Tidal and nontidal wetlands; DEQ to establish work group to develop strategies to protect, report.
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
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- Session ended
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- Latest action
- Nov 18, 2024
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Introduced (Current step)
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What it does
Department of Environmental Quality; protection of existing tidal and nontidal wetlands; wetland restoration and creation; work group; report. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a work group to develop (i) strategies for protecting the existing tidal and nontidal wetlands of the Commonwealth and (ii) plans for wetland restoration and creation to address losses and adverse impacts from human activities and climate change. The bill specifies that such work group shall include certain relevant stakeholders and will focus on (a) evaluating existing approaches to wetland conservation strategies in the Commonwealth and other states, (b) identifying wetlands adaption…
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