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HB1335: Natural Resources Commitment Fund; created.

Chief Patron

Del. Steve Landes (R-25)

Steve Landes (R-25)
Served: 1996–

Progress

Yes Introduced
Yes Passed Committee
Yes Passed House
Yes Passed Senate
Yes Signed by Governor
Yes Became Law

Status

03/14/2008: signed by governor

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Summary

Natural resources funding. Allocates annually 10 percent of the revenue generated by a one percent sales and use tax, not to exceed $100 million, to fund agricultural best management practices. The sales tax allocation would be deposited into the newly established Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund and distributed to the Department of Conservation and Recreation's Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program for the implementation of agricultural best management practices (BMP). Fifty-seven percent of the moneys are to used for matching grants to implement BMPs on agricultural lands exclusively in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and 38 percent of the moneys would be used for all other lands in the Commonwealth. Five percent of the moneys would be allocated to soil and water conservation districts.

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Video

Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/09/2008, 01/09/2008, 01/22/2008, 01/22/2008, 01/23/2008, 01/23/2008, 01/25/2008, 02/11/2008, 02/12/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/28/2008, 02/28/2008, 02/29/2008 and 03/06/2008.

Identical Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB511

Patron: Mary Margaret Whipple
Introduced: 2008-01-09
Status: signed by governor
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Comments

CVC, LLC, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

Allocates annually 10 percent of the revenue generated by a one percent sales and use tax, not to exceed $100 million, to fund agricultural best management practices. The sales tax allocation would be deposited into the newly established Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund and distributed to the Department of Conservation and Recreation's Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program for the implementation of agricultural best management practices (BMP).

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