Monty Mason
- Democratic
Primary
Voluntary forest mitigation agreements. Authorizes the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, or any agency within those secretariats, or the Virginia Outdoors Foundation to enter into an agreement, with certain minimum provisions, with the owner or operator of construction projects to accomplish forest mitigation, as defined in the bill. The bill provides that no such agreement shall (i) include any waiver of liability for environmental damage caused by the construction project or (ii) guarantee regulatory approval for a construction project by any state agency.
Voluntary forest mitigation agreements.Authorizes the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Secretary of Agricultureand Forestry, or any agency within those secretariats, or the VirginiaOutdoors Foundation to enter into an agreement, with certain provisions,with the owner or operator of construction projects to accomplishforest mitigation, as defined in the bill. The bill provides thatno such agreement shall (i) include any waiver of liability for environmentaldamage caused by the construction project or (ii) guarantee regulatoryapproval for a construction project by any state agency.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 959 (effective 7/1/20)
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Impact statement from DPB (SB674ER)
Read third time
VOTE: Passage (63-Y 37-N)
Passed House (63-Y 37-N)
Read second time
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (16-Y 6-N)
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Impact statement from DPB (SB674S1)
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB674S1
Read second time
Committee substitute agreed to 20106282D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 20106282D-S1
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (8-Y 1-N 4-A)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102486D
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| Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB674S1 | HTML |
| Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB674S1 | HTML |
| Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB674ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0959) | HTML |
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