VA SB98 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-28 - Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 3-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Management of menhaden. Requires the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations to implement the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden and authorizes the Commission to adopt regulations for managing the Commonwealth's menhaden fishery. The bill also requires that any moratorium on the fishery be subject to legislative review. Several sections dealing with quotas, allocation of allowable landings, and administrative procedures are repealed and will be included in a regulatory framework for managing the fishery.

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Title

Management of menhaden.

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-01-28SenatePassed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 3-N)
2015-12-22SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2015-12-22SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102315D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
224002(n/a)See Bill Text
224103(n/a)See Bill Text
2821000.2(n/a)See Bill Text
282201(n/a)See Bill Text
282400.2(n/a)See Bill Text
282400.6(n/a)See Bill Text
282405(n/a)See Bill Text
282409(n/a)See Bill Text
282410(n/a)See Bill Text
282411(n/a)See Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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