Bill > HB747

This bill consolidates reporting requirements for agricultural commitments related to the Chesapeake Bay into a single annual report on cleaning up impaired waters. Specifically, the report on the Commonwealth's agricultural commitments within the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan will now be included as part of the existing annual progress report on the impaired waters clean-up plan, which is submitted by the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources by November 1 each year. This means that information previously reported separately, such as progress on nutrient management plans and stream exclusion programs for farms in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, will now be found within the broader impaired waters clean-up plan report, streamlining the reporting process for these environmental efforts.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB747