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1994 SESSION
HB 373 Reversion to the Commonwealth of title to lands owned by the U.S.
Introduced by: I. Vincent Behm, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Reversion to the Commonwealth of title to lands owned by the United States. Prevents title to federally owned property from reverting to state ownership by operation of law if environmental hazards on the property have not been remedied. The Superfund law prohibits the federal government from conveying property contaminated with hazardous substances to anyone without cleaning up the property and requires that the deed contain covenants to take further necessary remedial action. Existing state law provides that nonuse and other circumstances will cause an immediate reversion of federal lands to the state. By preventing title from passing to the Commonwealth without the execution and delivery of a proper transfer instrument by the federal government, this bill seeks to ensure that the protections in the Superfund law are not circumvented. The bill also provides that if the BRAC Commission (Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission) identifies a Virginia base for closure, the Commonwealth shall have the right to enter upon such lands for inspection, and to report its findings to the Governor and the appropriate federal agencies.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/94 House: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/08/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD6805360 (HB373H1) pdf
- 02/22/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB373ER) pdf
- 03/07/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0023) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/21/94 House: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/21/94 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/25/94 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 5
- 02/07/94 House: Reported from General Laws with sub. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD6805360 (HB373H1)
- 02/08/94 House: Read first time
- 02/09/94 House: Read second time
- 02/09/94 House: Committee substitute agreed to
- 02/09/94 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/10/94 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/94 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/94 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/11/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/11/94 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/16/94 Senate: Reported from General Laws (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/94 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/94 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/94 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/94 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/94 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB373ER)
- 02/24/94 House: Enrolled
- 02/25/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 23 (effective 7/1/94)
- 03/07/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0023)