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1999 SESSION
HB 2493 Open Space Bond Act of 1999; created.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Commonwealth of Virginia Parks and Recreational Facilities Bond Act of 1999. Subject to approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the Commonwealth voting thereon at the November 2, 1999, general election, authorizes the issuance of Commonwealth of Virginia Park and Recreational Facilities Bonds pursuant to Article X, Section 9 (b) of the Virginia Constitution in an amount not exceeding $111,410,000. The purpose of the bonds is to provide funds for paying, together with any other available funds, for financing the acquisition of interests in land and any structures thereon for park and recreational facilities, state parks, state forests, and sites of historic significance and for the preservation of natural resources. The full faith and credit of the Commonwealth is pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and any bond anticipation notes or refunding bonds. The bill authorizes the Treasury board, by and with the consent of the Governor, to fix the details of such bonds, to provide for their sale at public or private sale, to borrow money in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, and to issue refunding bonds. The bill shall not become effective, and no bonds shall be issued, unless voter approval is obtained.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 990699202 pdf
- 02/04/99 House: Committee substitute printed 992687202-H1 pdf
- 02/09/99 House: Printed as engrossed 992687202-EH1 pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 990699202
- 01/21/99 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/99 House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: Capital Outlay
- 02/04/99 House: Committee substitute printed 992687202-H1
- 02/04/99 House: Reported from Appropriations with sub. (17-Y 5-N)
- 02/05/99 House: Read first time
- 02/06/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/08/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/99 House: Read second time
- 02/09/99 House: Committee substitute agreed to 992687202-H1
- 02/09/99 House: Amendments by Mr. Deeds agreed to
- 02/09/99 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/amds. 992687202-EH1
- 02/09/99 House: Printed as engrossed 992687202-EH1
- 02/09/99 House: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/99 House: Passed House (68-Y 32-N)
- 02/09/99 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (68-Y 32-N)
- 02/09/99 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/11/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/99 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/16/99 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (12-Y 5-N)