SB 1290 ConserveVirginia program; established.
- SB 1291 Va. Water Protection Permit; withdrawal of surface water or ground water, plans for water auditing.
- SB 1311 Water quality standards; modification of permits and certifications.
- SB 1319 Waste Diversion & Recycling Task Force; Department of Environmental Quality to continue Task Force.
- SB 1354 Chesapeake Bay; wastewater treatment, Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program established.
- SB 1374 Carbon Sequestration Task Force; established.
- SB 1379 Humane Cosmetics Act; civil penalties.
- SB 1390 Cats; trap, neuter, and return programs, civil penalty.
- SB 1396 Onsite Sewage Indemnification Fund; use of Fund for grants to certain property owners.
- SB 1402 Trout fishing in stocked waters; equalizes for residents and nonresidents requirements to fish.
- SB 1404 Stormwater Local Assistance Fund; grants awarded for projects related to Chesapeake Bay.
- SB 1411 Peanuts; extends sunset date of excise tax on all peanuts grown in Virginia.
- SB 1412 Pet shops, dealers, and dog breeders; employees convicted of animal abuse, penalty.
- SB 1417 Animal testing facilities; definitions, adoption of dogs and cats, civil penalty.
- SB 1453 Mines and Mining and Virginia Energy Plan; revision of Titles 45.1 and 67.