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VA SB461

VA SB461
Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan; Department of Forestry to establish.

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Introduced
01/09/2024
In Committee
02/28/2024
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 to update the plan at least once every five years thereafter. The plan will examine the current status and trends of forests and tree canopies in Virginia, identify challenges and priority forests for conservation, set goals, and identify funding streams and stakeholders to achieve forest and tree canopy conservation goals. The Department must post the plan on its website and submit it to the Governor and legislative committees.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0354) (on 04/02/2024)

Bill Topics

Environment
  • ‐ Land and Water Conservation
  • ‐ Species and Forest Protection
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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB461 01/12/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0354+hil 04/17/2024
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB461ER) https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB461FER122+PDF 04/01/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB461ER+hil 03/25/2024
Conference amendments https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB461AC 03/08/2024
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Committee substitute printed 24108391D-H1 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB461FH1122+PDF 03/05/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB461H1+hil 02/28/2024
Substitute for Committee: Appropriations https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24108391D.pdf 02/28/2024
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107566D-S2 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB461FS2122+PDF 02/12/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB461S2+hil 02/09/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB461S1+hil 02/06/2024
Substitute for S-Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106638D.pdf 02/06/2024
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; off https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB461F122+PDF 02/01/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB461+hil 01/12/2024
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