Consolidate CBLAD into DCR

Item 379 #1c

Language
Page 297, strike lines 31 thru 47.
Page 298, strike lines 1 thru 3.
Page 297, after line 30, insert:
"Notwithstanding Title 10.1, Chapter 21, Code of Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department will be merged with the Department of Conservation and Recreation effective July 1, 2004. The powers and duties heretofore exercised by such agency shall hereafter be vested in the Department of Conservation and Recreation. The Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Board shall remain a collegial body pursuant to Title 10.1, Chapter 21, Code of Virginia."

Explanation
(This amendment removes funding and positions from the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department (CBLAD) and preserves the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Board. An accompanying amendment in Item 382 appropriates the positions and resources of CBLAD to the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Both agencies are responsible for land use, open space and water quality programs and the combined agency will be better positioned to continue the planning support role of CBLAD and enforce the local planning ordinances already in place.)