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SB40: North and South Mayo Rivers; designating portions thereof in Henry County as State scenic rivers.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Roscoe Reynolds (D-20)
Roscoe Reynolds
(D-20)
Served: 1997–
Progress
| Introduced | |
| Passed Committee | |
| Passed House | |
| Passed Senate | |
| Signed by Governor | |
| Became Law |
Status
03/04/2008: signed by governor
Summary
Scenic river. Designating portions of the North Mayo River and South Mayo River as components of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/17/2008, 02/11/2008, 02/21/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/28/2008, 02/28/2008 and 03/11/2008.
Identical Bills
The following bills are identical to this one: HB455
Patron: Don Merricks.
Introduced: 2008-01-04
Status: signed by governor
Poll Results
2 votes
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Comments
This bill designating the North and South Mayo River in Henry County (near NC line and Martinsville, Va) has the full support of the Board of Supervisors and Dan River Basin Assn and is part of Henry County's effort to promote its rivers for tourism -- this is a gorgeous part of the state, and the Mayo is very special. Eventually, there are hopes that a linear park might be developed along the Mayo in Va. to meet up with the Mayo River park in North Carolina.
This should not be a controversial bill but still one worth supporting.