Health, Department of; relieves Department of its responsibility of certain reports. (SB871)
Introduced By
Sen. Patsy Ticer (D-Alexandria)
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Description
Reporting requirements; Department of Health. Relieves the Department of Health of its responsibility to report to the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry on the implementation of policies related to the protection of farm and forest lands. After the transfer of responsibilities for the land application of biosolids to the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Health no longer has duties that impact farmland preservation. Amends § 3.2-206 (“Certain agencies to prepare plans for implementation of policy.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Outcome
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