VA HB318 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-27 - Stricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Phosphorous standards for nutrient management plans; regulations. Directs the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to adopt regulations establishing a standard for the acceptable rate of phosphorus application to lands from the use of fertilizer, animal manure, poultry waste, sewage sludge, and industrial sludge to protect water quality. In developing the standard, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, is given responsibility for conducting the scientific research for establishing the basis for the phosphorous standard.

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Title

Nutrient management plans; phosphorous standards, regulations.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2016-01-27HouseStricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
2016-01-05HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2016-01-05HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102413D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
101104.2:2(n/a)See Bill Text
101505(n/a)See Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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