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HB 521 — Marine Resources Commission; powers and duties, impacts on wetlands, report.

VA 20261 session

Marine Resources Commission; powers and duties; wetlands; work group; report. Requires the Marine Resources Commission to ensure that, in promulgating minimum standards for protection and conservation of wetlands, no net loss of existing wetland acreage and functions is achieved. The bill requires permits for the use and development of wetlands to contain requirements for compensating impacts on wetlands sufficient to achieve no net loss of existing wetland acreage and functions. The bill also directs the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources to convene a stakeholder work group to address mitigation requirements for tidal nonvegetated wetlands and directs the work group to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources no later than July 1, 2027.

Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter

Sponsors (1)
Action timeline (43)
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  4. · house · H8500 —
  5. · house · H8120 —
  6. · house · H0117 —
  7. · house · H0107 —
  8. · house · H4110 —
  9. · house · H4120 —
  10. · house · H4210 —
  11. · house · H4602 —
  12. · house · H5000 —
  13. · senate · S4140 —
  14. · senate · S0101 —
  15. · house · H8500 —
  16. · senate · S0112 —
  17. · senate · S8120 —
  18. · senate · S0108 —
  19. · senate · S4640 —
  20. · senate · S4150 —
  21. · senate · S4145 —
  22. · senate · S4160 —
  23. · senate · S4150 —
  24. · senate · S4160 —
  25. · senate · S4130 —
  26. · senate · S4160 —
  27. · senate · S4160 —
  28. · house · H8500 —
  29. · senate · S4130 —
  30. · senate · S4410 —
  31. · senate · S4601 —
  32. · senate · S5022 —
  33. · house · H5432 —
  34. · house · H5610 —
  35. · house · H5601 —
  36. · house · H8500 —
  37. · senate · S5620 —
  38. · house · H5620 —
  39. · house · H7010 —
  40. · G7010 —
  41. · G7050 —
  42. · G7050 —
  43. · G9998 —
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1Phil M. Hernandez (D, state_lower VA)sponsor0—5
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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