2014 SESSION

Convened January 8, 2014
Adjourned sine die March 8, 2014
Reconvened April 23, 2014
Adjourned sine die April 23, 2014

CONSERVATION

(P) Passed (F) Failed (V) Vetoed (I) Incoporated into other legislation

(C) Carried over to 2015 Session

Banister River; designates Route 29 bridge in Pittsylvania County to confluence with Dan River in Halifax County as component of Virginia Scenic Rivers System. Amending § 10.1-411.3. (Patron-Adams, HB 1116 (Chapter 149))

Brownfield properties; changes definition of bona fide prospective purchaser. Amending § 10.1-1230. (Patron-James, HB 968 (Chapter 144))

Cemeteries; procedure for removal and relocation of human remains in abandoned graveyards, localities shall notify Virginia Department of Historic Resources location of any abandoned cemetery or gravesite of Virginians held slave at time of their deaths. Amending §§ 57-36 and 57-38.1. (Patron-Anderson, HB 997 (Chapter 588))

Cemeteries and Gravesites of Our Fellow Virginians Held in Bondage as Slaves, Advisory Commission to Protect; established, report. Adding §§ 10.1-2211.2 and 10.1-2211.3. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HB 1273 (F))

Confederate cemeteries and graves; changes entity responsible for care of graves in Pittsylvania County from Rawley Martin Chapter, U.D.C., to Pittsylvania County Historical Society. Amending § 10.1-2211. (Patron-Marshall, D.W., HB 1171 (Chapter 46); Stanley, SB 108 (Chapter 15); Ruff, SB 405 (I) See SB108)

Confederate graves; disbursement of funds for care and maintenance of three additional graves at Skinquarter Baptist Church Cemetery in Chesterfield County. Amending § 10.1-2211. (Patron-Martin, SB 540 (Chapter 110))

Conservation easements; agreements to obtain land, consent required, inverse condemnation. Adding § 25.1-107.1. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 738 (C))

Cranesnest River; designates certain 10.7 mile segment in Dickenson County as component of Virginia Scenic Rivers System, clarifies designation of a scenic river. Amending §§ 10.1-408, 10.1-410.2, and 10.1-411.2; adding § 10.1-411.4. (Patron-Puckett, SB 551 (Chapter 823))

Dam safety regulations; Department of Conservation and Recreation to study. (Patron-Austin, HJR 118 (F))

Dams; liability of owners or operators of dams, requires owner, prior to conveying ownership to a third party, to notify Director of Department of Conservation and Recreation of transfer. Amending § 10.1-613.4. (Patron-Orrock, HB 1124 (Chapter 593))

Dams, certain; liability of owners, damages to property of others when result of an act or an omission of landowner unrelated to ownership, etc. Amending § 10.1-613.4. (Patron-Orrock, HB 1034 (Chapter 146); Watkins, SB 466 (Chapter 304))

Electric utility regulation; approval of generation facilities, State Corporation Commission, in its consideration of an application for approval of an electrical generation facility, to consider environmental effects not expressly governed by a permit or expressly considered by a permitting authority. Amending §§ 56-46.1 and 56-580. (Patron-Kory, HB 363 (F))

Federal parks in Virginia; Governor to provide funding and execute necessary agreements to allow temporary operation of any Virginia property controlled by National Park Service in event of a federal government shutdown. Amending § 10.1-202; adding § 10.1-201.1. (Patron-Pogge, HB 529 (F))

Game and Inland Fisheries, Director of Department of; appointments of law-enforcement officers above rank of conservation police officer. Amending § 29.1-200. (Patron-Howell, SB 37 (C))

Hazardous waste; removes requirement that permit is required from Department of Environmental Quality to transport. Amending § 10.1-1426. (Patron-Fariss, HB 856 (Chapter 139))

Historic Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg; General Assembly to designate as a Family Homestead of Virginia Governors. (Patron-Yost, HJR 167 (P); Edwards, SJR 180 (P))

Land preservation tax credit; retention of qualified mineral interest. Amending § 58.1-512. (Patron-Stuart, SB 568 (F))

Landfills; Director of Department of Environmental Quality, during his consideration of whether to issue a permit for expansion of an existing facility, to determine that proposed expansion will not be located within 150 feet of a Resource Protection Area. Amending § 10.1-1408.1. (Patron-Albo, HB 1234 (C))

Litter Control and Recycling Fund Advisory Board; increases membership. Amending § 10.1-1422.03. (Patron-Taylor, HB 1070 (F))

Littering; penalty. Amending § 33.1-346. (Patron-Hodges, HB 506 (C))

Offshore natural gas and oil resources; Virginia Offshore Energy Emergency Response Fund established, royalties. Amending § 67-301; adding § 10.1-2503. (Patron-Reeves, SB 25 (Chapter 293))

Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP); Department of Conservation and Recreation to study utilization of a storm-based approach in updating for locations within or affecting the Commonwealth. (Patron-Byron, HJR 132 (F))

Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP); Department of Conservation and Recreation to utilize storm-based approach in order to derive PMP for locations within or affecting the Commonwealth, Department is authorized to utilize up to $500,000 in unobligated balances in Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund to contract out for analysis. (Patron-Byron, HB 1006 (Chapter 475); Garrett, SB 582 (Chapter 489))

Recycled material; Manufacturing Development Commission to study economic and environmental benefits of use in manufacturing process in Virginia, Commission shall make recommendations on ways to enhance market while not creating any adverse financial burdens for Virginia’s retailers or consumers. (Patron-Marshall, D.W., HJR 28 (P); Wagner, SJR 75 (P))

Reforestation Operations Fund; changes current Fund to nonreverting special fund. Amending § 10.1-1116. (Patron-Ruff, SB 545 (Chapter 263))

School buildings; eligibility for National Register of Historic Places and Virginia Landmarks Register. Adding § 22.1-140.1. (Patron-Surovell, HB 1198 (F))

Selenium; Department of Environmental Quality to review toxicity to aquatic life. (Patron-Kilgore, HJR 57 (P); Carrico, SJR 35 (P))

Solar equipment; owned or operated by certain business, clarifies definition of certified pollution control equipment and facilities that are exempt from taxation, for solar photovoltaic (electric energy) systems, exemption only applies to projects equaling 20 megawatts or less. Amending §§ 58.1-3660 and 58.1-3661. (Patron-Hugo, HB 1239 (Chapter 737); Hanger, SB 418 (Chapter 259))

Solar generation and net metering, distributed; Department of Environmental Quality and Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to jointly convene a stakeholder group to study costs and benefits. (Patron-Edwards, SR 47 (F))

State forest activity fee; Department of Forestry to promulgate emergency regulations to establish. Amending § 10.1-1152. (Patron-Fariss, HB 858 (Chapter 141))

Stormwater management; expands exemption from state stormwater permit requirements for certain separately built single-family residences. Amending § 62.1-44.15:34. (Patron-Rush, HB 1170 (F))

Stormwater management; waiver of charges for places of worship. Amending § 15.2-2114. (Patron-Stuart, SB 53 (F))

Stormwater management permit fees; land-disturbing activities involving single-family residences. Amending § 62.1-44.15:28. (Patron-Poindexter, HB 673 (F))

Stormwater management program; allows submission of an agreement in lieu of Virginia Stormwater Management Plan where certain land-disturbing activity is result of the construction of a single-family residence. Amending §§ 62.1-44.15:24 and 62.1-44.15:34. (Patron-Ransone, HB 649 (I) See HB1173)

Stormwater management program; authorizes State Water Control Board to adopt certain regulations, submission of an agreement in lieu of a permit where land-disturbing activity results from construction of single-family residence. Amending §§ 62.1-44.15:24, 62.1-44.15:25, and 62.1-44.15:34. (Patron-Scott, HB 261 (I) See HB1173)

Stormwater Management Program; delays implementation by local governments. Amending §§ 62.1-44.15:27, 62.1-44.15:28, 62.1-44.15:30, 62.1-44.15:34, 62.1-44.15:35, 62.1-44.15:52, 62.1-44.15:55, 62.1-44.15:57, and 62.1-44.15:72. (Patron-Poindexter, HB 697 (F); Fariss, HB 1071 (F); Wright, HB 1117 (F); Hanger, SB 530 (I) See SB423)

Stormwater management programs; clarifies appeals process for persons subject to state permit requirements. Amending §§ 62.1-44.15:44, 62.1-44.15:45, and 62.1-44.15:46. (Patron-Hodges, HB 58 (I) See HB1173; Hanger, SB 425 (I) See SB423)

Stormwater management programs; State Water Control Board to establish procedures and regulations, construction activity involving a single-family detached residential structure. Amending §§ 62.1-44.15:24, 62.1-44.15:27, 62.1-44.15:28, 62.1-44.15:33, 62.1-44.15:34, 62.1-44.15:44, 62.1-44.15:45, and 62.1-44.15:46. (Patron-Hodges, HB 1173 (Chapter 598); Hanger, SB 423 (Chapter 303))

Tree replacement; VDOT, in highway construction projects, shall adhere to any policy adopted by locality in which project is located. Adding § 33.1-223.2:30. (Patron-Lopez, HB 806 (F))

Tye River; designates from Route 738 in Nelson County to its confluence with James River as component of Virginia Scenic River System. Adding § 10.1-418.9. (Patron-Deeds, SB 257 (Chapter 107))

Virginia Energy Plan; analysis of effects of carbon dioxide emission control requirements, periodic interim updates, energy policy positions relevant to any potential regulations. Amending §§ 67-201 and 67-202. (Patron-Chafin, HB 1261 (Chapter 603); Carrico, SB 615 (Chapter 756))

Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board and Litter Control and Recycling Fund Advisory Board; membership and terms. Amending §§ 2.2-2423 and 10.1-1422.03. (Patron-Cole, HB 784 (Chapter 283))

Virginia Stormwater Management Program; exempts Towns of Chincoteague, Saxis, and Tangier from compliance with Program. Amending § 62.1-44.15:27. (Patron-Lewis, HB 846 (C))

Virginia Stormwater Management Program; localities with minimal Chesapeake Bay watershed. Amending §§ 62.1-44.15:24, 62.1-44.15:27, 62.1-44.15:28, 62.1-44.15:30, 62.1-44.15:34, 62.1-44.15:35, 62.1-44.15:52, 62.1-44.15:55, 62.1-44.15:57, and 62.1-44.15:72. (Patron-Smith, SB 469 (F))

Virginia Women’s Monument Commission; increases membership. (Patron-McDougle, SJR 76 (P))

Voluntary remediation program; removes cap on registration fees. Amending § 10.1-1232. (Patron-Watkins, SB 431 (Chapter 366))

York River; Marine Resources Commission, with approval of Governor, authorized to grant and convey, upon such terms and conditions as Commission shall deem proper, easements and rights-of-way across beds, including a portion of Baylor Survey Grounds. (Patron-Norment, SB 467 (Chapter 368))