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Virginia League of Conservation Voters ould you be surprised to learn that challenged and seldom have to address substantive You don’t score points with voters for dropping ninety-one percent of Virginians policy issues. Fewer and fewer voters are engaged the ball on their quality of life! I urge you to take across the state say the environ- in the electoral process and don’t turn out to vote. some time to review the voting records of your Wment is important to them? According to the And the cycle perpetuates itself. representatives. As in other years, many bills latest survey designed by Dr. Quentin Kidd of This is an election year for all 140 House and were killed in subcommittee or failed to receive Christopher Newport University, nearly three- Senate legislative seats in Virginia. At the time of a recorded full committee vote but VALCV staff fifths say environmental protections are generally publication, we do not know if the Virginia line- has carefully selected votes from what was avail- good for the economy. I certainly hope our elected drawing will be approved, but we do know that able. Any vote that appears in our Scorecard grid officials receive copies of this report because it our challenge will be to educate, advocate, and was a bill that we lobbied and on which we com- may convince them that voters do not demon- mobilize on behalf of conservation. Most Virgin- municated our position. ize environmental protections like some special ians do not swing to extremes. They may not be We hope that you will value our Scorecard as an interest groups would have them believe. While wrapped in the flag picketing the capitol building essential accountability tool. On behalf of the de-funding government receives a lot of media on clean water and land conservation but they VALCV Board of Directors, Advisory Council, attention now, our Virginia citizens consistently know they have much to protect in our beauti- and staff, I thank you for joining us in our efforts say that they would be willing to pay more for ful Commonwealth and they feel the weight of to lobby and “keep score” as we elevate conserva- environmentally sound practices and products. previous generations who laid the cornerstone on tion as a top priority in Virginia. More than three-fifths say they would pay higher preservation. fees to clean-up the Chesapeake Bay! We want our legislators to learn about what mat- Lisa M. Guthrie So why does this disconnect exist between the ters in Virginia and to make those concerns their Executive Director values of citizens and the voting records of some priorities. We grow impatient when our environ- Virginia League of Conservation Voters elected officials? Some of the tone-deafness can ment becomes a partisan political football with be attributed to partisan gerrymandering. When which points are attempted for national notoriety. the majority party can draw lines to protect incumbents rather than to reflect the interests of a community, competitive districts become an endangered species. Candidates are often not DearVirginia ConservationVoter Sandbridge/Back Bay Border at Sunrise by Paul Showalter of Williamsburg. Courtesy of Scenic Virginia. our purpose and renewable energy as well as sweeping trans- a proud tradition worth portation reform came before lawmakers for their preserving The Virginia League of Conservation Voters consideration this session. The issue of redistrict- (VALCV) is the non-partisan political action We Virginians cherish our heritage. We also ing was also an extremely important component voice of Virginia’s conservation community. love our land. We all want clean air, clean water, to this legislative session. Together, this legislation VALCV takes its franchise from the local, protection of our farmland and forests, and pres- has a sweeping impact on the quality of life all regional and state conservation groups that define ervation of our historical landmarks. Too often, Virginians are able to enjoy. our issues and priorities. Because most of these however, our government has allowed our history groups have a 501(c)(3) non-profit status, and We believe that environmentally concerned citi- to be paved over, our air and waters to become therefore cannot engage in electoral politics, we zens represent a huge potential force in electoral polluted, and our productive land to be wasted by undertake that effort on their behalf. politics. In fact, many candidates across Virginia poorly planned development. Virginia deserves have begun addressing the concerns of conserva- VALCV’s mission is to preserve and enhance the elected officials who are responsive to the people tion voters like never before. Too often, however, quality of life for all Virginians by making con- and the needs of the environment. We must urge candidates for elected office are not asked by the servation a top priority with Virginia’s elected our elected officials to accept the challenge to public or the media to articulate their positions officials, political candidates and voters. protect Virginia’s natural resources, our abun- on conservation issues. We must continue to show dant wildlife, and our irreplaceable historic sites. The 2011 General Assembly session showed that that conservation concerns such as sprawl, the Virginians care about the integrity of the Com- our legislative priorities extend beyond the typical quality of our drinking water, the disposal of our monwealth that is left to our children; our elected environmental areas of concern like air and water waste, and the sanctity of our remaining open officials should too. quality. Legislation targeting energy efficiency spaces are increasingly important issues to voters.

What’s Inside 2011 Legislative Heroes ...... 2 General Assembly Highlights ...... 6 Scorecard Vote Key...... 10 Who Carried Good and Bad Bills in 2011? ...... 13 DearVirginia ConservationVoter 2011 Legislator Scores ...... 17 and 20 Sandbridge/Back Bay Border at Sunrise by Paul Showalter of Williamsburg. Courtesy of Scenic Virginia.  - Conservation Scorecard 2 011

ur Legislative Heroes show special dedication to conservation priori- ties. Nine Senators and 25 Delegates voted the right way every time on the bills VALCV selected for the 2011 Scorecard. These legisla- Otors deserve a special show of support for their hard work, integrity, and dedica- tion to environmental concerns—especially when that is the toughest vote.

Senator John S. Senator Janet D. Senator Mamie E. Senator L. Louise Senator David W. Edwards Howell Locke Lucas Marsden

Senator A. Donald Senator John C. Senator Yvonne B. Senator Richard L. McEachin Miller Miller Saslaw Legislative heroes Number of legislators who

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Del. Robin A. Abbott Del. Kenneth C. Del. Robert H. Brink Del. David L. Alexander notable number Bulova  - Conservation Scorecard 2 011

Del. Betsy B. Carr Del. Adam P. Ebbin Del. David L. Del. Eileen Filler- Del. Charniele L. Del. Patrick A. Hope Del. Mark. L. Keam Englin Corn Herring

Del. Kaye Kory Del. Jennifer L. Del. Delores L. Del. Paula J. Miller Del. Joseph D. Del. Kenneth R. Del. James M. Scott McClellan McQuinn Morrissey Plum

Del. Mark D. Sickles Del. Scott A. Surovell Del. Luke E. Torian Del. David J. Toscano Del. Jeion A. Ward Del. Onzlee Ware Del. Vivian E. Watts  - Conservation Scorecard 2 011

y picking up this Scorecard, you’ve taken will be gearing up, with many more conservation an important step toward protecting Vir- bills for your legislators to consider. Use the legis- Legislative Heroes 100% Voting Record for 2011 ginia’s environment. Knowing how your lative district maps and directory listed later in Senate Party District legislators vote on key bills is a key step toward the Scorecard to identify and contact your del- B Edwards D 21 holding them accountable and making conserva- egate and senator. If you can’t tell where your Howell D 32 tion a top priority in Virginia government. Our district is, you can use the “Who’s My Legislator” Locke D 2 annual Conservation Scorecard records the most utility on the General Assembly’s website Lucas D 18 important conservation votes of each legisla- (http://legis.state.va.us). Marsden D 37 McEachin D 9 tive year and is distributed to VALCV members, Special appreciation is certainly due for our Miller, J. D 1 Virginia environmental organizations, elected Legislative Heroes—Senators and Delegates who Miller, Y.B. D 5 officials at every level, and the news media. Now had 100% conservation voting records. This year, Saslaw D 35 in its twelfth year, the Conservation Scorecard 25 Delegates and nine Senators are on the list. House Party District Abbott D 93 has become the authoritative source on Virginia’s Legislators in the Top Quartile list and those who Alexander D 89 environmental politics. patroned good conservation bills deserve recogni- Brink D 48 As a legislative watchdog, VALCV tracks voting tion and thanks as well. (See these charts on pages Bulova D 37 records on key environmental, growth and funding 5 and 13). Carr D 69 Ebbin D 49 proposals in the General Assembly. During each ses- Our legislators will be much more likely to Englin D 45 sion we work hard to make sure legislators hear loud respond favorably to future requests if you take Filler-Corn D 41 and clear from the conservation voters in their dis- a moment now to let them know you value their Herring D 46 tricts. Then at session’s end we publish this Conserva- past efforts, especially on tough issues. And it’s Hope D 47 tion Scorecard to help voters distinguish between even more important that you let your legislators Keam D 35 the rhetoric and the reality of a lawmaker’s record. know you read the Conservation Scorecard and Kory D 38 McClellan D 71 care about their performance on conservation it’s not too late to say thanks! McQuinn D 70 issues. Write an email, make a phone call, or send (…or no thanks!) Miller, P. D 87 a letter letting them know that you saw their score Morrissey D 74 How did your legislators do this session? The and you want them to improve it! These legislators Plum D 36 2011 session has passed and the 2012 session need to know that you are watching their actions, Scott, J. D 53 Sickles D 43 Surovell D 44 Torian D 52 Toscano D 57 Ward D 92 Ware, O. D 11 Know the score Watts D 39 you know their votes, and that they should join vote does not illustrate a clear distinction between This year’s Scorecard, in addition to providing us in caring about environmental issues. You may those who support the conservation position and scores for 2011 and 2010, also includes a “lifetime” even find that by providing additional information those who do not, often that vote is not included cumulative score for each legislator. For this on these issues, you could make a crucial differ- as a Scorecard vote. This is a natural limitation of a cumulative, we have calculated the actual number ence in their votes next time! Scorecard that is particularly visible in years when of “right” votes cast by legislators since VALCV there are few significant conservation initiatives. began the Scorecard in 2000. Cumulative scores 2011 Bottom Quartile are found by dividing the number of “right” Scored 25% or Below votes by the total number of possible votes that  - Conservation Scorecard 2 011 We are happy to report that no legislators scored 2011 Top Quartile legislator has been able to cast during his or her Score of 75% to 99% below 25% on the 2011 Scorecard! legislative career. This careful process allows the Senate Party District Score Conservation Scorecard to give a clear picture of a how the scorecard votes Barker D 39 86% legislator’s long-term performance. were chosen Colgan D 29 86% Deeds D 25 88% Remember that we must not permanently chastise VALCV is an advocate for a wide spectrum of Herring D 33 89% legislators for their poor performance—we believe conservation initiatives while opposing ill-con- Houck D 17 86% in “conservation salvation.” Every legislator has ceived legislation that takes Virginia’s environ- Marsh D 16 88% room for improvement and we should be support- mental protections backward. We create this Northam D 6 91% ive, encouraging them each session. And we must Petersen D 34 90% annual Conservation Scorecard to illustrate the also not take legislators’ good performance for Puller D 36 89% performance of our elected officials during the granted—they still need to hear our message from Reynolds D 20 82% conservation-minded constituents. legislative session on bills that have an impact on Ticer D 30 82% conservation issues. Experts from Virginia’s con- Whipple D 31 91% servation organizations make recommendations to House Party District Score Average Annual Scores VALCV on which votes should be included. If a BaCote D 95 88% Year House Senate Barlow D 64 82% 2000 51% 47% 2001 54% 57% Howell, A.T. D 90 89% 2002 59% 45% Number of James D 80 83% 2003 55% 30% legislators who Lewis D 100 83% 2004 47% 59% Morgan R 98 75% 2005 40% 42% introduced pro- 2006 56% 54% 19 Pollard D 99 92% conservation bills Rust R 86 82% 2007 73% 55% 2008 73% 68% Shuler D 12 91% 2009 49% 49% Spruill D 77 91% 2010 54% 58% notable number Tyler D 75 89% 2011 61% 74%

a position VALCV took VALCV 1 Bills on which Bills on 5 notable number We were not without successes in our fight not without for were We the cause that move of cleanmeasures energy to report happy are We jobs forward. and green in will law that the following become measures House Bill 1686 (Toscano) the Commonwealth: the Statedirects Corporation to Commission authorize at least four small-scale solar energy sites in distributed demonstration generation This will allow Virginia to the Commonwealth. that would reduce energy costs; and inclining and energy reduce would that costs; block rates (Senate Bill that 907/McEachin) We energyencouraged customers. savings by to educatewill continue and utility legislators advancement the and promote companies of important energy renewable and efficient money and create consumers to save measures new job opportunities.

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- constructing new ones to meet green standards constructing standards new to meet green ones energynot even did measures jobs and green a hearing in committee. receive lackThe General of enthusiasm and Assembly’s support for clean energy was disap measures Virginia put have a would on passage pointing; These footing with other states. competitive more Agricultural Meter included: Net proposals which would ing (House Bill 1685/Toscano) farmers small-scale to expand their allowed have Integrated Resource renewable energy generation, Plans (Senate Bill 794/McEachin) designed to utilities to include and require environmental when calculatinghuman health impacts the cost Public the Green of their energy production; 2262/ (House Bills 1817/Hope; Buildings Act which and Senate Bill 832/Petersen) Morgan; branch agencies executive required have would older buildings or renovating and institutions covered a wide spectrumcovered rangingfrom green energyand renewable bills to forbidding the and pollution emissions of air enforcement declaring a renewable methane gas coalbed While the conservation community energy. to defeat outrageous of these the most managed sadly must we green report that many proposals, ------fter scheduled the day 46 days plus one Virginia the 2011 General of overtime, Assembly the evening on adjourned

The 2011 session saw the largest number of saw the largest The 2011 session energy and they ever introduced proposals related cal voice of Virginia’s environmental community. environmental Virginia’s cal of voice energy days. Please read on to learn more about our 2011 Please to learnon more read days. Virginia General Assembly journey as the politi may seem like a short period of time, it is amazing seem like a shortmay period of time, things canthose many of one how happen in just out the session. Then VALCV staff actively staff lob VALCV Then out the session. While 47 daysbied every at the State day Capitol. LegislativeVirginia for the Committee Conserva with our conservation Along allies, Network. tion tracked 300 bills through approximately VALCV The Virginia League of Conservation Vot The Virginia of ConservationLeague chair to ers (VALCV) the to continue is proud education, retirement, health care, public safety, safety, public health care, retirement, education, transportation. and of course, egates’ proposed changes to the $32 billion state changes to proposed egates’ funding for were points contentious The budget. A the surprisingly, Not February 27th. of Sunday, candelay be attributed to the lack of agreement Virginia the between Senate Del and House of

 - Conservation Scorecard 2011 Session highlights was improved from lastyear.was improved from budgetoverall The The state’s economic outlook, austere, while still funding of legislation related toourimpact on ourclimate. intheimplementation agency assisting any federal and would have prohibited from any stateagency standards may which beadopted inthefuture efficiency energy beingsubjecttoany federal from have exemptedresidential all buildingsin Virginia would which 1397(BobMarshall) House Bill us backwards inourprogress. included:These bills related that soughttomove bills number ofenergy Additionally, we were a successfulindefeating community.local costs incurred by create andwill theschool jobsin consumption;their energy thereby lowering utility solar panelstoreduce toinstall allowaschool will projects.able energy For example, thisfinancing tofinance municipal theability renew Authority 2389 (Pollard) Resources allowthe will Virginia or commercial establishment; andHouseBill occupiedbystructure anonprofit organization, tion, ataresidence, oroperationofsolardevices projects thatinvolve theacquisition, installa Development Fund provide will loansfor which Resource create theSolar 975(Whipple) Bill own site; 2191(Ebbin)andSenate HouseBill needson their ians tomeettheirindividualenergy residentialgeneration,for electric allowing Virgin market; 1983(Kilgore) HouseBill thecap raises begin toposition itselfin the renewableenergy - - - we hope will serve as a model for future asamodelfor progress. we serve hopewill root growth. that effort bipartisan This wasatrue topromote donotneedphosphorus which new marketed existinglawns, for in lawnfertilizers Ware) and2463(Lee Scott) banphosphorus will 1831(Ed andHouse Bills 1055(Stuart) ate Bill successesthisyear.biggest waterquality Sen one ofour into thebay anditswaterswasclearly limitingthedischargeofphosphorus Legislation water &airquality the2011session. ments during proposals funding accomplish andinouroverall community’s these successindefeating servation Fund.in theGeneral We are proud ofthecon have been atremendous blow tomany programs purchase oneonly highway interchange, it would ing ittotransportation. $150million might While Funddedicat General andpermanently annually the removing for $150millionfrom called which 1394(McWaters), Bill andSenate (Rust) bothof 2404 House Bill proposalsharmful included the Water Improvement Fund. Quality Other mental funding, proposals seven toraid including There were numerous attemptstoslashenviron land preservation. farm fundingfor Development Rights(PDRs) funding; andrestored of $0.7millioninPurchase Districts; restored stateparks $1.2millionfor and lion Soil Water infundingfor Conservation Civil for War Battlefieldpreservation; $1mil compromise provided anadditional $1million ------ingness toaddress themanagement needsofthe disappointingwas thelegislature’sEqually unwill impact to Virginia’s wetlands. government inpermitting tothefederal authority state’s oversight role anddelegatedagreat dealof 1623(Knight)wouldBill have weakened the wealth”; andHouse 885(Blevins) Bill andSenate oftheCommonforce withintheboundaries regarding dioxide tobe carbon andofno “void laws anyfederal andall Air Act by declaring withtheClean complying from to bar Virginia 2570(Morefield) House Bill proposed Quality; ofEnvironmentalthe Director oftheDepartment ginia’s waterprotection with lawsandvest itsolely to enterintoconsent decrees withviolatorsof Vir Water Control Board’s long-standing authority would(Knight) which have removed theState many were defeated, including: 1624 HouseBill resources.natural We are happy that toreport void theCommonwealth’s role inprotecting our soughttolessenorinsome bills cases Several Pole Perchers by Brian Lockwood ofPoquoson.by Lockwood Brian ofScenic Virginia. Courtesy -

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menhaden fishery (House Bill 2280/Cosgrove development of scoring criteria for each project Farmland Preservation Fund, to consist of funds and Senate Bill 765/Northam). Due to the Gen- to be funded by the VTIB. Our recommenda- as may be appropriated by the General Assembly eral Assembly’s unwillingness to relinquish over- tions were prudent and fiscally responsible and and any other moneys that may be made available sight of the menhaden fishery, it remains the only we are pleased that the House and Senate con- from other public or private sources. The funds fishery not managed by the experts at the Virginia ferees incorporated the majority of our proposed will be used solely for the purposes of preserv- Marine Resources Commission (VMRC). amendments in these significant measures. ing farmland in the Commonwealth and will be The House and Senate returned to Richmond Other land-use successes included: passage of administered by the Department of Agriculture in early April to handle amendments and vetoes House Bill 1820 (Lee Ware) that greatly improves and Consumer Services. VALCV was also suc- the Governor proposed to successful legislation Virginia’s land preservation tax credit program by cessful in the defeat of House Joint Resolution and to convene a special redistricting session. providing the Tax Department with more author- 619 (Rust) that would have opened up the pos- One of our successes during the regular session ity to deal with appraisals prior to tax credits sibility of placing tolls on Interstate 81 negatively was the passage of Senate Bill 1119 (McEachin) being issued and to reissue credits recaptured as a impacting local agricultural and tourism industries and House Bill 1738 (Bulova) allowing the result of an audit; Senate Bill 1105 (Hanger) and and the rural nature of the Shenandoah Valley. Department of Environmental Quality to impose House Bill 1725 (Knight) created the Virginia citizen involvement

and increase certain penalties for violators. While This year’s Conservation Lobby Day was a huge both these measures passed the House and the success with over 250 members from a wide Senate, Governor McDonnell vetoed the mea- variety of conservation organizations statewide sures citing “overly burdensome regulations.” converging on the Capitol in January. Participants The General Assembly was unable to override included members of our Legislative Contact the Governor’s veto. Team (LCT) Program which pairs volunteers transportation & land use throughout the state with their neighbors, trains The final compromise of the two omnibus trans- them on current issues and assists in facilitating portation bills (House Bill 2527/Speaker Howell meetings with their Senators and Delegates. and Senate Bill 1446/Wampler) passed during the We were also excited to have VALCV Board final hours of the General Assembly. Thanks to members travel to Richmond during the session your letters and emails, the final versions of these this year to personally lobby their representatives measures protected the Water Quality Improve- and other key decision-makers. While phone calls, ment Fund, eliminated interest-free loans from personal letters and emails are effective lobbying the Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank tools, face-to-face meetings with your Delegate (VTIB), ensured that the project loan payments and Senator are still the most important action can no longer be waived or reduced and required you can take to help us advance important issues

Richmond’s James River View by Adam N. Goldsmith of Richmond. Courtesy of Scenic Virginia ing the2011 legislature itsregular during session playeddistricts amajorrole in many decisions fac Virginia’sThe ofredrawing Senate 140Houseand redistricting &beyond issue by issue. groupsall attempttoidentifycommon ground Party’s lobbying andelection activities, and aswith ers depart. We continue will tomonitor the Tea groups eachsession andoth new arrive During to coal. toys tofood from produced in Virginia everything requirementsavoiding any healthorsafety on tion ofaproduct produced in Virginia—thus would(Cole) which have prohibited any regula ties toplandirect growth; 1438 andHouseBill ment Areas requireslaw which fast growing locali soughttorepealwhich Virginia’s UrbanDevelop 1864(Cole), andHouseBill Marshall) bothof opposed anddefeated: 1721(Bob HouseBill three bills, supporting energy which VALCV Capitol grounds. expendedagreatThey dealof on the committees andheldamid-session rally active before testifying leaders were particularly the gent from Tea Party movement. Tea Party Capitol thisyear, contin asignificant including There were faces alsomanylobbying atthe new personal, issues. face on local conservation meet withtheirelectedrepresentatives toputa around theCommonwealth makingtimeto for ful toourBoard, LCTs from andothercitizens Assembly. theGeneral during We grate are very ------elections with 51%highervoter participation. linesproduce drawn more competitive that fairly incumbents and for policy asaninsurance serve ians now understandthatredistrictingshouldnot thousandsmoreerage andspecialevents Virgin around theCommonwealth, repeated mediacov Through thisinnovative contestcampuses on tion among Virginia’s CollegesandUniversities. Competi Redistricting sponsored aLegislative process.line-drawing Additionally, ourCoalition given amore defineddecision-making role inthe this Commission bemadeand will permanent on Redistricting. hopeisthatinthefuture Our Commission Advisory Independent Bipartisan tocreateting theGovernor Virginia’s first-ever The Coalition wassuccessfulthis year in get toincumbentprotection. priority lineswithout giving bipartisan todraw Governor ing Coalition, and Assembly urgingtheGeneral Redistrict its active inthe participation Virginia throughoutdays thespring. VALCV continues Session and wasthemaintopicofmultiple Special Front Royal in the Spring by Richard A Koth of Linden. Courtesy of Scenic Virginia - - - - - tion majority in the Virginia General Assembly. General inthe Virginia tion majority aswe continueparticipation tocreate aconserva your andwelcome continued your support active landscape. rural shrinking our ever We appreciate Virginia’s ban on miningandprotecting uranium environmentalon critical issueslikemaintaining across them and campaigns thestatetoeducate andexciteddetermined towork withcandidates 2011election seasonhead intothisimportant lines are district used, ofwhich Regardless we has said, eatmyshoes.” will “I professor Dr. University Newport Kidd Quentin of litigation,”ing withoutsome sort Christopher parties.Democratic we go“If through redistrict by and challenges boththeRepublican ous court redistricting plancouldalsobethesubjectofvari anAugust intimefor 23rdcluded primary. The Act. are All hopingtohave theentire process con ofJustice,Department asperthe Voting Rights final approvalassubmitted tothe on thedistricts are andGovernor waitingfor Assembly eral goesAs our2011Scorecard topress, theGen notable number of billstracked

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Control Board members, speak at an open pub members, Board Control members cast watch and the Board lic hearing, constituting the issue, on votes their up or down HB an essential part of participatory democracy. 1624 sought a radical departure from our long The bill established system of open government. indefinitely” by “passed but was passed the House, or killed in the Senate Agriculture. on Committee was to vote “yes” 5-N – the 10-Y, Senate: 40-N; 58-Y, (House: defeat the bill) ✓ to Commission Corporation State the Requires energy solar small-scale four least at authorize Small sites. demonstration generation distributed in 2.5 years. 85 percent of all current projects are are projects of all current percent 85 years. in 2.5 permitting general shop” “one-stop handled a by reportedThe bill was the House from approach. and Chesapeake Agriculture, on Committee with substitute Resources Natural killed in the ultimately The bill was defeat was to the bill. vote Committee) Transportation House ✗ vote public up-or-down Eliminates the required HB 1624 would proceedings. enforcement on allow these important to be made decisions halls within the of the DEQ behind closed doors, severelywould This bill limit public bureaucracy. decision-making participation in environmental authority moving more by to the DEQ Director. and the municipalities, affected citizens, Presently, industries the StateWater before regulated come

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Would weaken the state’s oversight role and and role oversight the state’s weaken Would deal of authoritydelegate a great to the federal is a time limit in state law for There government. a on act the state must the issuance of a permit; permitcomplete application within 120 days or CorpsThe of the permit is automatically issued. suchEngineers has no deadline and can take as a permit as they making before deci long wish dramatic HB changes to 1623 proposes sion. the law based upon wetlands non-tidal Virginia’s The Department of a single municipality. interests Qualityof Environmental testified that the cur is operating program at peak efficiencyrent and about the program concerns any has not received manufacturing does not respect state boundaries. state boundaries. manufacturing respect does not effortsIn our to and Bay up the Chesapeake clean federal a level law establishes and air, our water passed bill The playing field for all manufacturers. on Committee Senate the in left was but house, the Labor. and Commerce ✗

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and may displace these other goods and affect these other goods displace and may and air pollution from Water interstate commerce. sold in Virginiasold in fall within the bounds of inter The with goods compete Virginia state commerce. Clause and, therefore, unconstitutional. Virginia unconstitutional. therefore, Clause and, included are goods commerce within interstate goods manufactured because similar non-Virginia consumer product safety, worker safety worker and laws safety, product consumer for our air and water quality. that set standards HBthe federal of 1438 is in violation Commerce Virginia and consumers lacks basic laws to protect citizens were the federal if laws and regulations These include as called away this bill. to go for by Labor. Labor. ✗ ity of the federal can the control under be placed but was The billpassed the House, government. left and in the Senate Commerce on Committee gases under the Clean Air Act. If Virginia If fails to Air Act. gases under the Clean permitting author programs, comply with EPA The Supreme Court ruled in Massachusetts v. U.S. U.S. v. The CourtSupreme ruled in Massachusetts Protection Environmental (2007) that the EPA greenhouse for regulating Agency was responsible consumers who should have a right the have who should to know consumers energy efficiencyabout to are theyhome a of cooling costs. to heating and as it relates purchase ✗ Virginia for good that are regulations Removes

10 - Conservation Scorecard 2011 key Scorecard vote Brothers Hay in the (PDR) program will stay in the PDR program program stay will inthePDR (PDR) bly for the State Purchase of Development Rights Ensures that money allocated by the General Assem ✓ Senate: 8-Y, 7-N–theSenate “yes” vote thebill) wasto defeat Government. Local mittee for the House, Com intheSenate butitwaskilled ofany landowner. rights property passed The bill ofany parcelchange thezoning orextinguishthe compact, traditional communities. UDAs donot UDAs planfor localities growth tofocus inmore governments infastgrowingment thatlocal these impacts andin2007establishedarequire neighborhoods. recognized Assembly The General opment more thanfor compact andtraditional scattereddevel for ment toprovide infrastructure and more andtheenviron damagingtofarmland tional communities. totaxpayers Itismore costly (UDAs) growth tofocus inmore compact, tradi UrbanDevelopment Areas planfor localities Eliminates therequirement thatfast-growing ✗ Senate: 39-Y, 0-N) House and th of future solar-related projects. The bill passed the be better positioned to understand the real viability demonstration projects, the Commonwealth will benefits of solar innovation through small-scale interest and support. By assessing the risks and lations on the grid, as well as overall consumer tion regarding the impact of solar energy instal energy industry in Virginia, and provide informa market factors that may impede or drive the solar Commonwealth with a better understanding of solar demonstration programs will provide the

Patron: G. Robert Marshall 1721:HB areas. development Urban Preservation; Virginia Farmland Preservation; Virginia HB 1725:HB Officeof Farmland Patron: Barry D.Patron: Barry Knight FundPreservation created. e Senate unanimously. (House: 61-Y, 38-N; (House: 99-Y, 0-N;

------issued but subsequently disallowed to be reissued its go unused. The bill allows credits previously Department as a result of the audit, those cred Presently, if tax credits are disallowed by the Tax mula determines the amount of tax credits issued. the appraisal submitted by the taxpayer, a for market value that is substantially different than appraiser. If the second appraisal indicates the fair independent appraisal, performed by a private $2.5 million or more. The second appraisal is an a second appraisal for tax credit applications of Gives the Tax Department the option to require ✓ tive votes to required override) theGovernor’soverride veto. waterusers.agricultural The Housewasunableto reporting” ofvoluntary commerciallevel and from ing thathewould direct agencies to the “increase McDonnellvetoedGovernor themeasure stat 1738passedboththeHouseandSenate,Bill basis. on avoluntary ing ishandled House While gallons inany singlemonth. Currently, report ofmore waterwithdraws report thanone million $1,000, upon any person whofailstoregister and Board toimposeacivilpenalty, nottoexceed Would theState Water have authorized Control ✓ Senate: 40-Y, 0-N) House and Senate unanimously. distribute for fiscal year 2011. The bill passed the months for the program to retrieve its funding to the efficiency of the program since it took seven General Assembly places it. The bill will also increase 1725 is needed to ensure that money stays where the without having to be reallocated each fiscal year. HB

Patron: L. David Bulova civil penalty. State Water ControlBoard toimposea 1738:ofwaterwithdrawals;HB Reporting Patron: R. Lee Ware, Jr. taxcredits. 1820:HB Landpreservation (58-Y 42-N, 67affirma (House: 97-Y, 0-N; - - - -

- may beenacted pursuanttofailure to meetreduc regulations that thus preventing from immunity Watershed were re-visited, Implementation Plan the removed thisexemption ifregulations from clause inthisamendment would have The sunset any ofthesefuture regulations.be exempt from As written, anyone withanestablished RMPwill made inreducingandsedimentlevels. nutrient ifnoprogressmay is have tobecome mandatory programs tions berevisitedandvoluntary will ment. Ifgoals are notmetby 2017, theregula agriculture sectornitrogen, phosphorus, and sedi setsthetarget loads for Implementation Plan to theproposed RMPlegislation. The Watershed clause This amendment would have added asunset ✓ (House: 99-Y, 0-N; Senate: 38- Y, 1-N) plans. Senate. passedtheHouse andthe The bill and ChesapeakeBay watershedimplementation sector, theagricultural from asproposed inlocal tate actual reductions andsediment innutrients does notensure thattheRMPprogramfacili will ActInformation (FOIA)requirements. 1830 HB Freedom from of targets andshieldparticipants that may beenacted pursuanttofailure tomeet regulations from 1830would immunity grant HB ia’s Watershed are notmet. Implementation Plan andsedimentgoals establishedin nutrient Virgin requirements agricultureby for 2017ifmilestone hascommitted regulatory todeveloping Virginia process. inthe regulatory methodology verification oftheRMPand thelifespan Determines ✗ Senate: 40-Y, 0-N) House and Senate unanimously. in a subsequent calendar year. The bill passed the

Patron: Edward T. Scott management plans(RMP). Amendment offered by Senator offered DaveAmendment Marsden amendment. 1830:HB clause Sunset resource 1830:HB Agriculture; (House: 99-Y, 0-N;

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11 - Conservation Scorecard 2011 - - - - (22-Y 18-N, 27 affirmative votes votes 27 affirmative (22-Y 18-N, (Senate: 39-Y, 1-N; House: 95-Y, 0-N) 95-Y, House: 1-N; 39-Y, (Senate: (7-Y, 7-N – the “no” vote was to defeat was to the bill) vote “no” 7-N – the (7-Y, Patron: A. Donald McEachin A. Patron: Patron: Richard H. Stuart H. Richard Patron: SB 1119: Permit compliance. DEQ compliance. Permit SB 1119: penalty. increases SB 1055: Fertilizer and deicing agents; Fertilizerdeicing agents; and SB 1055: report. regulation of application;

Most established lawns do not require phospho Most established lawns do not require for exemptions also provides The proposal rus. organic soil amendments and fertilizer application and for new growth. flowerbeds, gardens, to trees, of Association The Homebuilders Virginia also The bill passed the Senate supported SB 1055. House. the and ✓ session One of our successes during the regular allowing the of Senatewas the passage Bill 1119, QualityDepartment of Environmental (DEQ) civil penalties for and third second to increase BillSenate 1119 passed both the House offenses. Governor McDonnell however, and the Senate, “overly burdensome citing the measure vetoed The Senate was unable to override regulations.” veto. the Governor’s were override) required to Environmental Quality testified that the current current the that testified Quality Environmental not has and efficiency peak at operating is program in 2.5 about the program concerns any received handled are projects current all of percent 85 years. approach. permitting general shop” “one-stop a by The bill was defeated in the Commit Senate and Natural Conservation, tee for Agriculture, Resources. ✓ business-friendly sense, a common Provides to the challengeof limiting the dis approach waters and its charge of phosphorus into the bay banning phosphorus in lawn fertilizersby mar which do not need keted for existing lawns, Senate new growth. root phosphorus to promote restrict the sale of lawn fertilizersBill 1055 would phosphorusfor that contain lawn maintenance. -

- - (Senate: 34-Y, 6-N) 34-Y, (Senate:

Number of of Number Delegates who who Delegates to improve energy energy improve to 68 voted against a bill bill a against voted efficiency (HB1397) (HB1397) efficiency SB 885: Wetlands permitting. Wetlands SB 885: Harry Blevins B. Patron:

notable number government. There is a time limit in state law for There government. a on act the state must the issuance of a permit; or the days 120 within application permit complete CorpsThe Engi of permitautomaticallyis issued. neers has no such deadline and can take as long as they making a permit wish before decision. Virginia’s dramatic changes to SB 885 proposes the interests law based upon wetlands non-tidal The Departmentof of a single municipality. cumstances that make construction or renovation constructioncumstances that make or renovation SB 832 would impracticable. to the standards environment, the preserve The help costs, energy reduce productive. more students and workers make and House the in left was but Senate, the passed bill Laws. General on Committee ✗ and role oversight the state’s weaken Would deal of authoritydelegate a great to the federal of a new building greater than 5,000 gross square square 5,000 gross than of a new greater building such where a building or renovating feet size, in of the 50 percent exceeds renovation the cost of at least as to meet standards building, value of the Globes stan or Green stringent as the LEED from Exemptions be may the requirement dards. of the Department the Director of granted by General Services a finding of special cir upon - - - - (10-Y, 3-N, 3-N, (10-Y, (House: 64-Y, 33-N) 64-Y, (House: (2-Y, 13-N – the ‘yes’ vote was to was to vote ‘yes’ 13-N – the (2-Y,

atural Resources. atural Resources. SB 832: Green Public Green Buildings Act. SB 832: Petersen Chapman J. Patron: SB 814: Offshore energySB 814: resources. Donald McEachin A. Patron: HR 72: Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Greenhouse HR 72: Morefield W. James Patron:

Requires executive branch and institu agencies executive Requires enteringtions for the design phase construction 1-A – the “yes” vote was to defeat was to the bill) vote “yes” 1-A – the ✓ commercial-scale offshore wind projects. The bill offshore wind projects. commercial-scale or killed in the Senate indefinitely” by “passed was and Labor. Commerce on Committee existing drilling buffer from 50 miles to 75 miles. existing drilling buffer 50 miles to 75 miles. from by support offshore wind The bill will promote ing federal efforts to assess and issue permits for Chesapeake Bay, its fish, wildlife, and resources. resources. and wildlife, its fish, Chesapeake Bay, from the Chesapeake Bay SB 814 will protect by extending the of offshore oil spills the threat Strengthens existing law by prohibiting any explo any prohibiting Strengthens existing law by ration or drilling harm the that would activities The bill passed the House. ✓ line, improved air quality across the country, and quality the country, air improved across line, the public and protects rain, acid greatly reduced from pollutants. dozens dangerous of additional health, and spurring innovation. The Clean Air and spurring innovation. health, has successfully out of gaso Act lead phased resolutions seek to gut the Clean Air Act, a law seek to gut the Clean Air Act, resolutions history 40-year with a proven of cost-effectively human protecting pollution, cutting dangerous to comply with EPA programs, our permitting programs, to comply with EPA authoritythe under can and placed be taken away These types of of the federal government. control This House-only resolution encourages Federal encourages resolution This House-only Virginia exempt that would fromlegislation Virginia If fails enforcement. Clean Air Act Senate Committee for Agriculture, Conservation, Conservation, Senate forAgriculture, Committee and N amend the bill) ✗ tion targets. This amendment was offered in the in the was offered amendment This targets. tion

12 - Conservation Scorecard 2011 Stuart Senator Northam Senator Delegate Ware, R.L. Delegate Cosgrove Delegate Bulova Delegate Purkey Water Hanger Senator Senator Whipple Delegate Ware, R.L. Delegate Knight Land Conservation McEachin Senator Senator Whipple McEachin Senator PetersenSenator McEachin Senator McEachin Senator Delegate Pollard Delegate Morgan Delegate Ebbin Delegate Kilgore Delegate Hope Delegate Toscano Subject Delegate Toscano Energy Bill Delegate Keam Delegate LeMunyon Citizen Involvement Legislator bills supportedbyVALCV bills. multiple conservation Note thatonlyonePatron “extra” isallocated credit per legislator. Somelegislators patroned on theScorecard. patrons. belowour2011bill for thechart See abill.soring These patrons will receive an additional “plus” column vote inaseparate legislationthose legislatorswhotook by theinitiative topromote spon conservation League ofConservation Virginia The of Voters wishesto ackowledge theefforts the importanceofbillpatrons

SB 1055 SB 765 2463 HB 2280 HB HB1738 1656 HB SB 1105 SB 974 1820 HB 1725 HB SB 1119 SB 975 SB 907 SB 832 SB 814 SB 794 2389 HB 2262 HB 2191 HB 1983 HB 1817 HB 1686 HB 1685 HB 1566 HB 1566 HB

Fertilizer anddeicingagents Menhaden fishery Fertilizer anddeicingagents Menhaden fishery ofwaterwithdrawals Reporting Menhaden fishery Farmland Fund Preservation Virginia Income tax; bestmanagement practices agricultural taxcredits preservation Land Farmland PerservationVirginia Fund Permit compliance; DEQ penalties Voluntary Resource Development Fund Solar schedules utilities;rate Electric block inclining Green BuildingsAct Public resources energy Offshore utilities;Electric resource integrated plan projects energy Renewable Green BuildingsAct Public Voluntary Resource Development Fund Solar metering Net energy Green BuildingsAct Public solargeneration Distributed metering netenergy Agricultural voting recordsHouse andSenate voting recordsHouse andSenate - Puckett Senator

Senator McWatersSenator Obenshain Senator Blevins Senator Delegate Morefield Delegate Scott Delegate Knight Delegate Marshall, R.G. Senator McWatersSenator Obenshain Senator Stuart Senator Delegate Rust Delegate Cosgrove Delegate Cole Delegate Marshall, R.G. Delegate Cosgrove Land Useand Transportation Delegate Knight Land Conservation Puckett Senator Senator Wampler Delegate Morefield Delegate Morefield Delegate Morefield Delegate Poindexter Delegate Cole Delegate Marshall, R.G. Energy Legislator legislator regarding our position prior to the bill’s consideration.has not been reflected in their overall Scorecard score. VALCVThe legislatorscommunicated listed with everybelow sponsored bills opposed by the conservation community. bills opposedbyVALCV This Water

SB 1462

SB 1283 SB 1277 SB 885 2519 HB 1830 HB 1623 HB

SB 1394 SB 1206 SB 869 HJ 619 2503 HB 1864 HB 1721 HB 1582 HB 1624 HB SB 1392 SB 1111 72 HR 2470 HB 2237 HB 2123 HB 1438 HB 1398 HB 1397 HB il Subject Bill VDOT review andreviseregulations review VDOT to projects transportation transportation planning transportation Year-end ofgeneral fundbalance surplus oversight Onsite treatment works, of Health Department Impacts towetlands Water protection permits Agriculture resource management plans Wetlands permitting State sales&usetaxrevenue,State for portion Traffic impact analysis Urban development areas Tolling ofhighways Transportation Comission Review Regulatory Urban development areas Urban development areas Virginia Transportation Bank Infrastructure Executive Director ofEnviornmentalQuality,Department powers of coalbed methanegas standard program; portfolio energy Renewable Incentive taxcredit CoalEmployment andProductionVirginia Greenhouse gasemissions Prohibits dioxide restrictions on emissions carbon coalbed methanegas standard program; portfolio energy Renewable charge elimination permits miningoperations;Coal surface dis pollutant laworregulationtate notsubjecttofederal Goods produced ormanufactured withinthes Air pollutionemissions standards efficiency Residential energy

13 - Conservation Scorecard 2011 - - - Senator R. Edward R. Houck Senator Dave Marsden Senator Howell William Speaker J. Chris Jones S. Delegate Landes Steve Delegate Scott Surovell Delegate by Robert J. Smith, III of Richmond. CourtesyVirginia. of Scenic III of Richmond. Smith, Robertby J. Guardians Colgan Charles J. Senator Louise Lucas L. Senator Saslaw Richard Senator Abbitt Watkins Delegate Riley Ingram Delegate Rust Tom Delegate is a heartfelt to a few thank you of those individuals: scorecard grid of up or down legislative votes. So, here here So, votes. grid legislative of up or down scorecard

ing a great deal of political courage, are not reflected in our our in reflected not are courage, political of deal great a ing

These actions, sometimes simple and at other times requir times other at and simple sometimes actions, These

various conservation behind the scenes. issues in the spotlight and endeavors. future their in success much conservation of friends our all wish We special thanks Session Assembly General every of pace hectic the during moments are There conservation. of cause the to hand helping a lends Senator or Delegate a when Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources his willing Resources Natural and Chesapeake Agriculture, on Committee in important role issues will the leadership to assume ness be sorely missed. the electric fight to oppose a champion in the Morgan was also Delegate Shuler Delegate has served of in the House bill in 2007. ity re-regulation on Committee of the House as a senior member and forDelegates 17 years a trusted has been Resources ally and Natural Chesapeake on Agriculture, for advocates been All four have gentlemen such as land conservation. issues - - - - Delegate Albert Senator Patricia Delegate Abbitt and Delegate Jim Shuler. and Delegate Watkins Abbitt, Delegate Clay Athey, Delegate Clay Abbitt, Athey, Watkins Delegate all of whom announced their retirement at the end of the at retirement announced their all of whom ALCV would like to extend special thanks to thanks special like to extend would ALCV Senator MaryWhippleMargaret Ticer, Pollard,

as Chairman of the Joint Study and Land Development on Committee mak Delegate Morgan has served in the House for 31 years, Tools. Use As Chairman of the House serving longest ing him the second member. areas throughout his long public service. Delegate Athey has served in public service. his long throughout areas grateful for are his service and we the House of Delegates for ten years was first elected to the House of Delegates in 1986 and has been an was first elected to the House of Delegates wildlife and recreational for advocate preservingoutspoken Virginia’s of the retirements of of the retirements Delegate Harvey Morgan legislators have received multiple 100% Scores. 100% Scores. multiple received legislators have also learned have we WinterSinceadjournment of the 2011 the Session, their service to the legislature; Delegate Pollard has a remarkable cumula a remarkable has Delegate Pollard their service to the legislature; TicerWhipple and of 97% while Senators outstand have each score tive During all of these their service, of 86% and 84% respectively. ing scores promoting rural preservation throughout their years of service. These rep These ruralpromoting preservation of service. their years throughout throughout scores boasted extremely high environmental have resentatives years serving in the Virginia House of Delegates. All three representatives representatives All three servingyears Virginiathe in House of Delegates. and natural resources Virginia’s a clear shown have dedication to protecting V 37 years individuals have these Combined, 2011 General Assembly Session. TicerWhipple and Senators each have of serviceVirginia in the legislature. has spent nine servedVirginia in the Senate Pollard and Delegate 14 years

14 - Conservation Scorecard 2011 leaders Departing legislative he 10 committees highlighted are especially important to conservation because so many bills affecting natural resources T and growth are referred to them. House Agriculture, Chesapeake House Appropriations House Commerce and Labor House Counties, Cities and Towns and Natural Resources Member Party District Score Member Party District Score Member Party District Score Member Party District Score Alexander D 89 100% Crockett-Stark R 6 45% Bell, Richard P. R 20 36% Abbitt I 59 50% Byron R 22 36% Edmunds R 60 40% BaCote D 95 88% Bulova D 37 100% Cline R 24 36% Howell, A.T. D 90 89% 1 5 - Conservation Scorecard 2 011 Cox, J.A. R 55 33% Brink D 48 100% Cosgrove R 78 50% Iaquinto R 84 45% Edmunds R 60 40% Cox, M.K. R 66 36% Hugo R 40 45% Ingram (Chair) R 62 36% Englin D 45 100% Dance D 63 73% Janis R 56 36% Knight R 81 46% James D 80 83% Howell, A.T. D 90 89% Joannou D 79 55% Kory D 38 100% Knight R 81 46% Ingram R 62 36% Johnson D 4 36% LeMunyon R 67 50% Lewis D 100 83% Joannou D 79 55% Kilgore (Chair) R 1 42% Marshall, D.W. R 14 33% Marshall, D.W. R 14 33% Jones R 76 40% Lewis D 100 83% Marshall, R.G. R 13 45% Morgan (Chair) R 98 75% Landes R 25 36% Loupassi R 68 45% McQuinn D 70 100% Orrock R 54 42% Lingamfelter R 31 36% Marshall, D.W. R 14 33% Merricks R 16 36% Plum D 36 100% Massie R 72 45% McClellan D 71 100% Morefield R 3 36% Pogge R 96 33% May R 33 45% McQuinn D 70 100% Oder R 94 36% Poindexter R 9 33% Morgan R 98 75% Merricks R 16 36% Pollard D 99 92% Scott, E.T. R 30 42% O’Bannon R 73 45% Miller, J.H. R 50 36% Poindexter R 9 33% Sherwood R 29 33% Phillips D 2 50% Morgan R 98 75% Spruill D 77 91% Shuler D 12 91% Poindexter R 9 33% Purkey R 82 42% Stolle R 83 36% Sickles D 43 100% Putney (Chair) I 19 40% Rust R 86 82% Surovell D 44 100% Torian D 52 100% Scott, J.M. D 53 100% Tyler D 75 89% Torian D 52 100% Ware, R.L. R 65 46% Sherwood R 29 33% Ward D 92 100% Ware, O. D 11 100% Wilt R 26 33% Tata R 85 45% Ware, R.L. R 65 46% Wilt R 26 33% Wright R 61 36% Ware, O. D 11 100% Committee Average 59% Committee Average 60% Committee Average 60% Committee Average 57%

Committee snapshots 50% 88% 86% 88% 50% 57% 50% 73% 38% 82% 63% 46% 86% 50% 86% 88% 63% 63% 82% 63% 63% 46% 91% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 4 8 1 5 7 5 3 14 25 17 37 16 23 38 22 30 10 29 24 17 32 18 16 13 20 35 12 40 10 31 D R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Senate Finance

Senate Transportation Senate Member Blevins Deeds Party District Houck Score Marsden Marsh McDougle McWaters J.C. Miller, (Chair) Y.B. Miller, Newman Puckett Smith Ticer Wagner Watkins Committee Average 71% Member Colgan (Chair) Party District Score Hanger Houck Howell Lucas Marsh Y.B. Miller, Norment Quayle Reynolds Saslaw Stosch Wampler Watkins Whipple Committee Average 79% 86% 88% 89% 50% 63% 73% 89% 63% 63% 63% 46% 50% 89% 88% 38% 36% 89% 63% 82% 45% 38% 38% 82% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 9 5 3 7 2 29 25 21 33 23 38 36 35 12 40 10 24 33 18 37 16 11 26 36 13 20 15 22 19 30

R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Senate Local Government Senate Labor and Commerce

Member Hanger Party District Score Member Colgan Deeds Party District Edwards Score Herring McEachin Y.B. Miller, Newman Norment Puckett Puller Saslaw (Chair) Stosch Wagner Wampler Watkins Committee Average 78% Herring Locke Lucas (Chair) Marsden Marsh Martin Obenshain Puller Quayle Reynolds Ruff Smith Stanley Ticer Committee Average 69% 50% 50% 50% 91% 36% 90% 73% 82% 45% 64% 82% 46% 91% 100% 100% 4 9 6 14 24 37 26 34 38 20 15 28 30 10 31

R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D

Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Resources Natural Member Blevins Hanger Party District Marsden Score McDougle McEachin Northam Obenshain Petersen Puckett Reynolds Ruff Stuart Ticer (Chair) Watkins Whipple Committee Average 70%

legislators

45% 45% 42% 45% 36% 45% 45% 36% 82% 33% 88% 36% 33% 36% 36% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Average score score Average 5 3

o for newly elected 8 5 85 57 21 92 30 23 40 33 70 94 86 55 49 41 95 48 69 17 34 78 o R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D notable number

House Transportation House Toscano Villanueva Ward Committee Average 63% Tata Habeeb Hugo (Chair) May McQuinn Oder Rust E.T. Scott, Ebbin Filler-Corn Garrett Member BaCote Party District Score Brink Carr Carrico Cleaveland Comstock Cosgrove J.A. Cox,

16 - Conservation Scorecard 2011 Senate scorecard Senator Colgan Blevins Barker Miller, YB Miller, J McWaters McEachin McDougle Martin Marsh Marsden Lucas Locke Howell Houck Herring Hanger Edwards Deeds District 29 14 39 11 16 37 18 32 17 33 24 21 25 5 1 8 9 4 2 Party D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Score 2011 57% 50% 38% 88% 86% 89% 50% 88% 86% 50% 86% 100% Score 2010 33% 43% 75% 64% 56% 38% 38% 38% 70% 56% 80% 89% 70% 56% 75% 30% 80% 82% Since 2000 Since Cumulative Score Score 53% 32% 82% 70% 74% 47% 85% 41% 28% 68% 79% 69% 85% 82% 80% 84% 36% 81% 85%

Residential Efficiency standards 1397 Energy HB HB ✓ ✓

not subject to manufactures within State produced or federal law. 1438 HB HB Goods ✓ ✓

Quality; powers Environmental Department of of Executive 1624 Director HB HB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗

solar generation programs; SCC demonstration Distributed to approve. 1686 HB HB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Development 1721 HB HB Urban Areas ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗

Fund created. Preservation; Preservation Farmland Farmland 1725 Office of Virginia HB HB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

amount that any taxpayer preservation may receive maximum tax credit; 1820 HB HB limits Land ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

HB 1830 HB implementation, plans; effect of management amendment Committee exclusions. Resource ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ =Right

HB 1830 HB implementation, exclusions. Gov. plans; effect of management amendments Resource 1,2,3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ oig AB=Abstained NA=ChangedVote NV =NotVoting =Wrong

Offshore energy resources; State exploration etc, and natural gas SB 814 to support oil exception. AB ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗

Buildings Act; SB 832 Green Public definitions, standards building ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗

Virginia Water SB 885 of individual (Committee requirement Protection Wetlands; or general Permit vote) ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗

Amendments. report. House dicing agents; Fertilizer and regulation of application; 1055 SB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗

SB 1119 Quality; permit Environmental Department of compliance; civil penalty procedures ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Patron Credit ✓ ✓

17 - Conservation Scorecard 2011 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Credit Patron Patron

✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ procedures civil penalty penalty civil compliance; compliance; Department of of Department Environmental Environmental Quality; permit permit Quality; SB 1119

✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ SB 1055 application; application; regulation of of regulation Fertilizer and and Fertilizer dicing agents; agents; dicing report. House House report. Amendments.

✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ vote) Permit Permit or general general or Wetlands; Wetlands; Protection Protection requirement requirement (Committee (Committee of individual individual of SB 885 Virginia Water Water Virginia

✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ building building standards definitions, definitions, Green Public Public Green SB 832 Buildings Act; Act; Buildings

✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ exception. to support oil oil support to SB 814 SB 814 and natural gas gas natural and exploration etc, etc, exploration resources; State State resources; Offshore energy energy Offshore

✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 1,2,3 Resource Resource amendments amendments management management plans; effect of effect plans; exclusions. Gov. Gov. exclusions. implementation, implementation, HB 1830

✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ Resource Resource exclusions. exclusions. Committee Committee amendment management management plans; effect of effect plans; implementation, implementation, HB 1830

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Land Land limits limits HB 1820 tax credit; credit; tax maximum maximum may receive may preservation preservation any taxpayer taxpayer any amount that that amount

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HB Virginia Virginia Office of Office 1725 Farmland Farmland Farmland Preservation Preservation Preservation; Preservation; Fund created. Fund

✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ Areas Urban Urban HB 1721 Development Development

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HB NV 1686 to approve. to Distributed Distributed demonstration demonstration programs; SCC SCC programs; solar generation generation solar

✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HB Director Director 1624 of Executive Executive of Department of of Department Environmental Environmental Quality; powers powers Quality;

✓ ✓ Goods Goods HB NV 1438 federal law. federal produced or or produced within State State within manufactures manufactures not subject to to subject not

✗ ✓ HB Energy Energy NV 1397 standards Efficiency Efficiency Residential Residential

53% 86% 82% 32% 30% 33% 85% 74% 40% 68% 29% 63% 31% 38% 36% 29% 42% 79% 38% 85% 62% Score Cumulative Cumulative Since 2000 50% 90% 78% 40% 36% 27% 90% 64% 40% 50% 44% 64% 44% 36% 44% 44% 67% 56% 78% 60% 2010 N/A Score 64% 82% 67% 63% 63% 46% 91% 74% 89% 63% 82% 45% 38% 38% 63% 50% 63% 91% 36% 90% 73% 2011 Score 100% R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D Party 7 3 6 31 27 40 10 19 12 28 30 20 15 35 22 34 38 36 13 23 26 District Average Watkins Whipple Wagner Wampler Ticer Vogel Stosch Stuart Smith Stanley Ruff Saslaw Quayle Reynolds Puckett Puller Obenshain Petersen Norment Northam Newman Senator

18 - Conservation Scorecard 2011 31 10 40 7 27 30 28 12 19 22 35 15 20 13 36 38 34 26 6 3 23 5 1 8 9 4 11 16 37 18 2 32 17 33 24 21 25 29 Name 14 39 District 2011 senateofvirginia Mary Margaret Whipple John Watkins C.William Wampler, Jr. Frank W. Wagner Holtzman VogelJill Patricia S. Ticer Richard H. Stuart Walter A. Stosch M.William Stanley K.Ralph Smith Richard L. Saslaw Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Wm. RoscoeReynolds Frederick M. Quayle Linda T. Puller P.Phillip Puckett J. Chapman Petersen Mark D. Obenshain S.Ralph Northam Thomas K. Norment, Jr. D.Stephen Newman Yvonne B. Miller John C. Miller L.Jeffrey McWaters A. Donald McEachin Ryan T. McDougle H.Stephen Martin L.Henry Marsh, III David W. Marsden L. Lucas Louise Mamie E. Locke Janet D. Howell R. Edward Houck Mark R. Herring Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. John S. Edwards R. Creigh Deeds J.Charles Colgan B.Harry Blevins George L.Barker D R R R R D R R R R D R D R D D D R D R R D D R D R R D D D D D D D R D D D R D Address Mailing Party 3556 North 3556 North Valley 22207-4445 Arlington Virginia Street P. O. 23113-0159 BoxVirginia 159 Midlothian KingParkway, Luther 101 Martin 24201 204& 301 Bristol Virginia Suites P. O. 23471 Beach Box 68008 Virginia Virginia Street, 22601 117 EastPicadilly Virginia 100-B Suite Winchester 301 KingStreet, Room 2007, 22314-3211 Alexandria Hall Virginia City P. O. Box 1146Montross 22520 Virginia Innsbrook Centre, 4551 Cox Road, Suite 110 Glen Allen Virginia13508 Booker T. 23060-6740 Washington 24121 Highway Moneta Virginia P. O. Box24002 91Roanoke Virginia P. O.Virginia 22151-0856 Box 1856Springfield P. O. 23927-0332 Box 332Clarksville Virginia P. O. 24114-0404 BoxVirginia 404Martinsville P. O.Virginia 23439 Box 368Suffolk P. O. Box 73Mount Vernon 22121-0073 Virginia P. O. Box 924 Tazewell 24651-0924 Virginia P. O. Box 1066Fairfax 22038 Virginia P. O. 22803 Box 555Harrisonburg Virginia P. O. 23505 Box 9363Norfolk Virginia P. O. 23188 BoxVirginia 6205 Williamsburg P. O. Box 480Forest 24551 Virginia P. O. 23501 Box 452Norfolk Virginia P. O. 23606 News BoxVirginia 6113Newport 23451 Beach Road Virginia 1207 Laskin Virginia 4719 Nine23223 MileRoad Richmond Virginia P. O. 23111 Box 187Mechanicsville Virginia P. O.Virginia 23832 Box 700Chesterfield 422 EastFranklin Street, 23219 301Richmond Suite Virginia P. O. Box 22009 10889Burke Virginia P. O. Box 700Portsmouth 23705-0700 Virginia P. O. Box 23670 9048Hampton Virginia P. O. Box 20195-0608 2608Reston Virginia P. O. 22553-0007 Virginia Box 7Spotsylvania P. O. 20178 BoxVirginia 6246Leesburg P. O. 22843-0002 Box 2MountSolon Virginia P. O. Box 24006-1179 1179Roanoke Virginia P. O. 22905-5462 BoxVirginia 5462Charlottesville 10677 Aviation 20110-2701 Manassas Lane Virginia P. O. 23328 Box 16207Chesapeake Virginia P. O. 22310 Box 10527Alexandria Virginia Poppies & White House (703) 538-4097 (804) 379-2063 (276) 669-7515 (757) 671-2250 (540) 662-4551 (703) 549-5770 (804) 493-8892 (804) 527-7780 (540) 721-6028 (540) 206-3597 (703) 978-0200 (434) 372-0551 (276) 638-2315 (757) 483-9173 (703) 765-1150 (276) 979-8181 (703) 349-3361 (540) 437-1451 (757) 818-5172 (757) 259-7810 (434) 385-1065 (757) 627-4212 (757) 595-1100 (757) 965-3700 (804) 226-4111 (804) 730-1026 (804) 790-0127 (804) 648-9073 (571) 249-3037 (757) 397-8209 (757) 825-5880 (703) 709-8283 (540) 786-2782 (703) 729-3300 (540) 885-6898 (540) 985-8690 (434) 296-5491 (703) 368-0300 (757) 546-2435 (703) 303-1426 Phone by Nancy Sottosanti of Luray . ofLuray by Sottosanti Nancy ofScenic Virginia. Courtesy [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] E-mail

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✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ NV NA NA of EPA. of HR 72 States to address address to States Greenhouse gas gas Greenhouse emissions; urging urging emissions; Congress of United United of Congress proposed regulations regulations proposed - ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ NV Amendments. exclusions. Gov. Gov. exclusions. ment plans; effect effect plans; ment HB 1830 of implementation, implementation, of - Resource manage Resource - -

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✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HB Energy 1397 standards Efficiency Residential Residential 51% 41% 40% 79% 37% 63% 69% 65% 61% 41% 32% 87% 92% 36% 30% 31% 36% 51% 94% 2000 100% Cumulative Cumulative Score Since 25% 29% 29% 29% 50% 83% 75% 57% 33% 29% 29% 57% 86% 43% 83% 38% 29% 2010 Score 100% 100% 100% 36% 33% 36% 33% 36% 33% 88% 82% 36% 33% 36% 50% 45% 36% 64% 2011 Score 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% I R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D Party 5 69 17 24 88 34 18 95 64 58 20 48 37 22 59 93 42 89 51 10 District Comstock Cline Cole Carrico Cleaveland Byron Carr Brink Bulova Bell, R Bell, D Bell, BaCote Barlow Armstrong Athey Alexander Anderson Abbott Albo Abbitt

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20 - Conservation Scorecard 2011 House scorecard Delegate Jones, SC Johnson Joannou Janis James Ingram Iaquinto Hugo Howell, W Howell, A Hope Herring Habeeb Greason Gilbert Garrett Filler-Corn Englin Edmunds Ebbin Dance Crockett-Stark Cox, K Cox, J Cosgrove District 76 79 56 80 62 84 40 28 90 47 46 32 15 23 41 45 60 49 63 66 55 78 4 8 6 Party D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Score 2011 40% 36% 55% 36% 83% 36% 45% 45% 36% 89% 36% 45% 36% 45% 40% 73% 45% 36% 33% 50% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Score N/A 2010 25% 29% 29% 33% 57% 29% 33% 29% 29% 86% 43% 22% 29% 57% 86% 29% 38% 29% 30% Score Since Since Score Cumulative 100% 100% 2000 94% 36% 44% 35% 39% 98% 47% 97% 73% 42% 35% 40% 44% 39% 43% 45% 35% 74% 39% 44% 48% 43% 65% Residential Efficiency Efficiency standards 1397 Energy Energy HB HB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

not subjectto manufactures within State within State produced or federal law.federal 1438 AB HB HB Goods ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ Water Protection general Virginia requirement of individual or Wetlands; 1623 Permit. HB HB ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ HB 1624 HB Quality; powers Environmental Department of of Executive Director NA ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ solar generation programs; SCC demonstration Distributed to approve. 1686 HB HB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Urban Develop (Floor vote) ment Areas 1721 NA HB HB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

- land Preservation Virginia Farm Fund created. Preservation; Farmland 1725 Office of HB HB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

- override governor’s water withdrawals; HB 1738 HB penalty. Vote to Reporting of veto. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ limits maximum amount that any Land preserva tion tax credit; taxpayer may 1820 HB HB receive ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

- - Resource manage of implementation, HB 1830 HB ment plans; effect exclusions. Gov. Amendments. NA ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ - proposed regulations Congress of United emissions; urging Greenhouse gas States to address HR 72 HR of EPA. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

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✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ NV of EPA. of HR 72 States to address address to States Greenhouse gas gas Greenhouse emissions; urging urging emissions; Congress of United United of Congress proposed regulations regulations proposed - ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Amendments. exclusions. Gov. Gov. exclusions. ment plans; effect effect plans; ment HB 1830 of implementation, implementation, of - Resource manage Resource - -

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✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HB Office of Office 1725 Farmland Farmland Preservation; Preservation; Fund created. Fund Virginia Farm Virginia land Preservation Preservation land -

✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HB 1721 ment Areas Areas ment (Floor vote) (Floor Urban Develop Urban ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HB 1686 to approve. to Distributed Distributed demonstration demonstration programs; SCC SCC programs; solar generation generation solar ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Director Director of Executive Executive of Department of of Department Environmental Environmental Quality; powers powers Quality; HB 1624 ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ HB Permit. Permit. 1623 Wetlands; Wetlands; individual or or individual requirement of of requirement general Virginia Virginia general Water Protection Protection Water ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Goods HB 1438 federal law. produced or or produced within State manufactures manufactures not subject to

✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HB Energy NA 1397 standards Efficiency Residential Residential 33% 58% 92% 51% 43% 39% 42% 34% 46% 53% 84% 54% 38% 32% 63% 35% 52% 96% 84% 34% 35% 70% 34% 2000 100% 100% Cumulative Cumulative Score Since 29% 29% 29% 29% 17% 57% 29% 57% 86% 43% 71% 43% 29% 29% 29% 29% 57% 86% 29% 29% 29% 57% 2010 Score 100% 100% 100% 45% 36% 42% 36% 36% 36% 75% 36% 83% 36% 45% 33% 45% 45% 45% 42% 46% 36% 50% 2011 Score 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D Party 3 7 1 73 94 54 70 16 50 87 98 74 31 68 14 13 72 33 71 35 81 38 25 67 100 District Oder Orrock Nutter O’Bannon Morgan Morrissey Miller, P Miller, Morefield Merricks J Miller, McClellan McQuinn Massie May Marshall, D Marshall, R Marshall, Lingamfelter Loupassi LeMunyon Lewis Kory Landes Kilgore Knight Keam Delegate

22 - Conservation Scorecard 2011 Delegate Ward Villanueva Tyler Toscano Torian Tata Surovell Stolle Spruill Sickles Shuler Sherwood Scott, J Scott, E Rust Robinson Putney Purkey Pollard Poindexter Pogge Plum Phillips Peace District 92 21 75 57 52 85 44 83 77 43 12 29 53 30 86 27 19 82 99 96 36 97 9 2 Party D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R I 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Score 2011 45% 89% 45% 36% 91% 91% 33% 42% 82% 36% 40% 42% 92% 33% 33% 50% 45% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Score N/A 2010 88% 29% 86% 57% 29% 57% 29% 88% 50% 71% 43% 29% 29% 29% 29% 33% Score Since Since Score Cumulative 100% 100% 2000 79% 35% 88% 43% 60% 36% 37% 39% 96% 31% 31% 92% 47% 50% 76% 39% 74% 96% 47% 33% 63% 94% Residential Efficiency Efficiency standards 1397 NV Energy Energy HB HB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

not subjectto manufactures within State within State produced or federal law.federal 1438 AB HB HB Goods ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ Water Protection general Virginia requirement of individual or Wetlands; 1623 NV Permit. HB HB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ HB 1624 HB Quality; powers Environmental Department of of Executive Director ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ solar generation programs; SCC demonstration Distributed to approve. 1686 HB HB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Urban Develop (Floor vote) ment Areas 1721 HB HB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

- land Preservation Virginia Farm Fund created. Preservation; Farmland 1725 Office of HB HB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

- override governor’s water withdrawals; HB 1738 HB penalty. Vote to Reporting of veto. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ limits maximum amount that any Land preserva tion tax credit; taxpayer may 1820 HB HB receive ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

- - Resource manage of implementation, HB 1830 HB ment plans; effect exclusions. Gov. Amendments. NV ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ - proposed regulations Congress of United emissions; urging Greenhouse gas States to address HR 72 HR of EPA. NA ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

SB 1055 dicing agents; Fertilizer and regulation of application; NV report. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Patron Credit ✓ ✓ ✓

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✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ receive HB 1820 taxpayer may may taxpayer tion tax credit; credit; tax tion Land preserva Land amount that any any that amount limits maximum maximum limits ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ veto. Reporting of of Reporting penalty. Vote to to Vote penalty. HB 1738 water withdrawals; withdrawals; water override governor’s governor’s override -

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HB Office of Office 1725 Farmland Farmland Preservation; Preservation; Fund created. Fund Virginia Farm Virginia land Preservation Preservation land -

✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ HB NA 1721 ment Areas Areas ment (Floor vote) (Floor Urban Develop Urban ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HB 1686 to approve. to Distributed Distributed demonstration demonstration programs; SCC SCC programs; solar generation generation solar ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ Director Director of Executive Executive of Department of of Department Environmental Environmental Quality; powers powers Quality; HB 1624 ✗ ✗ ✗ HB Permit. Permit. 1623 Wetlands; Wetlands; individual or or individual requirement of of requirement general Virginia Virginia general Water Protection Protection Water ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ Goods HB 1438 federal law. produced or produced within State manufactures manufactures not subject to

✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ HB Energy NA 1397 standards Efficiency Residential Residential 81% 33% 40% 47% 64% 2000 Cumulative Cumulative Score Since 38% 29% 86% 43% 2010 N/A Score 46% 33% 36% 61% 2011 Score 100% 100% R R R D D Party 65 11 39 26 61 District by Robert Rhoades of Powhatan. Courtesy of ScenicVirginia. Robert of Powhatan. by Rhoades Average Wilt Wright Ware, O Ware, Watts Ware, L Ware, Delegate

24 - Conservation Scorecard 2011 Sunrise Island on Assateague 84 40 90 28 47 46 91 8 32 15 23 41 45 60 49 63 6 66 55 78 34 88 24 17 5 69 22 37 48 58 20 64 95 18 10 51 89 42 93 59 District 2011 virginiahouseofdelegates Salvatore R.Salvatore Iaquinto D.Timothy Hugo Algie T. Howell, Jr. J.William Howell Patrick A. Hope L.Charniele Herring Gordon C. Helsel, Jr. Greg D. Habeeb Thomas A, Greason C. Todd Gilbert T. Garrett Scott Eileen Filler-Corn David L. Englin James E., Edmunds II Adam P. Ebbin R.Rosalyn Dance Anne B. Crockett-Stark M. Kirkland Cox John A. Cox John A. Cosgrove J.Barbara Comstock Mark L. Cole Benjamin L. Cline H.William Cleaveland W.Charles Carrico, Sr. Betsy B. Carr Kathy J. Byron David L. Bulova H.Robert Brink B.Robert Bell Richard P. Bell K.William Barlow Mamye E. BaCote Clifford L. Athey, Jr. Ward L. Armstrong Richard L. Anderson Kenneth C. Alexander David B. Albo Robin A. Abbott Watkins M. Abbitt, Jr. Name

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2011 Scorecard Acknowledgements Jean Brown, Scenic Virginia Photography Scenic Virginia Andy Fellows, Clean Water Action www.ScenicVirginia.org Chelsea Harnish, Chesapeake Climate Action Network Content Jeffrey Painter, Program Director, VALCV Dan Holmes, Piedmont Environmental Council Michael Furey, Legislative Intern, London, England, UK Patti Jackson, Jackson Associates Claire Ziegler, Legislative Intern, University of Richmond Stella Koch, Audubon Naturalist Society Map Graphics Commonwealth of Virginia Joe Maio, Voters for Loudoun’s Future Division of Legislative Services Chris Miller, Piedmont Environmental Council Graphic Design Sarah Zogby Design Jason Rylander, Defenders of Wildlife Front Cover Photo Railroad Bridge at Sunset by Bill Piper of Richmond. Stewart Schwartz, Coalition for Smarter Growth Courtesy of Scenic Virginia Michael Town, Partnership Project Back Cover Photo York River State Park Overlook by Paul Showalter of Matthew Zogby, Georgetown University Law Center Williamsburg. Courtesy of Scenic Virginia Now you know the score Printed on Recycled Paper 7*3(*/*"
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