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Subcommittee backs wetlands task force bill to coordinate state, academic and stakeholder planning
Summary
The subcommittee unanimously reported an amended House Bill 2034 to create a wetlands policy task force to inventory, analyze and recommend policies to protect Virginia’s wetlands in the face of sea‑level rise and other stressors.
Delegate Simons presented House Bill 2034, a proposed policy task force to evaluate Virginia’s wetlands protection programs and recommend coordinated policy and planning tools. Simons said the bill would draw on nonprofit, academic, industry and agency expertise and would complement the administration’s coastal‑resilience efforts.
Speakers in favor included Jay Forbes of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Steve Carter Lovejoy of the Virginia Sierra Club, Ian Blair of Wetlands…
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