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SB178Introduced in the Senate

Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Standards and Procedures

IntroducedSenate Education, Energy, and the Environment

Introduced by Education, Energy, and the Environment

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Altering and updating the standards and procedures governing the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program related to the approval of regulations, local program comprehensive reviews, locational standards for growth allocation, correcting mapping mistakes, and tree replanting.

Where it stands

Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.

January 16, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Pre-filed

  2. First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

  3. Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.

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