Dams; prohibited vegetation, certain wetland vegetation allowed. (HB1715)
Introduced By
Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax) with support from co-patron Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Dams; wetland vegetation. Exempts wetland vegetation growing on certain regulated impounding structures from the requirement that all vegetation be removed from such dams. The bill exempts vegetation associated with a wetland mitigation bank or in-lieu fee site that has regulatory approval and is the subject of a recorded, permanent instrument protecting the vegetation from removal. The bill allows the Department of Conservation and Recreation to require the dam owner to remove trees by flush cutting unless the Department determines on the basis of site-specific information that the grubbing of roots is necessary to protect the integrity of the dam. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/15/2018 | Committee |
| 12/15/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101371D |
| 12/15/2018 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/09/2019 | Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 01/16/2019 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/16/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) |
| 01/16/2019 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/16/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19104995D-H1 |
| 01/18/2019 | Read first time |
| 01/21/2019 | Read second time |
| 01/21/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19104995D-H1 |
| 01/21/2019 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1715H1 |
| 01/22/2019 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 01/22/2019 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/23/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/23/2019 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 02/07/2019 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1715H1) |
| 02/12/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/12/2019 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2019 | Enrolled |
| 02/14/2019 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1715ER) |
| 02/14/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1715ER) |
| 02/14/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/14/2019 | Signed by President |
| 02/18/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 25, 2019 |
| 02/18/2019 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019 |
| 02/18/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
| 02/22/2019 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 148 (effective 7/1/19) |
| 02/22/2019 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0148) |