Daylighted streams; not required to become Resource Protection Area. (HB2067)

Introduced By

Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale) with support from co-patron Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax)

Progress

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

Description

Daylighted streams. Directs the State Water Control Board (SWCB), when developing criteria for what constitutes a Resource Protection Area (RPA) under the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, not to require that a daylighted stream become an RPA. However, the bill does not limit a locality's authority to include such a stream within an RPA. A daylighted stream is a stream that has been previously diverted into a culvert, pipe, or other underground drainage system and is redirected into an aboveground channel using natural channel design concepts. The bill also requires the SWCB to adopt minimum criteria that are to be included in any agreement between a locality and property owners adjacent to the daylighted stream to ensure that the stream continues to provide a water quality benefit. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/14/2015Committee
01/14/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102257D
01/14/2015Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/28/2015Impact statement from DPB (HB2067)
02/04/2015Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2015Committee substitute printed 15104800D-H1
02/05/2015Read first time
02/06/2015Read second time
02/06/2015Committee substitute agreed to 15104800D-H1
02/06/2015Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2067H1
02/08/2015Impact statement from DPB (HB2067H1)
02/09/2015Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N)
02/09/2015VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2015Constitutional reading dispensed
02/10/2015Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/19/2015Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2015Read third time
02/24/2015Reading of amendment waived
02/24/2015Amendment by Senator Stuart agreed to
02/24/2015Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/24/2015Passed Senate with amendment (30-Y 9-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2015Placed on Calendar
02/25/2015Senate amendment agreed to by House (90-Y 3-N)
02/25/2015VOTE: ADOPTION (90-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2015Enrolled
03/06/2015Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2067ER)
03/06/2015Signed by Speaker
03/07/2015Signed by President
03/10/2015Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
03/10/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
03/13/2015Impact statement from DPB (HB2067ER)
03/27/2015G Approved by Governor-Chapter 674 (effective 7/1/15)
03/27/2015G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0674)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.