Sponsored bills
Authorizes the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to convey to Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion Virginia Power) an easement and rights-of-way needed for constructing and maintaining an underground electric transmission line across the Rappahannock River in Middlesex and Lancaster Counties. The bill provides that none of the right-of-way property that lies within the Baylor Survey shall be considered part of the natural oyster beds, rocks, and shoals of the Commonwealth.
Designates the third full week of March, in 2018 and in each succeeding year, as Women Veterans Week in Virginia.
Reconstitutes the Virginia Women's Monument Commission by adding to the membership the Architectural Historian of the Capitol Square Preservation Council; allowing the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the Secretary of Administration, and the Librarian of Virginia to appoint a designee to serve in their place; and granting ex officio members voting rights privileges. The resolution also provides that the dedication of the monument shall be coordinated by the Clerk of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Delegates, and the Secretary of Administration.
Prohibits the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services from requiring that commercially slaughtered or processed rabbits that are offered for sale or service be slaughtered or processed under a voluntary inspection program administered by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) or the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Such rabbits shall still be subject to applicable provisions of Chapter 51 (§ 3.2-5100 et seq.) (Food and Drink) of Title 3.2. The bill also directs the State Board of Health to adopt regulations allowing the receipt by restaurants for sale or service of rabbits that are slaughtered or processed in a facility that complies with the relevant VDACS regulations.