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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 HB 2000.
Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Last Action
Mar 21, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Approved by Governor-Chapter 241 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB857ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB857)
House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Passed House with amendments (89-Y 6-N)
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Read third time
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendments agreed to
Engrossed by House as amended
Read second time
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB857)
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Reading of amendments waived
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendments agreed to
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Printed as engrossed 25103214D-E
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB857)
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103214D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)
Timmy F. French