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2007 SESSION
House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
MEMBERSHIP
Cox (Chairman), Morgan, Sherwood, Ware, R.L., Wright, Orrock, Byron, Saxman, Hogan, Cline, Scott, E.T., Marshall, D.W., Wittman, Lohr, Plum, Shuler, Eisenberg, Shannon, Lewis, McEachin, Poisson, Bulova
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- HB 1624 Menhaden; limits on amount harvested annually.
- HB 1627 Boating safety education; must complete to operate motorboat or personal watercraft, civil penalty.
- HB 1639 Hunting on Sundays; allows hunting thereon.
- HB 1689 Municipal solid waste; regulation thereof.
- HB 1713 Resources Authority; expands projects that can be financed to include land conserv. & preservation.
- HB 1715 Garbage; increases fine for dumping into state waters.
- HB 1720 Gold mining, recreational; exempts miners from having to obtain permit if meet certain conditions.
- HB 1736 Litter Awareness Fund; created.
- HB 1758 Obstructing or contaminating state waters; increases penalty therefor.
- HB 1786 Solid waste; nonprofit organization to receive proceeds from civil action brought for improper disp.
- HB 1823 Right to Farm Act; adds cities and towns to certain provisions.
- HB 1834 Equine Center Foundation; abolishment thereof.
- HB 1847 Waste load allocations; Water Control Board to grant thereof for Chesapeake Bay watershed program.
- HB 1849 Agri-tourism Incentives Act; created.
- HB 1853 Sterilization; mandatory requirements for dog and cat dealers.
- HB 1855 Aquaculture; sets guidelines for placement of temporary shellfish enclosures in state waters.
- HB 1859 Water quality monitors; DEQ to encourage those, ensuring 3,000 stream miles are monitored by 2010.
- HB 1867 Game wardens; changes name to conservation police officer.
- HB 1868 Saltwater fishing licenses; sets commission fee for license agents.
- HB 1945 Solid waste; disposal fee.
- HB 1959 Cats and dogs; increase of license fee.
- HB 1981 Hunting fees; Board of Game & Inland Fisheries to increase or decrease for residents & nonresidents.
- HB 1990 National Animal Identification System; prohibits Dept. of Agriculture etc. from participating there.
- HB 1993 Oysters; shifts measurement to point of landing to enforce selling thereof.
- HB 2012 Wild Spanish Mustangs Fund; created.
- HB 2018 Hunting license fees; Board of Game & Inland Fisheries authority to revise nonresident license fees.
- HB 2019 Waterfowl blind licenses; allows for electronic transmission of applications therefor.
- HB 2020 National Forest Stamp; changes term thereof to one year from date of purchase.
- HB 2021 Crossbow license; adds to list of those covered by two combination licenses.
- HB 2031 Parasail operators; Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to promulgate regulations applicable thereto.
- HB 2043 Crabmeat; processors to include on label of container date was processed and packed, civil penalty.
- HB 2079 Sewage sludge; regulation and management of land application thereof.
- HB 2081 Cruelty to animals; Class 6 felony for any person to willfully & unnecessarily cause death thereof.
- HB 2082 Menhaden; establishes annual harvest quota for portion of Chesapeake Bay.
- HB 2085 Petroleum Storage Tank Fund; reports submitted by professionally certified engineer, geologist, etc.
- HB 2098 Tethering of animals; certain acts associated therewith Class 3 misdemeanor.
- HB 2099 Dog license application; delays date requirement that local treasurer transmit to owner.
- HB 2100 Cats and dogs; license fee on those who have not been spayed or neutered.
- HB 2143 State parks; reduces penalty for violating regulations.
- HB 2180 Stormwater inspectors; removes certification required by Department of Environmental Quality.
- HB 2203 Subaqueous lands; parties in City of Norfolk to pay amount commensurate with property interest.
- HB 2229 Impaired Waters Clean-up Plan Report; consolidation of various reports into.
- HB 2242 Dogs; Class 3 misdemeanor to tether, fasten, etc. to stationary object.
- HB 2247 Biofuels Incentive Grant Program; lowers eligibility requirement of volume of biofuels.
- HB 2250 Exemption from licensing; exempts siblings of landowner from obtaining any hunting, etc. license.
- HB 2295 Rabies vaccinations; surcharge thereon.
- HB 2296 Cats and dogs; exempts releasing agencies from obligations of licensure.
- HB 2303 Hunting on Sundays; allows landowners and persons who have written permission of landowner.
- HB 2308 Model firearms hunting ordinances; locality may adopt those developed by Board of Game, etc.
- HB 2309 Shotguns; eliminates certain requirements for hunting migratory game birds.
- HB 2313 Migratory Waterfowl Conservation Stamp; changes fiscal year thereof.
- HB 2339 Hunting & trapping; Department of Game & Inland Fisheries to sell permits therefor in state forests.
- HB 2343 Smith Mountain Lake State Park; changes name to A. Victor Thomas-Smith Mountain Lake State Park.
- HB 2358 Southeastern Public Service Authority; special committee to investigate operations and finances.
- HB 2359 Southeastern Public Service Authority; withdrawal of member locality.
- HB 2360 Southeastern Public Service Authority; commission to investigate acceptance of out-of-area waste.
- HB 2373 Motorboats; sets maximum speed limit on Smith Mountain Lake.
- HB 2374 Boating safety education; must complete to operate motorboat or personal watercraft, penalty.
- HB 2384 Uniform Environmental Covenants Act; created.
- HB 2396 Goose Creek; designating portion in Fauquier and Loudoun Counties as Scenic River.
- HB 2412 Animals; euthanizing by use of gas chambers prohibited.
- HB 2483 Water quality monitoring; establishes deadline for public to submit its recommendations thereof.
- HB 2487 Low-flow protections; authorizing withdrawal of water from Potomac River.
- HB 2539 Water Resources and Wetlands Protection Program; created.
- HB 2568 Erosion and sediment control; violation of ordinances.
- HB 2642 Subaqueous land; Marine Resources Commission to convey certain S&S Marine Supply in Hampton.
- HB 2663 Pesticides and fertilizers; prohibits providers of lawn care services from applying to streets, etc.
- HB 2694 Resources Authority; expands projects that can be financed to include land conserv. & preservation.
- HB 2695 Dams, low-head; owners to use signs, etc. to warn public of hazards of swimming, etc. posed thereby.
- HB 2714 Shooting enclosures, illegal; increases penalty for violating provisons thereof.
- HB 2782 Bottomlands; conveyance of state-owned.
- HB 2801 Sewage sludge; requires local government certify that site thereof in compliance with ordinances.
- HB 2802 Land application of sewage sludge; regulation and management thereof.
- HB 2816 Weights and measures; allows Commissioner to establish a schedule for examination thereof.
- HB 2825 Land Conservation Fund; disbursement of moneys.
- HB 2878 Air pollution; methods to determine opacity.
- HB 2896 Agriculture & Consumer Services, Commissioner of; century farm not subject to eminent domain.
- HB 2897 Mine safety; mine operators to maintain motorized transport at working face of mine.
- HB 2938 Potomac River; restores jurisdictional provision of Maryland-Virginia Compact.
- HB 2990 Subaqueous lands; Marine Resources Commission to convey adjoining parcels thereof.
- HB 3004 Animals; euthanizing by use of gas chambers prohibited.
- HB 3005 Natural gas pipeline; Marine Resources Commission to grant easements and rights-of-way.
- HB 3037 Potomac River Fisheries Commission; powers and duties.
- HB 3081 Power generation facilities; notification of increased operation.
- HB 3088 Discharges into Levisa Fork; prescribes size of mixing zone for discharge of salty mine water.
- HB 3089 Biofuels Incentive Grant Program; lowers eligibility requirement therefor.
- HB 3091 Companion animals; exempts occasional breeder, etc., from being treated as dealer.
- HB 3102 City of Lynchburg Combined Sewer Overflow Fund; created.
- HB 3113 Environmental Quality, Department of; consolidation of various boards, increase of authority.
- HB 3119 Russell County Water & Sewer Authority; each member thereof to be customer of service provided.
- HB 3129 Service districts; additional powers with regard to dredging of creeks and rivers.
- HB 3133 Sanitary landfills; Department of Environmental Quality to develop postclosure guidelines.
- HB 3135 State forests; designates proceeds generated to Counties of Appomattox, Buckingham, & Cumberland.
- HB 3136 Sewage sludge; prohibits land application thereof.
- HB 3147 Cats and dogs; evidence by owner of inoculation or vaccination of rabies.
- HB 3151 First Landing State Park; Department of Conservation to lease certain land therein.
- HB 3169 Hunting and fishing license, lifetime; allows resident disabled veterans to purchase.
- HB 3170 Sewage sludge; person seeking permit to apply to land to identify specific sites it will be applied.
- HB 3190 Coal mine certification; requires pre-employment substance abuse testing and suspension for certain.
- HB 3192 Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves; disbursement of funds appropriated for caring therefor.
- HB 3195 Companion animals; requires certain permits for dealers thereof.
- HJ 567 SOL; Department of Education to include standards regarding instruction on animal safety, etc..
- HJ 658 James River; celebrating panoramic view thereof from Libby Hill Park.
- SB 771 Treatment works; reimbursement to localities of funds for upgrades thereof.
- SB 797 Farm-to-school website; Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish.
- SB 798 Sewage overflows; authorizes Water Control Board to issue administrative orders for corrective act.
- SB 821 Erosion and sediment control; violation of ordinances.
- SB 882 Hunting lands; establishes a policy no net loss of public lands on which hunting occurs.
- SB 925 Air pollution; methods to determine opacity.
- SB 942 Land Conservation Fund; disbursement of moneys.
- SB 963 George Washington's Grist Mill State Park; Department of Conservation and Recreation to convey.
- SB 1061 Fertilizers; regulation thereof.
- SB 1091 Coal miner certification; requires pre-employment substance abuse testing & suspension.
- SB 1115 Trees and timber; proceeds of sale of those from state parks and natural area preserves.
- SB 1211 Resources Authority; expands projects that can be financed to include land conserv. & preservation.
- SB 1241 Boating safety education; must complete to operate motorboat or personal watercraft, civil penalty.
- SB 1270 Onsite sewage disposal system; certification of certain workers.
- SB 1300 Sewage sludge; locality may adopt an ordinance that requires special use permit for routine storage.
- SB 1301 Water Quality Improvement Fund; Combined Sewer Overflow funding for Cities of Lynchburg & Richmond.
- SB 1313 Sewage sludge; local government to certify that site thereof in compliance with ordinances.
- SB 1314 Boating under influence of alcohol; makes consistent with that used for driving under influence.
- SB 1322 Combined Sewer Overflow Fund; created.
- SB 1333 Aquaculture; sets guidelines for placement of temporary shellfish enclosures in state waters.
- SB 1339 Land application of sewage sludge; regulation and management thereof.
- SB 1367 Subaqueous land; Marine Resources Commission to convey certain S&S Marine Supply in Hampton.
- SB 1403 Environmental Quality, Department of; consolidation of various boards, increase of authority.
- SB 1407 Crops; requires Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish support program.
- SB 1418 First Landing State Park; Department of Conservation and Recreation to lease portion thereof.
- SJ 375 Humane Treatment for Companion Animals Education Week; designating as first week in February 2007.