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VA HB309

Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan; Department of Forestry shall establish.

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Introduced
01/05/2024
In Committee
02/29/2024
Crossed Over
03/09/2024
Passed
03/25/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/02/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Department of Forestry; Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan required. Requires the Department of Forestry, in coordination with a Technical Advisory Committee composed of stakeholders, to develop a Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan no later than November 1, 2026, and update such plan at least once every five years thereafter. The bill requires the Department to post and maintain on its website the most recent version of the Plan and to submit the Plan to the Governor and Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources no later than November 30, 2026, and following any update to such plan.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Forestry, in coordination with a Technical Advisory Committee, to develop a Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan by November 1, 2026, and update it at least once every five years thereafter. The plan will examine the current status and trends of forests and tree canopies in the Commonwealth, identify challenges and priority areas for conservation, set forest-related and tree canopy-related goals, and identify funding sources and stakeholders essential for achieving these goals. The Department must post the plan on its website, submit it to the Governor and relevant legislative committees, and hold a public comment period on the plan and any updates.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0278) (on 04/02/2024)
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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB309
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0278+hil
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB309ER) https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB309FER122+PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB309ER+hil
Conference amendments https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB309AC
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108638D-S1 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB309FS1122+PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB309S1+hil
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Committee substitute printed 24105 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB309FH1122+PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB309H1+hil
Substitute for HB309 Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Natural Resources https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24105613D.pdf
Substitute for HB309 Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Natural Resources https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105613D.pdf
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB309+hil
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