VA HB640 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Moratorium on oyster leases. Directs the Commissioner of the Marine Resources Commission to place a six-month moratorium on oyster leases in Broad Bay and Linkhorn Bay in Virginia Beach. During this period the Commission is directed to notify all riparian landowners in these areas of their right to lease oyster grounds in the waters abutting their property.
Title
Oyster leases; moratorium.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-16 | House | Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 2016-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote |
| 2016-01-14 | House | Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake |
| 2016-01-11 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 2016-01-11 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103149D |
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB640 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB640+hil |
