Legislation

Title: Natural Resources - Aquaculture Leases - Consideration of User Conflicts
Sponsored by: Senator Conway
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to consider potential user conflicts, including navigation, recreation, and commercial fishing, in determining the location of submerged land aquaculture leases in the Chesapeake Bay and water column aquaculture leases in the waters of the State; requiring the Department to mitigate and minimize the effects of the proposed location of specified aquaculture leasing areas on other users if the Department determines that conflicts exist; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0419

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2015

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/10/2015 Legislative Date 2/11/2015 Action First Reading Senate Rules Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/17/2015 Legislative Date 2/18/2015 Action Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/18/2015 Legislative Date 2/18/2015 Action Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/10/2015	2/11/2015	First Reading Senate Rules
Senate	2/17/2015	2/18/2015	Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	2/18/2015	2/18/2015	Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/11/2015	Text - First - Natural Resources - Aquaculture Leases - Consideration of User Conflicts

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