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2022 SESSION
SB 184 Forest Sustainability Fund; created.
Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Land use valuation for real estate devoted to forest use; creation of Forest Sustainability Fund. Creates the Forest Sustainability Fund, to be administered by the State Forester. Localities that have adopted a use value assessment and taxation program for real estate devoted to forest use are eligible to apply for an allocation from the Fund. Awards are proportionally based upon the amount of revenue forgone in the previous fiscal year by localities due to the use value program. This bill is identical to HB 180.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101775D pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB184ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0379) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101775D
- 01/10/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 01/25/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/22 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/22 House: Read first time
- 02/22/22 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/23/22 House: Reported from Finance (17-Y 3-N)
- 02/25/22 House: Read second time
- 02/28/22 House: Read third time
- 02/28/22 House: Passed House (84-Y 12-N 2-A)
- 02/28/22 House: VOTE: Passage (84-Y 12-N 2-A)
- 03/02/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB184ER)
- 03/02/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- 03/11/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 379 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0379)