Bill Text: VA SB346 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Land conservation practices; information management.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0172) [SB346 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2010-SB346-Comm_Sub.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 346 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources on January 25, 2010) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Hanger) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 2 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-220.3, relating to land conservation practices; information management.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 2 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-220.3 as follows:

§2.2-220.3. Development of strategies to collect land use and conservation information.

The Secretary of Natural Resources, with assistance from the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, shall establish and maintain a database of the critical data attributes for onsite best management practices implemented in the Commonwealth that limit the amount of nutrients and sediment entering state waters. The database shall document voluntary actions taken by the agricultural and silvicultural sectors and should enable the application of the collected data towards projections of progress towards Virginia's water quality goals. To the extent possible or appropriate, the database shall (i) be uniform in content and format to applications in the other states of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, (ii) maintain the confidentiality of information, and (iii) use existing methods of data collection including reports to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency, soil and water conservation districts, and localities for the purpose of land use valuation.

2. That the Secretary of Natural Resources, by November 1, 2010, shall submit a report to the General Assembly on the establishment of the database and associated costs and responsibilities for its long-term maintenance.

3. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.