Hydroelectric plant; revenue sharing agreement among certain localities.
Summary
Requires the Counties of Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, and Wise and the City of Norton to enter into a perpetual revenue sharing agreement regarding a certain electric storage or generation facility to be located in one of these localities. The measure establishes the percentage of the revenue to be allocated to each locality and provides that the host locality shall receive an additional share of six percent of the revenue. Any direct costs of infrastructure improvements incurred by the host locality for purposes of the facility will be allocated among the localities in the same proportion as the revenues from the facility. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 11, 2018
Signed Mar 5, 2018
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2018
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 5, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 206 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (98-0)
house of delegates
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB780S1
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106147D-S1
legislature
Jan 11, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Jan 11, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104617D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AB
A. Benton "Ben" Chafin
RRepublican
Co
CW
Charles W. Carrico, Sr.
RRepublican
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