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2023 SESSION
Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
MEMBERSHIP
Petersen (Chair), Hanger, Ruff, Obenshain, Stuart, Marsden, Stanley, Lewis, Suetterlein, Mason, Favola, Morrissey, Hashmi, Hackworth
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Tuesday, Senate Room A, Pocahontas Building - 30 minutes after adjournment
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- HB 1388 Virginia National Guard Passport; established, free entry and parking for state parks.
- HB 1421 Virginia Breeders Fund; disbursements to certain breeders and owners of horses.
- HB 1438 Oyster Replenishment Fund; oyster resource user fees to be credited to Fund.
- HB 1485 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; changes contingency for effective date.
- HB 1577 Rabid animals; quarantine of dog or cat, access by local health director or his designee.
- HB 1623 Eastern Va. Groundwater Mgmt. Advisory Com.; removes annual report by DEQ on Committee.
- HB 1628 Wetland and Stream Replacement Fund; availability of credits, use of funds.
- HB 1660 Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program Fund; created, extends sunset provision.
- HB 1662 High Bridge Trail State Park; conveyance of easement to Woodrow R. Jackson, Sr.
- HB 1663 High Bridge Trail State Park; DCR to convey property to Roy B. Stanton, Jr., etc.
- HB 1664 Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program; created.
- HB 1781 Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority; definitions, powers and duties.
- HB 1804 Tidal wetland mitigation bank; credits.
- HB 1805 Virginia Resources Authority; community development and housing projects.
- HB 1807 Flood plain management; state agency compliance with regulations.
- HB 1828 Leesylvania State Park; DCR to grant certain easement to River Mouth Corporation.
- HB 1839 South Central Wastewater Authority; watershed general permit for nutrients.
- HB 1848 Stormwater management and erosion and sediment control; agreement in lieu of plan.
- HB 1940 Waterworks and wastewater works operators; license reciprocity.
- HB 1941 Septic systems; loans to local governments or other entities.
- HB 1949 Oyster-planting grounds; fees.
- HB 1968 "Green Book;" Department of Historic Resources to designate historic sites.
- HB 1998 Native plant species; state agencies to prioritize use on state properties.
- HB 2095 Plans and programs; drought evaluation and response plans, Potomac River.
- HB 2096 Noxious weeds; invasive plant species.
- HB 2101 DWR; guidance documents developed to be filed for publication with Va. Registrar of Regulations.
- HB 2151 State parks; master planning requirements.
- HB 2181 Subaqueous beds; nontidal waters, permit requirements, penalty.
- HB 2189 PFAS chemicals; requirements to test, publicly owned treatment works.
- HB 2282 Forest crops; exemptions from Virginia Stormwater Management Program, etc., for harvesting.
- HB 2285 Shenandoah River State Park; conveyance of easement.
- HB 2297 Cattle Industry Board; collection and disposition of assessment by handler.
- HB 2325 Agricultural land; definitions, ownership by foreign adversaries prohibited, report.
- HB 2331 Animal care; seizure of animals, zoos.
- HB 2348 Animal testing facilities; public notifications, definitions.
- HB 2390 Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act; regulations, effective date.
- HB 2393 Coastal resilience policy; research university collaborative.
- SB 795 Cattle Industry Board; collection and disposition of assessment by handler.
- SB 867 Wetlands zoning permit; eliminates notarization requirement.
- SB 897 Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program; created.
- SB 899 Oyster-planting grounds; fees.
- SB 915 Virginia National Guard Passport; established, free entry and parking for state parks.
- SB 959 Chesapeake Bay; nutrient credit calculations outside the watershed.
- SB 963 South Central Wastewater Authority; watershed general permit for nutrients.
- SB 993 Virginia Land Conservation Board of Trustees; expands membership.
- SB 997 Oyster Replenishment Fund; oyster resource user fees to be credited to Fund.
- SB 999 Waterworks and wastewater works operators; license reciprocity.
- SB 1013 Waterworks; contaminants, PFAS chemicals, notification to customers.
- SB 1047 Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act; definition of supplier.
- SB 1050 Coal ash landfill storage; provision of public water supply, etc.
- SB 1055 High Bridge Trail State Park; conveyance of easement to Woodrow R. Jackson, Sr.
- SB 1056 High Bridge Trail State Park; DCR to convey property to Roy B. Stanton, Jr., etc.
- SB 1059 Shenandoah River State Park; conveyance of easement.
- SB 1065 Leesylvania State Park; DCR to grant certain easement to River Mouth Corporation.
- SB 1074 Subaqueous beds; nontidal waters, permit requirements, penalty.
- SB 1116 Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority; definitions, powers and duties.
- SB 1122 Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund; use of funds, conservation easements.
- SB 1129 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; changes contingency for effective date.
- SB 1149 Plans and programs; drought evaluation and response plans, Potomac River.
- SB 1152 Wetlands; expedited permits, administrative procedures.
- SB 1160 Marine Resources Commission and local wetlands boards; permit applications, public notice.
- SB 1168 Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act; regulations, effective date.
- SB 1178 Stormwater management & erosion & sediment control; installation of permanent gravel access roads.
- SB 1231 Renewable energy; biomass-fired facilities, Department of Forestry advisory panel, report.
- SB 1239 Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program Fund; created, extends sunset provision.
- SB 1271 Animal testing facilities; public notifications, definitions.
- SB 1332 Federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth; consultation on permits and reviews.
- SB 1333 Commonwealth Solar and Economic Development Program; created.
- SB 1365 Materials recovery facilities; local regulation.
- SB 1376 Stormwater management and erosion and sediment control; agreement in lieu of plan.
- SB 1392 Flood plain management; state agency compliance with regulations.
- SB 1393 Hemp products; license and label requirements.
- SB 1401 Virginia Resources Authority; community development and housing projects.
- SB 1438 Agricultural land; definitions, ownership by foreign adversaries prohibited, report.
- SB 1501 Environmental Quality, Department of; civil penalties, written notice of violation of regulations.