House Sponsors: WINTERS-SLONE-MAY-MOORE-SCOTT, COWLISHAW, COULSON AND SCHOENBERG. Senate Sponsors: RAUSCHENBERGER-GEO-KARIS Short description: LOCAL LEGACY ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Local Legacy Act. Creates the Local Legacy Board and establishes its membership, powers, and duties. Provides that the Board must choose a chairperson, adopt rules necessary to implement the Act, and submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor by January 1, 2003 and every 2 years thereafter. Creates the Local Legacy Program to fund county-municipal partnerships for the purpose of inventorying and protecting natural areas, farmland, and cultural resources. Requires counties interested in program funds to form a Local Steering Committee composed of county board members, municipal officers, and local residents and provides procedures for Committee oversight of grant requests. Requires any committee to develop criteria and a Resource Protection Plan for prioritizing resources and the use of grant moneys under the Act. Allows a local municipality to object in writing to all or some of the Resource Protection Plan and provides that only those counties, municipalities, and units of local government that have adopted a Resource Protection Plan are eligible for grant moneys under the Act. Creates the Local Legacy Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and specifies the purposes for which the Fund moneys may be used. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Local Legacy Fund in the State treasury. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes provisions that authorize or refer to the use of grant moneys for the purchase of land, buildings, structures, or conservation easements. Deletes provisions requiring the adoption of a Resource Protection Plan in order to be eligible for grants under the Act. Provides that in approving grant awards under the Act, the Local Legacy Board or the appropriate State agency shall give preferential consideration to counties and municipalities that have adopted a Resource Protection Plan. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status