Shelly Simonds
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 70
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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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (80-Y 18-N)
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Read second time
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendments agreed to
Engrossed by House as amended
Printed as engrossed 25102025D-E
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2034)
Read first time
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2034)
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102025D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Bill Text Versions | Format |
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Engrossed | HTML PDF |
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendments | HTML |
Introduced | HTML PDF |
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2034) | PDF PDF |
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