Wetland and stream mitigation banks; proximity of impacted site. (HB1983)
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Description
Wetland and stream mitigation banks; proximity of impacted site. Provides that when a water protection permit applicant is required to purchase wetland or stream mitigation bank credits but no credits are available (i) in any mitigation provider's primary service area or (ii) at a cost of less than 200 percent of the price of credits available from a fund dedicated to achieving no net loss of wetland acreage and functions, the applicant may purchase or use credits from a mitigation provider's secondary service area. The bill provides certain requirements that the permit applicant must comply with in order to purchase or use such credits from a secondary service area, including minimum tree canopy requirements. Read the Bill »
Status
01/11/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2021 | Committee |
01/11/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102632D |
01/11/2021 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
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