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 HB 2000.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 241 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 5Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 5Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025Minor
- Feb 24Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 21Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB857)
- Feb 21Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB857ER)Major
- Feb 21EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Passed House with amendments (89-Y 6-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House with amendments (89-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 17Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 17Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Feb 14Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Jan 24Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB857)
- Jan 23Printed as engrossed 25103214D-E
- Jan 23Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Jan 23Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 23Reading of amendments waived
- Jan 23Read second timeMinor
- Jan 22Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Jan 22Rules suspended
- Jan 21Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB857)
- Jan 14Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 3Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 3Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103214DIntroduced