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Subcommittee gently lays on the table bill to remove Tennessee‑river watershed localities from Chesapeake Bay regulatory requirements
Summary
House Bill 2212 would remove localities outside the Chesapeake Bay watershed (those draining to the Tennessee River) from Chesapeake Bay Watershed Act requirements; the subcommittee gently laid the bill on the table, 7‑3.
Delegate O'Quinn described House Bill 2212 as a geographically targeted relief measure that would remove non‑Chesapeake Bay watershed localities from sections of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Act and restore pre‑2014 erosion and stormwater management regulations for those areas. He said the measure is intended to reduce compliance costs in parts of southwest Virginia that drain to the Tennessee River, and cited school and…
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