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Bill #------------Description----------------------------------Patron--------------Position
HB51Comprehensive plan amendment; grants authority to local gov't to prepare & submit to public hearing.ColeNo position
HB92Renewable energy certificates; tariff filed by cooperative for electric energy.KilgoreOppose
HB95Secondary highway system; requirements for taking new streets into system. LoupassiNo position
HB132Onsite sewage systems; prohibits VDH from issuing permits that are located in a wetland.PollardSupport
HB197Secondary highway system; requirements for taking new streets into system.Ware, R.L.No position
HB222Secondary highway system; Secretary of Transportation to develop design standards for urban areas. WattsNo position
HB277Washington Bypass transportation corridor; Transportation Board to establish. AlboOppose
HB294 (SB185)Menhaden fishery; Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations for managing.CosgroveSupport
HB327Electric energy efficiency standard.PlumSupport
HB332Alternative onsite sewage systems; routine testing. MarshallOppose
HB402Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel; VDOT to accept unsolicited proposals to add physical capacity. OderOppose
HB404Transportation funding and administration; provides funding in certain localities.OderOppose
HB441Community and agricultural net metering; requires State Corporation Commission to establish programToscanoSupport
HB447Income tax; land conservation tax credit fee limitations.Ware, R.L.Support
HB533 (SB112)Natural gas utilities; cost recovery for certain infrastructure improvement costs. NixonSupport
HB552Vested rights; includes right to replace failed septic system. MarshallOppose
HB756 (SB601)Offshore drilling; royalties to be deposited in Transportation Trust Fund. StolleOppose
HB779Northern Virginia transportation projects. LeMunyonOppose
HB787 (SB394)Offshore energy resources; production & development permitted 50 miles off Atlantic shoreline. VillanuevaOppose
HB805Royalties from offshore drillingPoindexterOppose
HB856Speed limits; increases on highways where it is presently 65 mph to 70 mph. CarricoOppose
HB881 Solar energy collection devices; no community association shall prohibit installation or use. BaCoteSupport
HB1027Electric utility rates; added returns.PollardSupport
HB1048Motor vehicles; increases passing distance when approaching bicycles, etc. KorySupport
HB1059Transportation Capital Projects Bond Act of 2010; created. MarshallOppose
HB1061Transportation Bond Act of 2010; created. MarshallOppose
HB1135Wastewater discharge permits.MorganSupport
HB1137Ground water withdrawal permit fees.MorganSupport
HB1220Stormwater management regulations; extends effective date that establishes local program criteria. Hugo 
HB1222Voluntary Solar Resource Development Fund; grant program.  EbbinSupport
HB1236Information on energy conservation.   ToscanoSupport
HB1274Energy mandates; SCC and JLARC prepare an assessment of economic impact on customers. HugoOppose
HB1300 (SB128)Air Pollution Control Board; regulations under the Clean Air Interstate Rule.KilgoreOppose
HB1319 Carbon dioxide emissions; defers USEPA enforcement of any standards or cap and trade provisions.R.G. MarshallOppose
HB1357Department of Environmental Quality; carbon dioxide. MorefieldOppose
HB1358Electric utility rate structures; advancing conservation and efficiency. KeamSupport
HB1369Secondary Street Acceptance Requirements; VDOT to reconsider. PoindexterOppose
HJ119Study; U.S. Route 1 Corridor; reportSurovellNo position
SB71Energy efficiency resource standard; establishedMcEachinSupport
SB103Transportation, Chief Executive Officer for; abolishes office of Transportation Commissioner.McDougleOppose
SB109Green Public Buildings Act; created.PetersenSupport
SB111Electric utilities; rate structure.PetersenNo position
SB112 (HB533)Natural gas utilities; cost recovery for certain infrastructure improvement costs. PetersenSupport
SB128 (HB1300Air Pollution Control Board; regulations under Clean Air Interstate Rule. McDougleOppose
SB150Energy Efficiency Programs; rate recovery options for utilitiesStuartOppose
SB181Agreements under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 and the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002.StoschOppose
SB185 (HB294)Menhaden fisheryNorthamSupport
SB228Pedestrians crossing highways; duties of vehicles to stop to allow at marked crosswalks.BarkerSupport
SB290Board for Housing and Community Development; Green Building Code. DeedsSupport
SB374Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals; installer of alternative onsite sewage systems.PuckettOppose
SB394 (HB787)Offshore energy resources.WagnerOppose
SB442Joint Commission on Administrative Rules; authority to suspend a regulation.WagnerOppose
SB450Mandatory renewable energy portfolio standard program.WhippleSupport
SB546Railroad rights-of-way; passage permitted for access to lands used for recreational purposes, etc. EdwardsSupport
SB564Coal surface mining; refuse control. TicerSupport
SB566Careless driving; passing other vehicles or following too closely. TicerSupport
SB601Royalties from offshore drilling.WagnerOppose
SB647Energy mandates; SCC and JLARC prepare an assessment of economic impact on customers. WatkinsOppose
SB565Installation of voltage regulation technologies; recovery of costs.TicerNo position
SB601Royalties from offshore drilling.WagnerOppose
SJ94Motor fuel tax; joint subcommittee to study desirability of replacing with mileage-based fee. MillerSupport
HB833Asbestos, Lead, Mold, and Home Inspectors, Board for; regulation of home energy auditors. SurovellSupport

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