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The Virginia master gardener handbook
No full textcompiled, revised and edited by Diane Relf, Judy Schwab, Elissa Steeves, Virginia NathanRevised January 198
Water in the 2007 Virginia General Assembly
No full textThe 2007 Virginia General Assembly convened January 10, adjourned February 24, and held a reconvened (“veto”) session on April 4. During the session, the Assembly considered 3427 measures (3069 introduced in this session and 358 continued from the 2006 session). This year’s “short session” Assembly also considered amendments to the 2006-08 biennial state budget. In this article, Virginia Water Central lists 150 measures in the 2007 Assembly that dealt with water resources or with land activities with a relatively direct impact on water. The list also includes some bills that may affect water resources indirectly, such as certain bills about air pollution, electricity generation, or transportation. Water Central’s list comes from the Legislative Information Service (LIS) Web site, at http://leg1.state.va.us. Most measures were located by searching the following LIS subject categories: Budget; Conservation; Energy Conservation and Resources; Fisheries and Habitat of Tidal Waters; Game, Inland Fisheries and Boating; Water and Sewer Systems; and Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors. Water Central’s list is organized alphabetically by these LIS categories. A few bills found in other categories are included under “Miscellaneous” at the end of the list (with the LIS category indicated). Bills are listed under only one category, even if LIS listed them more than once. Within each category, bills are listed in order of their bill number, using the following abbreviations: HB = bill started in House of Delegates; HJ = joint resolution started in the House; SB = bill started in the Senate; and SJ = joint resolution started in the Senate. Detailed information about the bills is available at the LIS Web site. Water Central does not claim that out list includes all bills that potentially could affect Virginia’s water resources.This article appeared in the May 2007 issue of Virginia Water Centra
Virginia 4-H Foundation Newsletter
No full textThe Virginia 4-H Foundation newsletter contains highlights of recent impacts and successes related to philanthropic support of Virginia 4-H. Volume 2, Issue 3 includes a message from the chair, as well as pieces on the 53rd Virginia State 4-H Championship Horse and Pony Show, Virginia 4-H License Plate, 4-H Shooting Education Program Highlights, Virginia 4-H Volunteers, and the Virginia Tech Office of Gift Planning
Water-Related Bills in the 2008 Virginia General Assembly
No full textThe 2008 Virginia General Assembly session opened January 9 and adjourned March 13. Work on the biennial state budget required a few additional days beyond the scheduled adjournment date of March 8. The legislature considered 3322 bills and resolutions, passing 1654, rejecting 1351, and carrying 317 over to 2009. The reconvened session, when legislators consider the governor’s recommendations or vetoes, took place April 23. In this article, Virginia Water Central lists over 180 measures in the 2008 Assembly that dealt with water resources or with land activities with a relatively direct impact on water. The list also includes some bills that may affect water resources indirectly, such as certain bills about air pollution, electricity generation, or transportation. The bills listed below were located by searching the Legislative Information System (LIS) Web site (http://leg1.state.va.us) under various subject categories related to natural resources. Descriptions of the bills in this inventory were taken from bill summaries at the LIS site; the Water Center has edited the descriptions in some cases for clarity, emphasis, or space. The bills are grouped in the LIS categories in which they were found (with a few exceptions, such as bills found under “Study Commissions”). For bills that LIS listed in more than one category, Water Central has listed them below in one relevant category. Within each category, bills are listed in order of their bill number, using the following abbreviations: HB = bill started in House of Delegates; HJ = joint resolution started in the House; HR = House resolution; SB = bill started in the Senate; and SJ = joint resolution started in the Senate. Water Central does not claim that our list includes all bills that potentially could affect Virginia’s water resources. This article notes companion and related bills where possible, but Water Central does not guarantee that all such connections are identified in this list. For more information about Virginia legislation (including summaries of all bills in the current and past sessions) visit the LIS Web site at http://leg1.state.va.us. You may also get information on bills by phoning toll-free (877) 391-FACT (House of Delegates) or (888) 892-6948 (Senate). The General Assembly’s Web site is http://legis.state.va.us.Published in the April 2008 issue of Virginia Water Centra
Water in the 2010 Virginia General Assembly
No full textThe 2010 Virginia General Assembly convened January 13 and adjourned March 13. The reconvened (“veto”) session was held April 21. During the session, the Assembly considered 2964 measures, passing 1598 of them, defeating 1093, and continuing 273 until 2011. The Assembly also crafted the 2010-12 biennial state budget. In this article, Virginia Water Central lists 201 measures in the 2010 Assembly that dealt with water resources directly or with activities that are likely to affect water. The list comes from the Legislative Information System (LIS) Web site, at http://leg1.state.va.us, in the categories indicated by sub-headings below. Bill summaries were also taken from LIS (edited in some cases for space or clarity). Bills are listed under only one category, even if LIS listed them more than once. The categories searched and the bills listed include all those with direct water relevance (such as bills in the “Water and Sewer Systems” category) as well as those with a potential or indirect relevance to water (such as bills dealing with land conservation and energy-efficiency, two activities that ultimately affect water resources). Water Central’s list below does not necessarily include all bills that potentially affect Virginia’s water resources (sometimes we miss some!). Within each category, bills are listed in order of their bill number, using the following abbreviations: HB = bill started in House of Delegates; HJ = joint resolution started in the House; SB = bill started in the Senate; and SJ = joint resolution started in the Senate. Numbers in the left-hand column have been added by Water Central. A table at the end of the article lists several topics and bills from the 2010 Assembly that received attention in various news media. For a selection of online news articles about water-related legislation in the 2010 Assembly, please visit the Virginia Water Central News Grouper at http://delicious.com/araflo/10VaGenAssembly. Water Central’s inventories of water-related bills in previous General Assembly sessions (1998-2009) are available online at www.vwrrc.vt.edu/legislation.html.Published in the May 2010 issue of Virginia Water Centra
Virginia 4-H Foundation Newsletter
No full textThe Virginia 4-H Foundation newsletter contains highlights of recent impacts and successes related to philanthropic support of Virginia 4-H. Volume 2, Issue 2 includes a message from the chair, as well as pieces on the State 4-H Cabinet, the State Fair of Virginia, and the Virginia Tech Office of Gift Planning
Water in the 2000 Virginia General Assembly
No full textThe Virginia General Assembly held its 2000 session from January 12 to March 10. Lawmakers considered 3,172 bills and resolutions (compared to 2,735 measures considered in 1999). Of these, 125 were water-related; that is, their provisions would have an impact on water resources or on water-related activities. To identify these water-related bills, Water Central used the Internet site of the General Assembly’s Legislative Information Service (http://leg1.state.va.us/). Using the system’s subject index, we checked the following nine categories: 1 = Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors; 2 = Water and Sewer Systems; 3 = Fisheries and Habitat of Tidal Waters; 4 = Game, Inland Fisheries, and Boating; 5 = Drainage, Soil Conservation, Sanitation, and Public Facilities Districts; 6 = Health; 7 = Conservation; 8 = Mines and Mining; 9 = Waste Disposal. Our list includes all bills found under categories 1, 2, and 3. For categories 4—9, we include only those bills that appear, from the bill summary, to have a potentially significant impact on water resources or their management. For example, some solid-waste bills are included, but others are omitted because their provisions would affect water resources only marginally. Most land-conservation measures are included, however, because land use directly impacts water resources. On the bottom of page 5 we list passed bills for which the governor subsequently recommended changes (often minor). None in our list were vetoed. The legislature considered the governor’s recommended changes at its reconvened session (the “veto session”) on April 19. Following the bill inventory is a Feature Article from the June 2000 Water Central examining bills that received the attention of various water-resource and public-policy professionals.Originally published in the April 2000 issue of Virginia Water Centra
Water in the 2006 Virginia General Assembly
No full textThe 2006 Virginia General Assembly convened January 11 and adjourned March 11, with a reconvened (“veto”) session on April 19. The legislature considered 3287 measures; among the most important business was development of the biennial state budget. Below is a list of 122 measures related to water resources or to land activities with a relatively direct impact on water. The list does not necessarily include all bills that may ultimately affect water resources. The list was compiled in 2006 from the Legislative Information Service (LIS) Web site, at http://leg1.state.va.us. The measures were located in the following LIS subject categories: Conservation; Drainage, Soil Conservation, Sanitation, and Public Facilities Districts; Energy Conservation and Resources; Fisheries and Habitat of Tidal Waters; Game, Inland Fisheries and Boating; Health; Highways, Bridges, and Ferries; Mines and Mining; Waste Disposal; Water and Sewer Systems; and Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors. The list below is organized by these LIS categories (alphabetically), with some additional sub-headings for closely related bills. Unless otherwise noted, two or more bills mentioned as “companion,” “identical,” “incorporated,” or “related” are listed under the same category. Within each category, bills are listed in order of their bill number, using the following abbreviations: HB = bill started in House of Delegates; HJ = joint resolution started in the House; SB = bill started in the Senate; and SJ = joint resolution started in the Senate. Included in the list are LIS summaries of the bills as of February 27, 2006. In some cases an LIS summary has been edited for space, clarity, or emphasis. Final bills may have had provisions in addition to or different from the summaries as of this date. For a summary of final bills, please see the current LIS Web site. For more information on a given bill, visit the LIS Web site or contact your local Delegate or Senator.Originally published in the February 2006 issue of Virginia Water Centra
Water in the 2005 Virginia General Assembly
No full textThe 2005 Virginia General Assembly convened January 12 and adjourned February 27, with a reconvened (“veto”) session on April 6. The legislature considered 3363 measures (2938 introduced this year and 425 carried over from last year); 1610 measures passed both houses, while 1753 failed. (No legislation carried over from this year, because it was the second year of a two-year Assembly, with elections scheduled for November 2005). Among the most important business was consideration of amendments to the current biennial state budget. This article lists 126 measures related to water resources or to land activities with a potential impact on water. The list came from the Legislative Information Service (LIS) Web site, at leg1.state.va.us. The measures were located by searching the following LIS subject categories: Conservation; Drainage, Soil Conservation, Sanitation, and Public Facilities Districts; Fisheries and Habitat of Tidal Waters; Game, Inland Fisheries and Boating; Health; Mines and Mining; Waste Disposal; Water and Sewer Systems; and Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors. This list of water-related bills is organized by the LIS categories (alphabetically). Where LIS listed bills under more than one category, this article places the bill in category that seemed most appropriate (no bills are listed under Health or Mines and Mining). Within each category, bills are listed in order of their bill number, using the following abbreviations: HB = bill started in House of Delegates; HJ = joint resolution started in the House; SB = bill started in the Senate; and SJ = joint resolution started in the Senate. The bill summaries were taken directly from LIS, with some editing for space, clarity, or emphasis. Water Central has numbered the bills consecutively to help refer readers from one bill to another; these numbers, however, have no legislative significance. A table on page 2 lists bills that received significant press attention, according to Water Central’s reading of several state newspapers.Originally published in the April 2005 issue of Virginia Water Centra
Helping Connect Virginia Foods to Virginia Schools
No full textThis Virginia Farm to School Resource Guide is designed to help cultivate connections between the many diverse stakeholders that support the Virginia Farm to School Program. This guide is intended to help facilitate locally and regionally-grown Virginia foods to school cafeterias and school-based meal programs. It contains research-based information, resources, and advice that can help start or expand a Farm to School initiative in your community
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