Virginia Senate Bill 1355 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-02-02 - Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Riparian owner; dredging; oyster or clam grounds. Provides that the existing ability of a landowner to open a channel although he is not a lessee or riparian holder of suitable bottoms includes the actions of marking a channel, dredging a navigable channel for access to his property, and participating with a locality to dredge a channel outside his riparian area. The bill requires the Marine Resources Commission to consider a variety of factors when determining whether to grant or deny a lease for the use of state-owned bottomlands. Current law requires such consideration only for the granting or denial of a permit for such use. The bill also includes the use of state waters for navigation among the factors to be considered. Finally, the bill expands the area of state-owned submerged beds that are potentially off limits for oyster planting by including navigation projects that are authorized by the Commonwealth or by a locality among the areas where no lease shall be granted. Current law exempts navigation projects from leasing only when they are authorized by Congress. The bill contains technical amendments.

Riparian owner; dredging a navigable channel, oyster or clam grounds.

Sen. Bill DeSteph [R]

2017-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-02	Senate	Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2017-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2017-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103780D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
28	2	1205	(n/a)	See Bill Text
28	2	556	(n/a)	See Bill Text
28	2	603	(n/a)	See Bill Text
28	2	630	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB1355
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1355+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S01V0047+SB1355