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Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance; Dam Safety Act; powers and duties of the Department of Conservation and Recreation; rights and requirements of dam owners; civil penalty. Amends various provisions of the Dam Safety Act to streamline the Department of Conservation and Recreation's enforcement powers for impounding structures under the Act and clarifies the Department's powers and duties during an active dam failure. The bill also makes changes to a dam owner's responsibilities under the Act, including adding requirements to obtain a general permit for a low hazard impounding structure, making a dam owner responsible for ensuring that his impounding structure that presents an imminent danger has a safety inspection performed as provided in the bill, and allowing a dam owner to identify the dam break inundation zone of his impounding structure by providing the limits of the dam break inundation zone in lieu of filing a map. The bill also changes certain criteria for applicants to receive funds from the Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund, including the project match requirements for grants or loans. Finally, the bill repeals the provisions providing civil penalties for violating the provisions of the Act and makes technical amendments related to such repeal. This bill is identical to SB 857.
Introduced
Jan 7, 2025
Last Action
Mar 21, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0228)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 228 (Effective 07/01/25)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2000)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2000ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (87-Y 11-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2000)
Read second time
Engrossed by House as amended
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendments agreed to
Printed as engrossed 25101586D-E
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Impact statement from CLG (HB2000)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from CLG (HB2000)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2000)
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101586D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0228)
Amy J. Laufer