VirginiaDam Safety Act; powers and duties of DCR, rights and requirements of dam owners, civil penalty.
What it does
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.
More detail
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.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0228)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 228 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2000)
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2000ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Reconsideration of Passed Senate with substitute block vote agreed to (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 20Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (87-Y 11-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (87-Y 11-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2000)
- Feb 3Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 3Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 3Printed as engrossed 25101586D-E
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 23Impact statement from CLG (HB2000)
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 17Impact statement from CLG (HB2000)
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2000)
- Jan 14Assigned ACNR sub: Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101586DIntroduced