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HOUSE BILL 507

CHAPTER NUMBER: 758
File Code: Natural Resources - Generally
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 388

Sponsored By:
The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Fry, Rosapepe, Frush, Hammen, Turner, Preis, Harkins, Kopp, and Pitkin

Entitled:
"Smart Growth" and Neighborhood Conservation - Rural Legacy Program

Synopsis:

Creating a Rural Legacy Program to enhance natural resources, agricultural, forestry, and environmental protection by providing funds to purchase specified interests in real property; establishing a Rural Legacy Board to administer the Program and an advisory committee to make recommendations to the Board; specifying criteria the Board will apply in administering the Program; providing for the funding of the Program; specifying the amount of Program Open Space funds that may be used for capital purposes; requiring a specified report; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/27
First Reading Appropriations
2/12
Hearing 2/27 at 11:00 a.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
3/23
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment (#1-9) Adopted
Committee Amendment (#10) Adopted
Committee Amendment (#11-15) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/26 (Delegate Schisler) Adopted
3/24
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (130-8)
3/31
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Edwards, Fry, Pitkin
4/3
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (131-8)
4/6
Passed Enrolled
5/22
Signed by the Governor Chapter 758
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Senate Rules
4/1
Re-referred Budget and Taxation
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Amoss) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (40-3)
4/5
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Amoss, Middleton, Lawlah
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (44-0)

Sponsored by:

Speaker of the House of Delegates
Administration
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Donald C. Fry, District 35A
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
Delegate James C. Rosapepe, District 21
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
APPROPRIATIONS
BUDGETS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CONSERVATION -see also- RECYCLING; SOIL CONSERVATION
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
EASEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- POLLUTION
FARMLAND
GOVERNOR
NATURAL RESOURCES -see also- FORESTS AND PARKS
NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
PROGRAM OPEN SPACE
PUBLIC WORKS, BOARD OF
REAL PROPERTY
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
TRANSFER TAX -see also- RECORDATION
TREES
ZONING AND PLANNING

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Natural Resources
( 5-903 , 5-9A-01 , 5-9A-02 , 5-9A-03 , 5-9A-04 , 5-9A-05 , 5-9A-06 , 5-9A-07 , 5-9A-08 , 5-9A-09 )

Tax - Property
( 13-209 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled (RTF / PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (RTF / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 634735/3 (WordPerfect / PDF) Offered on: MARCH 25, 1997 at: 10:28 Status: Incomplete
Senate
Number: 049305/1 (WordPerfect / PDF) Offered on: APRIL 4, 1997 at: 12:00 Status: Adopted


Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 722690/1 (WordPerfect / PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 15:25 Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 652793/1 (WordPerfect / PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 15:25 Status: Incomplete

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