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2010 SESSION
House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
MEMBERSHIP
Morgan (Chairman), Cox, M.K., Sherwood, Ware, R.L., Wright, Orrock, Scott, E.T., Marshall, D.W., Lohr, Poindexter, Pogge, Knight, Bell, Richard P., Edmunds, Wilt, Plum, Shuler, Lewis, Bulova, Sickles, Englin, James, Torian
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Legislation reported out: (registered users: create report or csv file)
- HB 4 Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee; removes cap on reappointments for nonlegislative citizens.
- HB 82 Public sewer system; locality may adopt ordinance establishing standard for use & services; penalty.
- HB 121 Virginia ports; requires approval of Governor and General Assembly before any change in ownership.
- HB 128 Fishing license, special; DGIF to issue free licenses to disabled active duty military personnel.
- HB 131 Hunters for the Hungry; DGIF to include in hunting license application for donation of at least $2.
- HB 138 Aquaculture opportunity zones; Marine Resources Commission establish for propagation of shellfish.
- HB 140 Animal cruelty; narrows exemption to penalties available to owner of dog or cat.
- HB 142 Menhaden fisheries; extends sunset provision for harvest.
- HB 168 Personal flotation devices; requires children 12 and under to wear.
- HB 281 Animal cruelty; increases penalties.
- HB 296 Water safety zones; authorizes marine patrol divisions in Tidewater localities to patrol.
- HB 322 Rabies vaccination; exempts certain dogs and cats.
- HB 326 Mercury thermostats; Waste Management Board to adopt regulations to encourage recycling.
- HB 399 Bear, deer, & wildlife kill permits; utilize bear, deer, & wildlife only for human consumption.
- HB 438 Dam safety; Soil and Water Conservation Board to establish incremental damage analysis procedure.
- HB 486 Impeding hunting; unlawful for person to put out bait or salt for wildlife in place used by hunters.
- HB 487 Game and Inland Fisheries, Board of; expands authority to adopt regulations on feeding game, etc.
- HB 488 Model bow hunting; ordinances are to include times of day in which hunting can occur and limits.
- HB 501 Jordan River; designates portion thereof as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 503 Hughes River; designates portion thereof as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 515 Wetlands and stream mitigation; prohibits localities from regulating location of projects.
- HB 582 Center for Rural Virginia; expansion and promotion of agricultural opportunities.
- HB 619 Erosion and sediment control; may assess civil penalty.
- HB 621 Rabies; clarifies procedures and responsibilities to prevent and control.
- HB 627 Cultural heritage sites; Director of DCR to establish directory of historical facilities and sites.
- HB 672 Virginia Infrastructure Project Loan Fund; created.
- HB 717 Civil War Site Preservation Fund; established.
- HB 774 Va. Recreational Facilities Authority & Roanoke County; delays reversion of title to real property.
- HB 801 Fishing license; state residents to fish and harvest trout in waters of South Holston Reservoir.
- HB 888 Peanut Board; authorized to enter into an agreement with Federal Commodity Credit Corporation.
- HB 940 Hunting and trapping; reduces penalty for violations.
- HB 951 Blackwater River; designates a portion as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 987 Stormwater regulation; amends current law.
- HB 1088 Cooperative Coyote Control Program; reestablished.
- HB 1100 Stormwater management; common interest community, etc., shall be immune from civil liability.
- HB 1135 Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit; certain conditions for owner of sewage facility.
- HB 1137 Groundwater withdrawal permit fees; increases maximum amount State Water Control Board can charge.
- HB 1145 Animal cruelty; requires veterinarian to report.
- HB 1171 Coal mining; increases license fee.
- HB 1179 Coalbed methane gas; presumption of ownership.
- HB 1180 Russell Fork River; designates portion thereof as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 1183 Mineral mining; increases license fee.
- HB 1184 Gas and oil wells; establishes annual permit renewal fee.
- HB 1185 Coal mine safety; requirements for surface foreman certification.
- HB 1213 Historic preservation grants; technical and procedural changes to authority of DHR.
- HB 1218 Waterfowl blinds; shifts times to obtain licenses to earlier in year.
- HB 1220 Stormwater management regulations; changes effective date that establishes local program criteria.
- HB 1221 Water Facilities Revolving Fund; loans for stormwater runoff control best management practices.
- HB 1283 Shed antlers; allows a person to possess.
- HB 1290 Nutrient trading; Eastern Shore facility to acquire credits in Potomac & Rappahannock tributaries.
- HB 1291 Harvester's license; prohibits Commission from issuing to certain nonresidents.
- HB 1300 Air Pollution Control Board; regulations under the Clean Air Interstate Rule.
- HB 1320 Dam safety; DCR to award grants to local government and private entity for dam break analysis, etc.
- HB 1322 Waste kitchen grease; any person who transports must register with VDACS, exceptions.
- HB 1332 Cotton Board; notice of referenda to all cotton producers listed.
- HB 1344 Coalbed methane gas; Gas & Oil Board to order arbitration to resolve conflicting claim of ownership.
- SB 17 Blackwater River; designates portion thereof as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
- SB 32 Peanut Board; authorized to enter into an agreement with Federal Commodity Credit Corporation.
- SB 47 Menhaden fisheries; extends sunset provision for harvest.
- SB 93 Personal flotation devices; requires children 12 and under to wear.
- SB 192 Harvester's license; prohibits Marine Resources Commission from issuing certain nonresident license.
- SB 234 Hazardous waste permit fees; Waste Management Board authorized to collect fees.
- SB 243 Fishing license; exempts active duty military personnel who are residents.
- SB 244 Dam Safety Act; Soil & Water Conservation Board to adopt regulations concerning low traffic roadway.
- SB 261 Weights and measures; moneys collected from imposition of fees shall be deposited into Fund.
- SB 276 Dam safety; requirements of Soil and Water Conservation Board's Impounding Structure Regulations.
- SB 289 Hunting and fishing licenses; establishes infant lifetime licenses for those under age two.
- SB 317 Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee; removes cap on reappointments for nonlegislative citizens.
- SB 345 Oyster restoration projects; authorizes Resources Authority to finance.
- SB 346 Land conservation practices; information management.
- SB 347 Center for Rural Virginia; expansion and promotion of agricultural opportunities, report.
- SB 376 Coalbed methane gas; presumption of ownership, report.
- SB 395 Stormwater management regulations; changes effective date that establishes local program criteria.
- SB 398 Water safety zones; authorizes marine patrol divisions of police in Tidewater localities to patrol.
- SB 502 Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority; delays reversion of title to real property to State.
- SB 546 Railroad rights-of-way; passage permitted for access to lands used for recreational purposes, etc.
- SB 561 Coal mine safety; requirements for surface foreman certification.
- SB 569 State Water Supply Plan Advisory Committee; established.
- SB 614 Civil War Site Preservation Fund; established.
- SB 627 Nutrient reduction credits; nonpoint nutrient offsets to be credited against a nutrient allocation.
- SB 659 Outer Continental Shelf; air pollution control regulations.
- SB 668 Saltwater recreational fishing; licensing in conformance with national registry.
- SB 686 Uniform Environmental Covenants Act; established.
- SB 726 Hampton Roads Maritime Association; changes name to Virginia Maritime Association.