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2022 SESSION

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HB 180 Forest Sustainability Fund; created.

Introduced by: Robert S. Bloxom, 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.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102950D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/28/22  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB180ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/11/22  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102950D
• 01/10/22  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/19/22  House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
• 02/02/22  House: Reported from Finance (18-Y 2-N)
• 02/02/22  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/03/22  House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
• 02/09/22  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
• 02/09/22  House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/22  House: Read first time
• 02/14/22  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/15/22  House: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N 1-A)
• 02/15/22  House: VOTE: Passage (86-Y 12-N 1-A)
• 02/16/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/22  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
• 02/22/22  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/22  Senate: Read third time
• 02/24/22  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/22  House: Enrolled
• 02/28/22  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB180ER)
• 02/28/22  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/22  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/22  House: 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 378 (effective 7/1/22)
• 04/11/22  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378)