Trees; replacement and conservation during development process, powers of local government.

Powers of local government; trees during development process; replacement and conservation. Expands to all localitiesprovisions that currently only allow certain localities to adoptan ordinance providing for the planting and replacement of treesduring the development process. The bill adds more flexibility forimplementation and management of tree canopy banks, tree canopy credits,and tree canopy requirements. The bill changes and updates standards,reference documents, and published reference texts. The bill expandsoptions for localities to disburse funds to charitable organizations. The bill adds percentage specifications for ordinances related tocemeteries. The bill removes the prohibition of invalidating localordinances adopted before July 1, 1990, the allowance of 10-year minimum requirements for pre-1990 ordinances, and the inability toinvalidate an ordinance adopted pursuant to the section relating tothe replacement of trees during development process in certain localities.The bill provides guidelines for the Stakeholder Advisory Group, established by the bill to provide recommendations on the provisionsof the bill, and its meetings; exemptions from the AdministrativeProcess Act, section-specific definitions for public comment; andthe Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The main provisions of the bill have a delayed enactment date of January 1, 2023; the remainingprovisions are effective in due course.