Oyster beds; adjustment of boundaries on Eastern Shore. (SB550)

Introduced By

Sen. Ralph Northam (D-Norfolk)

Progress

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

Description

Public oyster beds on the seaside of the Eastern Shore; adjustment of boundaries.  Instructs the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adjust the boundaries of the public oyster beds on the seaside of the Eastern Shore using the Baylor survey as a basis. The bill requires the Commission to make its procedures public and sets out the criteria that the Commission must address as it considers any adjustment to the boundaries of the public shellfish beds encompassed within the bill. The bill also instructs the Commission to include or exclude certain bottomlands from the adjusted boundaries and provides considerations for leasing of state-owned bottomlands. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/16/2012Presented and ordered printed 12102617D
01/16/2012Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/26/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB550)
01/26/2012Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2012Read second time
01/31/2012Reading of amendments waived
01/31/2012Amendments by Senator Northam agreed to
01/31/2012Engrossed by Senate as amended SB550E
01/31/2012Printed as engrossed 12102617D-E
02/01/2012Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB550E)
02/13/2012Placed on Calendar
02/13/2012Read first time
02/13/2012Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
02/20/2012Assigned ACNRsub: Chesapeake
02/22/2012Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2013 (5-Y 2-N)
02/29/2012Continued to 2013 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
11/29/2012Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources