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1998 SESSION

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SB 598 Rappahannock River Basin Commission.

Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Rappahannock River Basin Commission. Provides a mechanism for the local governments of the Rappahannock River Basin to form a Commission composed of representatives of local government, Soil and Water Conservation Districts and members of the General Assembly expressing a desire to participate. The Commission may be established only if two-thirds of the Basin's local governments pass a resolution agreeing to become members. The Commission's purposes and mission are to provide guidance for the stewardship and enhancement of the water quality and natural resources of the Rappahannock River Basin. In working toward this, the Commission is to be a forum in which local governments and citizens can communicate regarding issues affecting the Basin's water quality and quantity and other natural resources. Through promoting communication, coordination and education, and by suggesting appropriate solutions to identified problems, the Commission is to promote activities by local, state and federal governments, and by individuals, that foster resource stewardship for the environmental and economic health of the Basin. The Commission will have no regulatory powers.


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