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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, January 31, 1992                   TAG: 9201310221
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Pipeline: The Senate voted 28-12 to pass a bill endorsing a proposed pipeline that would ship water to Virginia Beach from Lake Gaston.\ \ Budget deadline: The House gave preliminary approval to a bill requiring the governor to submit his proposed budget by Dec. 20 before even-year legislative sessions. The bill would require money committees to conduct regional public hearings and require the governor's office to publish budget highlights in newspapers throughout Virginia.\ \ Wiper use: The Senate Transportation Committee voted 9-6 to endorse a bill stating that windshield wipers should be used when rain, smoke, fog, snow or sleet reduce drivers' visibility.\ \ Car sales: The Senate Transportation Committee held a public hearing on a bill that would require low-emissions automobiles to be sold in Northern Virginia beginning in the 1996 model year.\ \ Employee bargaining: The Senate Education and Health Committee voted 12-3 to kill a bill that would have allowed collective bargaining for public school employees.\

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