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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- Latest action
- Feb 1, 2024
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Introduced (Current step)
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What it does
Department of Environmental Quality; protectionof existing tidal and nontidal wetlands; wetland restoration andcreation; work group; report. Directs the Department of EnvironmentalQuality to establish a work group to develop (i) strategies for protectingthe existing tidal and nontidal wetlands of the Commonwealth and(ii) plans for wetland restoration and creation to address lossesand adverse impacts from human activities and climate change. Thebill specifies that such work group shall include certain relevantstakeholders and will focus on (a) evaluating existing approachesto wetland conservation strategies in the Commonwealth and otherstates, (b) identifying wetlands adaption areas where…
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