Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters

Passed

P HB1125

Virginia Port Authority; Craney Island Marine Terminal expansion. Authorizes the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to grant easements and rights-of-way across and in the beds of Hampton Roads Harbor (Lower James River), including a portion of the Baylor Survey, to the Virginia Port Authority, for the eastward expansion of Craney Island.
Patron - Jones, S.C.

P HB1208

Conveyance of subaqueous lands. Authorizes the Governor to sell and convey approximately 0.103 acre of previously filled subaqueous lands along the Elizabeth River in the City of Norfolk to Fort Norfolk LLC, in accordance with § 28.2-1200.1, which provides that the Commonwealth may convey previously filled subaqueous lands to private parties in an amount equivalent to 25 percent of the assessed value of the specified parcel, exclusive of buildings or other improvements.
Patron - Melvin

P HB1308

Coastal primary sand dunes. Authorizes additional localities in Tidewater Virginia to adopt coastal primary sand dune ordinances. The bill also includes three additional dune plants in the definition of what constitutes a coastal primary sand dune.
Patron - Morgan

P HB1317

Conveyance of subaqueous lands. Provides that a landowner may obtain a declaration from the Marine Resources Commission as to whether certain property is considered state-owned bottomlands and authorizes the Governor to sell and convey any interest that the Commonwealth retains in approximately 4.316 acres of previously filled subaqueous lands along the Lafayette River in the City of Norfolk to Thornton Hall of Norfolk LLC and 0.051 acre to Thornton Hall Inc. in accordance with § 28.2-1200.1, which provides that the Commonwealth may convey previously filled subaqueous lands to private parties in an amount equivalent to 25 percent of the assessed value of the specified parcel, exclusive of buildings or other improvements.
Patron - Alexander

Failed

F HB303

Moratorium on the harvest of menhaden for commercial purposes. Decreases the annual cap on the harvest of menhaden for commercial purposes by 20 percent each year for five years until a moratorium is reached beginning in 2013. The moratorium will apply to the entire commercial fishery for Atlantic menhaden. Current laws set a harvest cap of 109,020 metric tons and only for the purse seine fishery for Atlantic menhaden that manufactures menhaden into fertilizer, fish meal, and oil.
Patron - Nichols

F SB377

Crab pots; unauthorized taking of crabs. Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor to take crabs from a crab pot unless authorized by the licensed and identified owner. The punishment for a Class 3 misdemeanor is a fine of not more than $500.
Patron - Stuart

Carried Over

C SB528

Marine Resources Commission; permits in emergency situations. Allows the Commissioner to waive the normal permitting requirements during emergency situations if he finds that such obligations are inadequate to protect, maintain, or repair existing public water, wastewater, and other utility systems.
Patron - Houck

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