CHAPTER NUMBER: 559
File Code: Natural Resources - Generally
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 64/96 - EEA
- Sponsored By:
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Senator Colburn
- Entitled:
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Forest Conservation
Defining "forest mitigation banking" to mean the intentional
restoration or creation of forests undertaken expressly for the
purpose of providing credits for reforestation requirements with
enhanced environmental benefits from future activities; establishing
standards concerning the use of the Reforestation Fund to purchase
credits in, establish, or maintain a forest mitigation bank;
prohibiting the use of the Reforestation Fund to finance
administrative activities associated with a mitigation bank; etc.
Senate Action
- 11/15
- Pre-filed
- 1/8
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 1/3
- Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/5
- Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 2/6
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Special Order 2/11 (Senator Amoss) Adopted
- 2/11
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/13
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- 4/5
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/22
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 559
House Action
- 2/14
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/12
- Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/30
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/31
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (123-3)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- CONSERVATION -see also- RECYCLING; SOIL CONSERVATION
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- POLLUTION
- FORESTS AND PARKS -see also- PROGRAM OPEN SPACE; TREES
- MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
- NATURAL RESOURCES -see also- FORESTS AND PARKS
- NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- TREES
- ZONING AND PLANNING
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Natural Resources
- (
5-103 ,
5-103 ,
5-103 ,
5-1601 ,
5-1601 ,
5-1601 ,
5-1602 ,
5-1602 ,
5-1603 ,
5-1604 ,
5-1606 ,
5-1607 ,
5-1610 ,
5-1610.1 ,
5-1613
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- House
- Number: 069373/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 3, 1997 at: 11:51
Status: Adopted