                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REPORTING (§ 10.1-1018.1)

The chairman of the Board shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly,
including the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House
Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, the Senate Committee
on Finance and Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Agriculture,
Conservation and Natural Resources, and to the Director of the Department of
Planning and Budget an executive summary and report of the activity and work of
the Board on or before December 15 of each year. The document shall report on
the status of the Foundation and its Fund, including (i) land conservation
targeting tools developed for the Foundation; (ii) descriptions of projects that
received funding; (iii) a description of the geographic distribution of land
protected as provided in § 10.1-1021.1; (iv) expenditures from, interest earned
by, and financial obligations of the Fund; and (v) progress made toward
recognized state and regional land conservation goals, including what percentage
of properties conserved were identified by ConserveVirginia, pursuant to §
10.1-104.6:1, and a summary of the conservation values that were protected. The
report shall also estimate the funds needed to achieve goals established by the
Board for (a) natural area protection, (b) open spaces and parks, (c) farmland
preservation, (d) forest land preservation, (e) historical and cultural sites,
(f) meeting the needs of under-resourced communities, and (g) any other goal
determined by the Board. The executive summary and report shall be submitted as
provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for
the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the
General Assembly&#8217;s website.

HISTORY: 2005, c. 633; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 99; 2022, c. 705.