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2011 SESSION
HB 2078 Agricultural and Forestal Districts Act; creates program administrator, review of applications.
Introduced by: R. Steven Landes | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Agricultural and Forestal Districts Act; administration of program. Creates a program administrator designated by the local governing body to oversee the application process under the Agricultural and Forestal Districts Act. Localities are given the authority to prescribe which maps or aerial photographs shall accompany the application, and applications are to first be reviewed by the program administrator and the advisory committee before going to the local governing body. Currently, the applications are first reviewed by the local governing body before going to the planning commission and advisory committee for their recommendations. The procedure for withdrawal of land from agricultural and forestal districts is amended to mirror the procedure for creation of a district. This bill is identical to SB 1092.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103975D pdf
- 02/01/11 House: Printed as engrossed 11103975D-E pdf
- 02/25/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2078ER) pdf
- 03/22/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103975D
- 01/12/11 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/19/11 House: Assigned CC & T sub: #1
- 01/26/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/11 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/11 House: Read first time
- 02/01/11 House: Read second time
- 02/01/11 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/01/11 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2078E
- 02/01/11 House: Printed as engrossed 11103975D-E
- 02/02/11 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/15/11 Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/11 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/11 House: Enrolled
- 02/25/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2078ER)
- 02/25/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 344 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/22/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344)