http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,101,0,0,html PEC joins with partner organizations to promote thriving communities and healthy natural resources in the Shenandoah Valley, the central Piedmont, the Journey Through Hallowed Ground corridor and greater D.C. http://pecva.org/_images/logos/pec/Logo336633-113x82-5bit.gif http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,101,0,0,html Piedmont Environmental Council 60 en (OPPOSE) This bill requires the Department of Taxation to publish a list of the appraised value and amount of land preservation tax credits issued for each conservation easement, creating a major invasion of privacy while doing little to prevent abuse. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,717,4345,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,717,4345,-1,html (OPPOSE) This bill, and accompanying SB 639, threaten to reallocate general funds to priority transportation projects and undermine localities ability to have transportation plans that do not match VDOT's Six-Year Improvement Plan. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,721,4344,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,721,4344,-1,html (OPPOSE) This bill exempts alternative onsite septic systems from operation and maintenance requirements if they are located in areas with low population densities. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,716,4340,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,716,4340,-1,html (OPPOSE) This bills would permit land fill gas to qualify for the Renewable Portfolio Goal. It is one of several bills filed this year that would weaken the Commonwealth's Renewable Portfolio Goal rather than strengthening it. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,4326,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,4326,-1,html (OPPOSE) This is one of several bills filed this year that would weaken the Commonwealth's Renewable Portfolio Goal rather than strengthening it. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,4325,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,4325,-1,html (SUPPORT) Adjusts the mix of energy sources that qualify as satisfying the requirements of the renewable energy portfolio standard program and limits the amount of renewable energy generated outside Virginia or its coastal waters that can qualify. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,4324,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,4324,-1,html (SUPPORT) This bill allows the Tax Commissioner for good cause to request a second appraisal of any donation generating a land preservation tax credit. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,719,3754,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,719,3754,-1,html (OPPOSE) This bill specifies that a locality cannot require the owner of an alternative onsite sewage system to enter into a performance agreement ensuring the locality against liability if the systems fail. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,716,3740,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,716,3740,-1,html (OPPOSE) This bill, and accompanying HB 1248, threaten to reallocate general funds to priority transportation projects and undermine localities ability to have transportation plans that do not match VDOT's Six-Year Improvement Plan. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,721,3739,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,721,3739,-1,html (SUPPORT) This bill allows utilities to waive standby charges for systems between 10 and 20 kW and only permits them to charge when there are more than 1000 customers with that size system. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,3736,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,3736,-1,html (OPPOSE) This bill exempts alternative onsite sewage systems installed prior to January 1, 2010 with flows less than 1,000 gallons per day from the requirements for operation and maintainance outlined by the State Board of Health Regulations. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,716,3735,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,716,3735,-1,html Find out more about the bills related to transportation that PEC is working on this session. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,718,3688,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,718,3688,-1,html (OPPOSE) Contains several provisions restricting the Department of Health's oversight of the requirements for and the review of onsite treatment works submitted by professional engineers. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,718,3690,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,718,3690,-1,html (TRACKING) This bill has undergone massive edits and no longer poses the significant threats previously described. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,718,3687,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,718,3687,-1,html (SUPPORT) As amended, this bill would require annual reporting by the Department of Conservation and Recreation on riparian buffers that are protected through donated conservation easements. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,719,3670,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,719,3670,-1,html (SUPPORT) This change allows the Tax Commissioner for good cause to request a second appraisal of any donation of property which generates $2.5M in tax credits. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,719,3668,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,719,3668,-1,html VDOT is proposing a new road called The Tri-County Parkway, proposed for land in Prince William and Loudoun Counties. The road would also go through the Manassas National Battlefield Park. Read more about the project and how it will damage parkland. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,103,3519,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,103,3519,-1,html OPPOSED: This bill provides a waiver from written examination for licensure as an installer of alternative onsite sewage systems. (UPDATE: continued over to 2011) http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,628,2901,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,628,2901,-1,html OPPOSE: This bill would remove a localities' ability to require wetlands or stream mitigation within the jurisdiction that has been impacted. (Passed both the House & Senate) http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,630,2900,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,630,2900,-1,html SUPPORT: This bill would designate a portion of the Hughes River in Culpeper, Madison, & Rappahannock Counties--to the State Scenic Rivers System. (UPDATE: This bill passed the House and is being considered by the Senate) http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,630,2869,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,630,2869,-1,html