2002 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 326

CHAPTER NUMBER: 431
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Natural Resources - Generally Prior Year Introduction As: SB 607/01 - EEA Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 528
Sponsored By:
Senator Dyson (Chairman, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas), the President (Administration), and Senators Frosh, Sfikas, Blount, Hollinger, Collins, Conway, Harris, Schrader, and Stone
Entitled:
Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Protection Program

Synopsis:

Altering requirements for local critical area programs to include specified variance provisions; providing that a variance may not be granted unless specified conditions are met; requiring a local jurisdiction, in considering an application for a variance, to consider reasonable use of the entire parcel or lot for which the variance is requested; providing that specified provisions of the Act do not apply to building permits or activities that comply with specified buffer exemption plans or buffer management plans; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/25
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.
2/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/13
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 2/18 (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
2/18
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
2/19
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 2/21 (Senator Neall) Adopted
2/21
Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) Adopted (22-19)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) (Senator Ruben)
Special Order 2/27 the previous motions (Senator Frosh) Adopted
2/27
Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Ruben) Adopted
Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) (Senator Ruben)
Motion Special Order 5/15 (Senator Baker) Rejected (13-30)
Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) (Senator Ruben) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) Rejected (19-26)
Special Order 2/28 (Senator Colburn) Adopted
2/28
Floor Amendment (Senator Stoltzfus) Rejected (14-32)
Floor Amendment (Senator Colburn) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Colburn) Rejected (11-34)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/4
Third Reading Passed (38-7)
3/28
Special Order 3/29 (Senator Colburn) Adopted
3/29
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (37-8)
Passed Enrolled
5/16
Signed by the Governor Chapter 431
House Action
3/5
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/23 (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
3/23
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (133-3)
Sponsored by:
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Administration
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas, Joint Comm. on
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
President of the Senate
Senator Sandra Schrader, District 13
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CHESAPEAKE BAY
CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
REAL PROPERTY
ZONING AND PLANNING
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Natural Resources
( 8-1801 , 8-1808 , 8-1809 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 083924/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 11:55 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 234136/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 19, 2002   at: 10:36 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 263927/2 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 12:15 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 503027/2 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 11:44 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 823223/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 27, 2002   at: 11:21 a.m.     Status: Rejected
House
Number: 280618/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2002   at: 12:55 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 21, 2002: Floor Amendment (Neall) {823223/1 Adopted (22-19)
February 27, 2002: Motion Special Order until 5/15 (Baker WA) Failed (13-30)
February 27, 2002: Floor Amendment (Neall) {823223/1 Rejected (19-26)
February 28, 2002: Floor Amendment (Stoltzfus) {503027/2 Rejected (14-32)
February 28, 2002: Floor Amendment (Colburn) {263927/2 Rejected (11-34)
March 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (38-7)
House
March 25, 2002: Third Reading Passed (133-3)