HB 1137 Historic districts; owner of buildings,etc., shall be given notice...
(TRACKING) This bill has undergone massive edits and no longer poses the significant threats previously described.
View ArticleHB 1248/SB 639 Transportation; provides for construction, operation,...
(OPPOSE) After going through conference, the bill was passed. While most of the worst provisions regarding funding have been stripped out, the bill still reallocates general funding to priority...
View ArticleHB 1071 Alternative onsite sewage system; owner exempt from requirements for...
(OPPOSE) This bill exempts alternative onsite sewage systems installed prior to January 1, 2010 with flows less than 1,000 gallons per day from the requirements for operation and maintainance outlined...
View ArticleHB 942 Alternative onsite sewage system; locality can not require owner to...
(OPPOSE) This bill specifies that a locality cannot require the owner of an alternative onsite sewage system to enter into a performance agreement ensuring the locality against liability if the...
View ArticleSB 356 Alternative onsite sewage system; owner exempt from requirements for...
(OPPOSE) This bill exempts alternative onsite septic systems from operation and maintenance requirements if they are located in areas with low population densities. Updated: Defeated by committee.
View ArticleSB 442 Onsite sewage systems; design and inspection.
(OPPOSE) Contains several provisions restricting the Department of Health's oversight of the requirements for and the review of onsite treatment works submitted by professional engineers. Update: Bill...
View ArticleSB 355 --Land preservation tax credit; information about issued credits.
(OPPOSE) This bill requires the Department of Taxation to publish a list of the appraised value and amount of land preservation tax credits issued for each conservation easement, creating a major...
View ArticleHB 232 --Renewable energy; expands definition to include landfill gas, etc.
(OPPOSE) This bills would permit land fill gas to qualify for the Renewable Portfolio Goal. It is one of several bills filed this year that would weaken the Commonwealth's Renewable Portfolio Goal...
View ArticleHB 1102 --Renewable energy portfolio standard program; credits for investments.
(OPPOSE) This is one of several bills filed this year that would weaken the Commonwealth's Renewable Portfolio Goal rather than strengthening it.
View ArticleHB 448 --Amend Net Energy Metering Bill
(SUPPORT) This bill allows utilities to waive standby charges for systems between 10 and 20 kW and only permits them to charge when there are more than 1000 customers with that size system. Update:...
View ArticleHB 657 --Renewable energy portfolio standard program
(SUPPORT) Adjusts the mix of energy sources that qualify as satisfying the requirements of the renewable energy portfolio standard program and limits the amount of renewable energy generated outside...
View ArticleBull Run Mountains Conservancy -- Youth Outdoors Scholarship Program
The Bull Run Mountains Conservancy (BRMC) is pleased to announce that it will offer eight Youth Outdoors Scholarships for programs at BRMC in 2012. This program will provide over 170 hours of...
View ArticleSB 1209 & HB 2116 -- CTB and Commissioner of Highways; powers and duties
(NEUTRAL - Our position has changed based on an amendment to the bill addressing our concerns) Amends the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Highways and the Commonwealth Transportation Board to...
View ArticleHB 2142 - Farm wineries; locality may not regulate activities
(OPPOSE) Provides that a locality may not regulate the number or frequency of usual and customary activities and events at farm wineries. The bill also states that regular business hours shall, at a...
View ArticleHB 1430 -- Right to Farm Act; expands definition of agricultural operations.
(OPPOSE) Expands the definition of agricultural operations to include the commerce of farm-to-business and farm-to-consumer sales. The commerce and sale of certain items, such as art, literature,...
View ArticleHB 1404 -- Residential development; impact fees to defray costs of public...
(SUPPORT) Residential development; impact fees to defray the costs of public facilities. Authorizes any locality to impose impact fees on residential developments in order to defray the costs of...
View ArticleHB 1611 -- Onsite sewage systems; inspections
(OPPOSE) Provides that inspections of onsite sewage systems shall be required only once every two years rather than annually.
View ArticleFacts About the Land Preservation Tax Credit
The Virginia Land Preservation Tax Credit (LPTC) is one of the most successful state land conservation programs in the nation. --HOW DOES THE LPTC WORK? The LPTC gives landowners a tax credit equal to...
View ArticleHB 2034 -- Repeal of land preservation tax credit
(OPPOSED) Repeal of land preservation tax credit. Repeals the land preservation tax credit effective January 1, 2014. The bill provides that such repeal would in no way affect any land preservation tax...
View ArticleHB 1800 -- Land preservation tax credit; conveyances for public use
(OPPOSED) Provides that beginning in 2014 the land preservation tax credit would equal 60 percent of the fair market value of any land that is conveyed for (i) the purpose of a public park, public...
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