| VA | HB530 | Intro
Sine Die | Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act; local government ordinances; criteria for local governments; Resource Protection Area exceptions. Amends the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act to require the State Water Control Board, in developing criteria for local g... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13 To House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee |
| VA | HB1352 | Intro
Sine Die | Use of salt and brine; certain highways. Prohibits the Department of Transportation from using salt or brine for stabilization or control of ice or snow on any highway that is part of the primary or secondary state highway system and located in the w... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13 To House Transportation Committee |
| VA | HB1472 | Intro
Sine Die | Water certificates or permits; compliance with water quality standards. Requires the State Water Control Board to ensure all activities allowed under any water certificate or permit are in compliance with the water quality standards promulgated by th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13 To House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee |
| VA | HB1196 | Intro
Sine Die | Virginia Port Authority; Virginia Waterway Maintenance Grant Program; grant funding; projects. Clarifies the circumstances under which the Virginia Port Authority may award grant funding from the Virginia Waterway Maintenance Grant Program for the co... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13 To House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee |
| VA | HB1478 | Intro
Sine Die | Casino gaming; cruise ships. Authorizes the conduct of cruise ship casino gaming in the offshore waters of the Commonwealth by a cruise ship operator that applies for and receives a permit from the Virginia Lottery. The bill sets an annual permit fee... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13 To House General Laws Committee |
| VA | HB1520 | Intro
Sine Die | Virginia Institute of Marine Science; review the cumulative surface water intake effects on aquatic fauna in the Chesapeake Bay; report. Directs the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) to review the feasibility of studying cumulative impacts ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07 To House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee |
| VA | HB1520 | Intro
Prefile | Virginia Institute of Marine Science; review the cumulative surface water intake effects on aquatic fauna in the Chesapeake Bay; report. Directs the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) to review the feasibility of studying cumulative impacts ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07 To House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee |
| VA | HB357 | Intro
Sine Die | Department of Environmental Quality; protection of existing tidal and nontidal wetlands; wetland restoration and creation; work group; report. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a work group to develop (i) strategies for pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01 To House Rules Committee |
| VA | HB357 | Intro
Prefile | Department of Environmental Quality; protection of existing tidal and nontidal wetlands; wetland restoration and creation; work group; report. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a work group to develop (i) strategies for pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01 To House Rules Committee |
| VA | HB524 | Intro
Sine Die | Permit applications for natural gas pipelines; State Water Control Law. Requires applicants for federal licenses or permits for natural gas transmission pipelines with an inside diameter of at least 24 inches to submit a separate application, erosion... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31 To House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee |
| VA | HB524 | Intro
Prefile | Permit applications for natural gas pipelines; State Water Control Law. Requires applicants for federal licenses or permits for natural gas transmission pipelines with an inside diameter of at least 24 inches to submit a separate application, erosion... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31 To House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee |
| VA | SB275 | Intro
Sine Die | Marine Resources Commission; certain permits in the Lynnhaven River and its tributaries prohibited. Prohibits the Marine Resources Commission from issuing any permit for any floating oyster cage in a water column, rack-and-bag, or other similar appar... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30 Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SB665 | Intro
Sine Die | Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; soil erosion control and stormwater management plans; land-disturbing activities. Adds the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority to the list of entities that may submit standards and specifications for its c... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30 To Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee |
| VA | SB665 | Intro
Prefile | Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; soil erosion control and stormwater management plans; land-disturbing activities. Adds the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority to the list of entities that may submit standards and specifications for its c... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30 To Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee |
| VA | SB289 | Intro
Sine Die | Stormwater management regulations; enterprise data center operations. Directs the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations that require certain stormwater management techniques for land disturbances related to the construction, expansion, or op... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23 To Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee |
| VA | SB446 | Intro
Sine Die | State Air Pollution Control Board, State Water Control Board, and Virginia Waste Management Board consolidated; Board of Environmental Resources established. Consolidates the State Air Pollution Control Board, State Water Control Board, and Virginia ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23 To Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee |
| VA | SB289 | Intro
Prefile | Stormwater management regulations; enterprise data center operations. Directs the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations that require certain stormwater management techniques for land disturbances related to the construction, expansion, or op... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23 To Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee |
| VA | SB446 | Intro
Prefile | State Air Pollution Control Board, State Water Control Board, and Virginia Waste Management Board consolidated; Board of Environmental Resources established. Consolidates the State Air Pollution Control Board, State Water Control Board, and Virginia ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23 To Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee |