HB 2034

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 07, 2025
  • Passed House Jan 28, 2025
  • Senate
  • Governor

Tidal and nontidal wetlands; wetland restoration and creation policy task force, report.

Abstract

Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources; protection of existing tidal and nontidal wetlands; wetland restoration and creation; policy task force; report. Directs the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources to establish a policy task force to develop (i) strategies to protect existing tidal and nontidal wetlands and restore, create, and plan for the persistence of such wetlands in the Commonwealth and (ii) mechanisms to incorporate such strategies into appropriate plans, including the Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan and the Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan, to address losses and adverse impacts from human activities and climate change. The bill requires the task force to include certain relevant stakeholders, to meet at least two times annually, to report its initial findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by December 1, 2025, and to update its report at least every two years.

A BILL to direct the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources to establish a policy task force to develop strategies to protect existing tidal and nontidal wetlands and restore, create, and plan for the persistence of such wetlands in the Commonwealth and to develop mechanisms to incorporate such strategies into appropriate plans, including the Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan and the Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan, to address impacts from human activities and climate change; report.

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Jan 29, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Jan 28, 2025

House

Read third time and passed House (80-Y 18-N)

Jan 27, 2025

House

Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar

House

Read second time

House

Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendments agreed to

House

Engrossed by House as amended

House

Printed as engrossed 25102025D-E

Jan 24, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2034)

House

Read first time

Jan 22, 2025

House

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

Jan 20, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)

Jan 15, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2034)

Jan 14, 2025

House

Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake

Jan 07, 2025

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102025D

House

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Engrossed HTML PDF
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendments HTML
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2034) PDF PDF

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