CONSERVATION
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    CONSERVATION

    Aboveground storage tanks; certain not required to prepare an oil discharge contingency plan or pollution prevention regulations. Amending § 62.1-44.34:17. (Patron-Councill, HB 340)

    Agricultural and forestal districts; joint commission to study, appropriation. (Patron-Davies, HJR 468)

    Agricultural land; Department of Conservation and Recreation, et al., to coordinate utilization of certain programs to seek federal funds in support of efforts to protect riparian forest buffers, wetlands and other voluntary conservation measures thereon. (Patron-Murphy, HJR 549)

    Agricultural Stewardship Act; definition of pollution. Amending § 10.1-559.1. (Patron-Bloxom, HB 2205)

    Air emission permits; actions by Air Pollution Control Board. Amending § 10.1-1307.01. (Patron-Mims, HB 2247)

    Air pollution in South Hampton Roads; joint subcommittee to study, appropriation. (Patron-Heilig, HJR 429)

    Air quality standards; Department of Environmental Quality and Economic Development Partnership to conduct studies related to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed revisions to ozone and particulate air quality. (Patron-Stump, HJR 758)

    Back Bay; Department of Conservation and Recreation, et al., to study effect of nonpoint source pollution thereon, and determine strategies and costs of improving water quality thereof. (Patron-Purkey, HJR 555)

    Big Walker Creek in Giles County; portion designated a scenic river. Amending § 2.1-1.6; adding § 10.1-409.1. (Patron-Baker, HB 824)

    Camping grounds in state parks; charging of fees. Adding § 10.1-200.1. (Patron-Morgan, HB 2533)

    Chesapeake Bay; consolidation of program responsibilities. Amending §§ 10.1-2100, 10.1-2102, 10.1-2103, 10.1-2105, 10.1-2106 and 10.1-2107; adding § 10.1-2105.1. (Patron-Bloxom, HB 1445; Norment, SB 350)

    Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act; additional localities subject to provisions. Adding § 10.1-2109.1. (Patron-Murphy, HB 70)

    Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act; compliance. Amending §§ 10.1-2103, 10.1-2104 and 10.1-2106. (Patron-Dillard, HB 2758)

    Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act; incorporation of penalty provisions in ordinances in order to protect water quality in Chesapeake Bay areas. Amending § 10.1-2109. (Patron-Drake, HB 2835)

    Citizens' Advisory Board; created to advise Director of Department of Environmental Quality. Amending §§ 2.1-1.6 and 9-6.25:1; adding § 10.1-1187.1. (Patron-Grayson, HB 1534)

    Confederate cemeteries and graves; appropriation of funds for care. Amending § 10.1-2211. (Patron-Ruff, HB 1857; Wilkins, HB 2299; Griffith, HB 2903; Quayle, SB 1154)

    Conservation and Recreation Foundation; appointment of Chairman. Amending § 10.1-1018. (Patron-Murphy, HB 1414)

    Conservation easements; disclosure. Adding § 10.1-1010.1. (Patron-Katzen, HB 2655)

    Conservation permits; issuance by Director of Department of Environmental Quality. Adding § 10.1-1185.1. (Patron-Deeds, HB 844)

    Convention and exposition center in Northern Virginia; Tourism Corporation to study economic impact of building. (Patron-O'Brien, HJR 600)

    Convention facilities; Tourism Corporation to study need for construction thereof. (Patron-Croshaw, HJR 609)

    Dams owned by soil and water conservation districts; Department of Conservation and Recreation to study structural condition and costs of maintenance thereof. (Patron-Dickinson, HJR 446)

    Environment of the Commonwealth; Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to study state and local efforts to protect aesthetic qualities thereof, for purpose of enhancing and enriching economy and quality of life. (Patron-Callahan, HJR 447)

    Environmental agency actions; appeals of certain (standing bill). Amending Chapter 1032, 1996 Acts. (Patron-Murphy, HB 2415)

    Environmental assessments, voluntary; plan for prompt implementation of corrective action. Amending § 10.1-1198. (Patron-Phillips, HB 2768)

    Environmental crimes; prosecution by Attorney General. Amending § 2.1-124. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 2139; Quayle, SB 980)

    Environmental impact reports; applicable to wildlife habitat. Amending § 10.1-1188. (Patron-Cooper, HB 2822)

    Environmental information system; U.S. Department of Agriculture urged to adopt a proposal by Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and National Center for Resource Innovations-Chesapeake, Inc., to the Fund for Rural America Program to assist Virginia in developing. (Patron-Plum, HJR 537)

    Environmental laboratory certification program; establishment by Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services. Adding § 2.1-429.01. (Patron-Jackson, HB 2876; Marye, SB 1039)

    Environmental mediation; use by officials of Air Pollution Control Board, Water Control Board, and Waste Management Board. Adding § 10.1-1186.1. (Patron-Morgan, HB 2790; Whipple, SB 974)

    Environmental projects, supplemental; provisions. Adding § 10.1-1186.1. (Patron-Bloxom, HB 2110; Bolling, SB 952)

    Environmental Quality, Review of Department of; Report of Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (HJR 531, 1995). (HD 67)

    Environmental rights; memorializing Congress to submit to states constitutional amendment protecting thereof. (Patron-Lambert, SJR 230)

    Erosion and Sediment Control Law; exemptions. Amending § 10.1-560. (Patron-Tate, HB 351)

    Flood damage relief; expands Stream Restoration and Assistance Program to provide additional funding therefor. Amending §§ 10.1-650, 10.1-653, 10.1-656, 10.1-657 and 38.2-401.1; adding § 10.1-655.1. (Patron-Katzen, HB 2879)

    Haymarket, town of; Department of Historic Resources to designate as an historic landmark. (Patron-Marshall, HR 27)

    Hazardous materials; granting variances to drivers of commercial vehicles hauling same. Amending § 10.1-1450; adding § 46.2-341.9:1. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 2391)

    Historic and architectural review boards; compensation by governing bodies. Amending § 15.1-503.2. (Patron-Barlow, HB 2629)

    Historical Organizations, Ways to Improve Procedures for Making State Grants to; Report of Department of Historic Resources (SJR 119, 1996). (SD 12)

    Household hazardous waste; definition includes specific products which contain hazardous chemicals or substances. Amending § 10.1-1400. (Patron-Moore, HB 2814)

    Law-enforcement officers; penalty for assault and battery, including forest wardens. Amending § 18.2-57.1. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 1805)

    Motor fuel tax from recreational boating; use for soil and water conservation. Amending §§ 10.1-505 and 58.1-2107; adding § 10.1-505.1. (Patron-Ruff, HB 2743)

    National standards for tributyl tin (TBT); memorializing Congress to urge Environmental Protection Agency to develop national water quality criteria and standards therefor. (Patron-Murphy, HJR 419)

    Natural resources; powers of Department of Conservation and Recreation concerning conservation thereof. Amending § 10.1-104. (Patron-Plum, HB 1098)

    Noise pollution; determination in assessment of real estate. Amending § 58.1-3381. (Patron-Croshaw, HB 1900)

    North Meherrin River; portion designated a scenic river. Amending §§ 2.1-1.6 and 9-6.25:1; adding § 10.1-418.1. (Patron-Ruff, HB 2597; Holland, SB 651)

    Nutrient management plans; use of nitrogen application rates. Amending § 10.1-104.2. (Patron-Weatherholtz, HB 1090)

    Nutrient Reduction Projects Grant Fund; created. Amending §§ 10.1-2500, 62.1-44.15 and 62.1-44.32; adding §§ 62.1-232.1 through 62.1-232.6. (Patron-Dillard, HB 2034)

    Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund; created. Amending § 10.1-1704; adding §§ 10.1-1801.1 and 10.1-1801.2. (Patron-Wilkins, HB 2044)

    Plasti-culture; Secretaries of Natural Resources and of Commerce and Trade to establish an interagency task force to review potential for environmental harm resulting from practice thereof. (Patron-Van Yahres, HJR 626)

    Real estate tax; separate classification for environmental restoration sites. Adding § 58.1-3664. (Patron-Katzen, HB 2141)

    Recycling Markets Development Council; duties include to determine volume of materials by varying categories or commodities which is being recycled. Amending § 9-145.47. (Patron-Morgan, HB 2881; Quayle, SB 1068)

    Remediated property; limitation on liability under jurisdiction of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. Amending § 10.1-1429.4. (Patron-Guest, HB 1823)

    Resource Innovations-Chesapeake, National Center for; Congressional delegation urged to continue its support therefor and are commended for their past support. (Patron-Plum, HJR 538)

    Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include organizations operating a Civil War site and museum, including the Pamplin Foundation. Amending § 58.1-609.9. (Patron-DeBoer, HB 129; DeBoer, HB 1846)

    Seed Tree Law; exemptions to landowners who wish to plant their land in hardwood. Amending § 10.1-1163. (Patron-Bloxom, HB 2095)

    Silvicultural activities; installation of water bars and skid trails and revegetating roads as corrective measures. Amending § 10.1-1181.2. (Patron-Phillips, HB 1182)

    Silvicultural activities; operation in Dragon Run Swamp. Adding § 10.1-1181.8. (Patron-Morgan, HB 926)

    Silvicultural practices; prohibits localities from limiting forestry management. Amending § 10.1-1105; adding § 10.1-1126.1. (Patron-Chichester, SB 592)

    Small Business Environmental Compliance Assistance Fund; created. Amending §§ 9-6.14:4.1, 10.1-2500 and 10.1-2502; adding §§ 10.1-1197.1 through 10.1-1197.4. (Patron-Cox, HB 2161; Hanger, SB 1097)

    Soil and Water Conservation District Dam Maintenance and Small Repair Fund; created. Adding § 10.1-611.1. (Patron-Hanger, SB 924)

    Soil and water conservation districts; applicability under Open-Space Land Act. Amending § 10.1-1700. (Patron-Sherwood, HB 1668)

    Solid waste; minimum recycling rates. Amending § 10.1-1411. (Patron-Lovelace, HB 2333)

    Solid waste information and assessment program; provisions. Adding § 10.1-1413.1. (Patron-Dillard, HB 2760)

    Solid waste management facilities; issuance of permits after solicitation of public comment. Amending § 10.1-1408.1. (Patron-Melvin, HB 2479)

    Solid waste management facilities; prohibits issuance of permits to persons who have unjustly impacted minority or disadvantaged communities. Adding § 10.1-1408.1:1. (Patron-Melvin, HB 1380)

    Stormwater service charges; waiver for roads maintained by government agencies. Amending § 15.1-292.4. (Patron-Earley, SB 1146)

    Surplus state property; proceeds designated for higher education, health and human resources, and for conservation. Amending § 2.1-512. (Patron-Thomas, HB 643)

    Telecommunications equipment; deletes General Assembly approval requirement for lease of land therefor. Amending § 10.1-109. (Patron-Guest, HB 2578)

    Tires; penalty for improper disposal. Amending §§ 10.1-1418.1 and 10.1-1418.2. (Patron-Hawkins, SB 761)

    Tourism and economic development; Board on Conservation and Development of Public Beaches, et al., to study economic impact of Virginia's public beaches thereon. (Patron-Walker, SJR 338)

    Toxics; publication of toxics inventory, reduction in state waters. Adding §§ 10.1-1186.1, 62.1-44.17:2 and 62.1-44.17:3. (Patron-Connally, HB 2246)

    Vapor recovery equipment; use. Amending § 10.1-1308. (Patron-Marye, SB 908)

    Vegetative waste; requires sites used for disposal thereof to be monitored for ground water contamination. Amending § 10.1-1408.1. (Patron-Marye, SB 314)

    Waste Site Remediation Foundation and Fund, Abandoned; created. Amending §§ 2.1-1.5, 2.1-504.2, 2.1-504.3, 9-6.14:4.1, 10.1-1400, 10.1-1402, 10.1-1405, 10.1-1429.1, 10.1-1429.2, 10.1-1429.3, 10.1-1455, 10.1-1456, 10.1-2500, 10.1-2501, 55-171 and 55-182.2; adding §§ 10.1-1402.02, 10.1-1404.1, 10.1-1458 through 10.1-1484, 58.1-439.6, 58.1-3245.6 through 58.1-3245.11 and 58.1-3660.2. (Patron-Deeds, HB 2026)

    Waste Tire Trust Fund; Department of Environmental Quality to study its policies regarding reimbursements made therefrom. (Patron-Armstrong, HJR 580)

    Waste Tire Trust Fund; reimbursement to users. Amending § 10.1-1422.4. (Patron-Plum, HB 584; Watkins, HB 2012)

    Water Quality Improvement Act of 1997; created. Adding §§ 10.1-2117 through 10.1-2134. (Patron-Murphy, HB 2330; Norment, SB 1100; Marye, SB 1131)

    Water recreation in tourism industry; Commission created to improve and enhance role thereof in coalfield region of State. (Patron-Phillips, HJR 103)

    Water reuse and conservation programs in United States; Department of Environmental Quality, et al., to study possible implementation thereof in Virginia. (Patron-Ruff, HJR 587)

    Writ of certiorari; urging Attorney General to withdraw challenge of certain air emissions permits. (Patron-Murphy, HJR 550)


    1997 Cumulative Index of Bills, Joint Resolutions, Resolutions and Documents - For additional information, please contact Legislative Information, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Telephone (804) 786-6530. Last Modified on June 23, 1997 at 01:04pm Eastern Daylight Time

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