Virginia 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1122 — Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund; use of funds, conservation easements.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0389)

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 23, 2023.

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Bill Text

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57 added · 56 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 1122 clarifies the purpose of the Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund by specifying that grants can be provided to localities for acquiring land rights as well as to individuals donating conservation easements to nonprofit land trusts. This change is important because it broadens the scope of funding available for land preservation efforts, making it easier for local communities and organizations to access resources for protecting agricultural and open spaces. Overall, this enhancement aims to strengthen conservation efforts across Virginia.

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SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY –– CHAPTER E An Act to amend and reenact § 10.1-1801.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Open-Space LandsN Preservation Trust Fund;
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- 2023 SESSION CHAPTER 389 An Act to amend and reenact § 10.1-1801.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund;
R O [S 1122] Approved L L Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[S 1122] Approved March 23, 2023 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
E § 10.1-1801.1.
§ 10.1-1801.1.
D expenditures and allocations from a special nonreverting fund in the state treasury to be known as the Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund, hereinafter referred to as the Fund.
A.
The Foundation shall establish and administer the Fund solely for the purpose of providing grants in accordance with this section to localities acquiring fee simple title or other rights, interests, or privileges in property, to localities for persons conveying conservation easements to nonprofit land trusts, or to persons conveying to the Foundation fee simple title or other rights, interests, or privileges in property on agricultural, forestal, or other open-space land pursuant to the Open-Space Land Act (§ 10.1-1700 et seq.) anB, if applicable, the Virginia Conservation Easement Act (§ 10.1-1009 et seq.).
The Foundation shall establish, administer, manage, including the creation of reserves, and make expenditures and allocations from a special nonreverting fund in the state treasury to be known as the Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund, hereinafter referred to as the Fund.
1 States government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and funds from any other available sources, public or private.
The Foundation shall establish and administer the Fund solely for the purpose of providing grants in accordance with this localities for persons conveying conservation easements to nonprofit land trusts, or to persons conveyingo to the Foundation fee simple title or other rights, interests, or privileges in property on agricultural, forestal, or other open-space land pursuant to the Open-Space Land Act (§ 10.1-1700 et seq.) and, if applicable, the Virginia Conservation Easement Act (§ 10.1-1009 et seq.).
E C.
B.
The Fund shall consist of general fund moneys, gifts, endowments or grants from the United States government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and funds from any other available sources, public or private.
C.
or (iii) localities to provide funding trusts so long as such easement has a local coholder.
or (iii) localities to provide funding for projects approved by the Foundation to persons conveying conservation easements to nonprofit land trusts so long as such easement has a local coholder.
To be eligible for a grant award, the property interest shall be (a) compliant with the Open-Space Land Act (§ 10.1-1700 et seq.) or (b) a conservation easement under the Virginia Conservation Easement Act (§ 10.1-1009 et seq.), so long as the holder of such easement is the grant award.
To be eligible for a grant award, the property interest shall be (a) compliant with the Open-Space Land Act (§ 10.1-1700 et seq.) or (b) a conservation easement under the Virginia Conservation Easement Act (§ 10.1-1009 et seq.), so long as the holder of such easement is accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission or its designated subsidiary entity at the time of the grant award.
If the Land Trust Accreditation Commission accreditation is not available at the timeof of the grant application for such holder under clause (b), the Foundation shall evaluate such holder on a case-by-case basis consistent with its established guidelines.
If the Land Trust Accreditation Commission accreditation is not available at the time of the grant application for such holder under clause (b), the Foundation shall evaluate such holder on a case-by-case basis consistent with its established guidelines.
In eva1.
In evaluating grant applications, the Foundation may give priority to applications that:
1.
and which a grant has been made under this section meets the eligibility requirements of this section.
and 2.
to G.
Any open-space easement on the land substituted for land subject to an easement with respect to which a grant has been made under this section meets the eligibility requirements of this section.
Up to $100,000 per year of any interest generated by the Fund may be used for the Foundation's of 2 administrative expenses.
G.
Up to $100,000 per year of any interest generated by the Fund may be used for the Foundation's administrative expenses.
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Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0389)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 389 (effective 7/1/23)

  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023

  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023

  5. Signed by President

  6. Signed by Speaker

  7. Impact statement from DPB (SB1122ER)

  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1122ER)

  9. Enrolled

  10. VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

  11. Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

  12. Read third time

  13. Read second time

  14. Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 0-N)

  15. Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)

  16. Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources

  17. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

  18. Read first time

  19. Placed on Calendar

  20. Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)

  21. Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

  22. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1122S1

  23. Committee substitute agreed to 23105989D-S1

  24. Reading of substitute waived

  25. Read second time

  26. Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

  27. Impact statement from DPB (SB1122S1)

  28. Committee substitute printed 23105989D-S1

  29. Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (14-Y 0-N)

  30. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  31. Impact statement from DPB (SB1122)

  32. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

  33. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102840D

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