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Virginia subcommittee reports or amends seven bills, including wetlands task force and VIMS study
Summary
A House subcommittee reported or amended seven bills on the Chesapeake and agriculture dockets. Actions included striking HB 2379, reporting HB 1941 with a substitute, raising a cap on subaqueous projects, transferring a waterways grant program, directing a VIMS study, and creating a wetlands policy task force.
A Virginia House subcommittee on agriculture and Chesapeake matters reported or amended seven bills during a short session, taking unanimous or near-unanimous procedural votes on each measure and sending one bill to the Appropriations Committee.
The actions begin with a unanimous vote to strike HB 2379 at the request of the bill’s patron and include committee votes to report House Bill 1941 with a substitute, House Bill 1697, House Bill 1810 with amendments, House Bill 1834, House Bill 1908 (reported and referred to Appropriations), and House Bill 2034 with amendments.
Why it matters: Several measures affect coastal and natural-resources policy in Virginia — directing studies of water-intake impacts, adjusting permit and grant administration, and creating a task force to develop strategies for wetlands protection and restoration.
House Bill 1941 (invasive-plant retail signage): The Agriculture subcommittee reported HB 1941 with a substitute by a vote of 15–1. The bill, presented by Delegate Siebel, would require retail establishments that sell certain invasive plant species for outdoor use…
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