Legislative Update 2-15-12

February 15, 2012

SB464, the last Sunday hunting bill still alive before the General Assembly  was defeated in the House Agriculture Committee. 
This version of the bill would have allowed hunting on private lands.  An amendment was offered by the patron, Senator Ralph Northam, to expand the language to include Virginia Wildlife Management Areas and approved military bases but the amendment [...]

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Support the Cardin-Cochran & Klobuchar Amendments in the Federal Transportation Bill

February 14, 2012

As the GOP loses support for its House transportation bill that would eliminate all federal funding for bike-ped and Safe Routes to School, they’re breaking it into three pieces to be debated and voted on separately.
We can restore bike-ped and Safe Routes to School by supporting the Cardin-Cochran and Klobuchar amendments. Rails to Trails [...]

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Central Virginia Bike Projects in High Gear

February 10, 2012

Belle Isle mountain bike skills park – courtesy of IMBA

New trails in Dogwood Dell, the Belle Isle mountain bike skills park, the Virginia Capital Trail approaches completion, and sharrows coming to The Fan — the Richmond Times-Dispatch has the story.

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Legislative Update 2-9-12

February 9, 2012

Although SB683, part of which contained some Sunday Hunting in Loudon county under the title of “Tick Control” in an effort to reduce the Lyme Disease up in that area, got the attention of the usual cast of anti-Sunday Hunting groups, it appears that it really was a sincere effort at “Tick Control” and not [...]

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Legislative Update 2-2-12

February 2, 2012

A very short report today, as both Champe & I went down to the GAB for the Senate Ag meeting this afternoon.
Luckily the only bill on the docket that we were interested in, SB571/State Park Campgrounds to set camping fees at or above the mean fee charged at private campgrounds, was heard 2nd, and Patron [...]

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Officials Learn About Bike Benefits

February 2, 2012

US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar

As reported in Bud’s legislative update,  officials had a chance to learn  about the benefits that bike touring brings to communities.  US Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar and Director of the National Park Service,  Jon Jarvis were in Richmond February 1,  to hold a tourism town hall meeting in [...]

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Legislative Update 2-1-12

February 2, 2012

Sorry to be late in reporting, but after my 5th meeting of the day, I went directly to the U of R basketball game and have just gotten home.
7:00 a.m. House Trans Sub 2 heard HB785, Del. Lopez’ following too closely bill with Del. Betsy Carr, the second D on the committee, absent so [...]

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Keep Sundays Bullet-Free

February 1, 2012

Sunday hunting bills are now dead for 2012. Thanks to all who came out to support bullet-free Sundays.
(Dear) Members of the House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee:
On behalf of bicyclists and other outdoor users across the Commonwealth, I would ask you to oppose the various Sunday hunting bills being considered before the Committee.
There [...]

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Urgent: Act Now to Save Federal Bike-Ped Funding

January 30, 2012

Update: the Petri-Johnson amendment has been defeated. But the current House bill will not survive the Senate, and the Senate has a bill of their own.
Once again, pro-highway forces in Washington are trying to cut all bike-ped funding from the federal transportation budget, as the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act heads through [...]

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Legislative Recap 1-30-12

January 30, 2012

A much smaller list of bills to be concerned with, as we approach the mid-point of the legislative session.
Still alive, and probably being heard this week, although dockets have not yet been posted, are…
Two bills in House Transportation Sub Committee 2 @ 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday:

HB 706 Stop for Pedestrians in a Marked Crosswalk
HB 785 [...]

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