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VA Code § 10.1-1245 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 12.2 - Uniform Environmental Covenants Act|§ 10.1-1245. Duration; amendment by court action

A. An environmental covenant is perpetual unless it is:1. By its terms limited to a specific duration or terminated by the occurrence of a specific event;2. Terminated by consent pursuant to § 10.1-1246;3. Terminated pursuant to subsection B;4. Terminated by foreclosure of an interest that has priority over the environmental covenant; or5. Terminated or modified in an eminent domain proceeding, but only if:a. The agency that signed the covenant is a party to the proceeding;b. All persons identified in subsections A and B of § 10.1-1246 are given notice of the pendency of the proceeding; andc. The court determines, after hearing, that the termination or modification will not adversely affect human health or the environment.B. If the agency that signed an environmental covenant has determined that the intended benefits of the covenant can no longer be realized, a court, under the doctrine of changed circumstances, in an action in which all persons identified in subsections A and B of § 10.1-1246 have been given notice, may terminate the covenant or reduce its burden on the real property subject to the covenant. The agency's determination or its failure to make a determination upon request is subject to review pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).C. Except as otherwise provided in subsections A and B, an environmental covenant may not be extinguished, limited, or impaired through issuance of a tax deed, foreclosure of a tax lien, or application of the doctrine of adverse possession, prescription, abandonment, waiver, lack of enforcement, or acquiescence, or a similar doctrine.2010, c. 691.
VA Code § 10.1-1246 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 12.2 - Uniform Environmental Covenants Act|§ 10.1-1246. Amendment or termination by consent

A. An environmental covenant may be amended or terminated by consent only if the amendment or termination is signed by:1. The agency;2. Unless waived by the agency, the current owner of the fee simple of the real property subject to the covenant;3. Each person that originally signed the covenant, unless the person waived in a signed record the right to consent or a court finds that the person no longer exists or cannot be located or identified with the exercise of reasonable diligence; and4. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision D 2, the holder.B. If an interest in real property is subject to an environmental covenant, the interest is not affected by an amendment of the covenant unless the current owner of the interest consents to the amendment or has waived in a signed record the right to consent to amendments.C. Except for an assignment undertaken pursuant to a governmental reorganization, assignment of an environmental covenant to a new holder is an amendment.D. Except as otherwise provided in an environmental covenant:1. A holder may not assign its interest without consent of the other parties;2. A holder may be removed and replaced by agreement of the other parties specified in subsection A; and3. A court of competent jurisdiction may fill a vacancy in the position of holder.2010, c. 691.
VA Code § 10.1-1247 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 12.2 - Uniform Environmental Covenants Act|§ 10.1-1247. Enforcement of environmental covenant

A. A civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief for violation of an environmental covenant may be maintained by:1. A party to the covenant;2. The agency or, if it is not the agency, the Department;3. Any person to whom the covenant expressly grants power to enforce;4. A person whose interest in the real property or whose collateral or liability may be affected by the alleged violation of the covenant; or5. A municipality or other unit of local government in which the real property subject to the covenant is located.B. This chapter does not limit the regulatory authority of the agency or the Department under law other than this chapter with respect to an environmental response project.C. A person is not responsible for or subject to liability for environmental remediation solely because he has the right to enforce an environmental covenant.2010, c. 691.
VA Code § 10.1-1248 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 12.2 - Uniform Environmental Covenants Act|§ 10.1-1248. Fees; Environmental Covenants Fund established

A. The Department shall establish fees, to be paid by the fee simple owner of the real property subject to the covenant, which shall be assessed for the purpose of funding the costs of administering the provisions of this chapter and shall be used solely for the purposes specified in this chapter.B. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Environmental Covenants Fund, hereafter referred to as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 2.2-1802, all moneys collected pursuant to this section shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes described in subsection A. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by Director. The Fund shall be exempt from statewide indirect costs charged and collected by the Department of Accounts.2010, c. 691.
VA Code § 10.1-1249 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 12.2 - Uniform Environmental Covenants Act|§ 10.1-1249. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersede § 101 of that Act (15 U.S.C. § 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in § 103 of that Act (15 U.S.C. § 7003 (b)).2010, c. 691.
VA Code § 10.1-1250 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 12.2 - Uniform Environmental Covenants Act|§ 10.1-1250. Regulations

The Department may, as necessary, adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter.2010, c. 691.
VA Code § 10.1-1300 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1300. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Advisory Board" means the State Advisory Board on Air Pollution."Air pollution" means the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more substances which are or may be harmful or injurious to human health, welfare or safety, to animal or plant life, or to property, or which unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment by the people of life or property."Board" means the State Air Pollution Control Board."Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality."Director" or "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality."Owner" shall have no connotation other than that customarily assigned to the term "person," but shall include bodies politic and corporate, associations, partnerships, personal representatives, trustees and committees, as well as individuals."Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, a governmental body, a municipal corporation, or any other legal entity."Special order" means a special order issued under § 10.1-1309."Wood heater" means a wood stove, pellet stove, wood-fired hydronic heater, wood-burning forced-air furnace, or masonry wood heater, any of which is solely designed for heating a home or a business and with either (i) uncontrolled fine particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) emissions of less than 10 tons per year or with a maximum heat input of less than 1,000,000 Btu/hr or (ii) uncontrolled fine particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 10 micrometers (PM10) emissions of less than 15 tons per year or with a maximum heat input of less than 1,000,000 Btu/hr.1966, c. 497, § 10-17.10; 1968, c. 311; 1970, c. 469; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 91; 1972, c. 781; 1985, c. 448; 1988, c. 891; 1990, c. 238; 1991, c. 702; 2004, c. 408; 2015, c. 471.
VA Code § 10.1-1300.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1300.1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail

Whenever in this chapter the Board, the Department, or the Director is required to send any mail or notice by certified mail and such mail or notice is sent certified mail, return receipt requested, then any subsequent, identical mail or notice that is sent by the Board, the Department, or the Director may be sent by regular mail.2011, c. 566.
VA Code § 10.1-1301 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1301. State Air Pollution Control Board; membership; terms; vacancies

The State Air Pollution Control Board shall be composed of seven members appointed by the Governor for four-year terms. Vacancies other than by expiration of term shall be filled by the Governor by appointment for the unexpired term.1966, c. 497, § 10-17.11; 1988, c. 891; 2008, cc. 276, 557.
VA Code § 10.1-1302 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1302. Qualifications of members of Board

The members of the Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth and shall be selected from the Commonwealth at large on the basis of merit without regard to political affiliation. Members shall, by their education, training, or experience, be knowledgeable of air quality control and regulation, and shall be fairly representative of conservation, public health, business, and agriculture. No person appointed to the Board shall be employed by persons subject to permits or enforcement orders of the Board or receive a significant portion of his income, whether directly or indirectly, from persons subject to permits or enforcement orders of the Board. Income from a vested retirement benefit shall not be considered income for purposes of this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section relating to Board membership, the qualifications for Board membership shall not be more strict than those that are required by federal statute or regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The provisions of this section shall be in addition to the requirements of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.).1966, c. 497, § 10-17.12; 1979, c. 117; 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1; 1988, c. 891; 1992, c. 675; 1994, c. 461; 2008, cc. 276, 557.
VA Code § 10.1-1303 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1303. Chairman of the Board; Executive Director; cooperation of state agencies

The Board shall elect its own chairman. The Governor shall appoint an Executive Director who shall serve as executive officer of the Board, but shall not serve as a member thereof. The Board may call upon any state department or agency for technical assistance. All departments and agencies of the Commonwealth shall, upon request, assist the Board in the performance of its duties.1966, c. 497, § 10-17.14; 1972, c. 781; 1984, c. 444; 1985, c. 397; 1988, c. 891; 1990, c. 238.
VA Code § 10.1-1304 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1304. Meetings of Board; quorum

The Board shall meet at least four times a year. Special meetings may be held at any time or place to be determined by the Board upon the call of the chairman or upon written request of any two members. All members shall be notified of the time and place of any meeting at least five days in advance of the meeting. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.1966, c. 497, § 10-17.15; 1988, c. 891; 2008, cc. 276, 557.
VA Code § 10.1-1305 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1305. Records of proceedings of Board

The Board shall keep a complete and accurate record of the proceedings at all its meetings, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the office of the Director and available for public inspection.1966, c. 497, § 10-17.16; 1977, c. 31; 1988, cc. 26, 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1306 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1306. Inspections, investigations, etc.

The Board shall make, or cause to be made, such investigations and inspections and do such other things as are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, within the limits of the appropriations, study grants, funds, or personnel which are available for the purposes of this chapter, including the achievement and maintenance of such levels of air quality as will protect human health, welfare and safety and to the greatest degree practicable prevent injury to plant and animal life and property and which will foster the comfort and convenience of the people of the Commonwealth and their enjoyment of life and property and which will promote the economic and social development of the Commonwealth and facilitate enjoyment of its attractions.1966, c. 497, § 10-17.17; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1307.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1307.02. Permit for generation of electricity during ISO-declared emergency

A. As used in this section:"Emergency generation source" means a stationary internal combustion engine that operates according to the procedures in the ISO's emergency operations manual during an ISO-declared emergency."ISO-declared emergency" means a condition that exists when the independent system operator, as defined in § 56-576, notifies electric utilities that an emergency exists or may occur and that complies with the definition of "emergency" adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection B."Retail customer" has the same meaning ascribed thereto in § 56-576.B. The Board shall adopt a general permit or permits for the use of back-up generation to authorize the construction, installation, reconstruction, modification, and operation of emergency generation sources during ISO-declared emergencies. Such general permit or permits shall include a definition of "emergency" that is compatible with the ISO's emergency operations manual. After adoption of such general permit or permits, any amendments to the Board's regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section shall be exempt from Article 2 (§ 2.2-4006 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act.2009, cc. 752, 855.
VA Code § 10.1-1307.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1307.03. Requirements applicable to Outer Continental Shelf sources

A. As used in this section:"Outer Continental Shelf" has the meaning provided by § 2 of the federal Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. § 1331)."Outer Continental Shelf sources" has the same meaning ascribed thereto in § 328(a)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7627 (a)(4)(C)).B. The Board, by January 1, 2011, shall adopt any regulations necessary to implement and enforce the requirements of § 328 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7627) relating to requirements to control air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf sources located offshore of the Commonwealth. The regulations adopted by the Board shall not differ materially from the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in implementing § 328 of the Clean Air Act.2010, c. 689.
VA Code § 10.1-1307.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1307.04. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory

A. The Department shall conduct a comprehensive statewide baseline and projection inventory of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and shall update such inventory every four years. The Board may adopt regulations necessary to collect from all source sectors data needed to conduct, update, and maintain such inventory.B. The Board shall include the inventory in the report required pursuant to subsection H of § 10.1-1307, beginning with the report issued prior to October 1, 2022, and every four years thereafter. The Department shall publish such inventory on its website, showing changes in GHG emissions relative to an estimated GHG emissions baseline case for calendar year 2010.C. Any information, except emissions data, that is reported to or otherwise obtained by the Department pursuant to this section and that contains or might reveal proprietary information shall be confidential and shall be exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.). Each owner shall notify the Director or his representative of the existence of proprietary information if he desires the protection provided pursuant to this subsection.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 98.
VA Code § 10.1-1307.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1307.05. Low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards

A. As used in this section:"LEV" means low-emission vehicle."ZEV" means zero-emission vehicle.B. The Board may adopt by regulation and enforce any model year standards relating to the control of emissions from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, including LEV and ZEV standards pursuant to § 177 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7507). The Board shall promulgate final regulations for an Advanced Clean Cars Program that includes (i) an LEV program for criteria pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions and (ii) a ZEV program only for motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 14,000 pounds or less. Such programs shall be applicable to motor vehicles beginning with the 2025 model year, or to the first model year for which adoption of such standards is practicable. The Board shall periodically amend any regulations adopted pursuant to this section to ensure continued consistency of such standards with the Clean Air Act.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 263.
VA Code § 10.1-1307.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1307.1. Department continued; appointment of Director

A. The Department of Air Pollution Control is continued as an agency within the Secretariat of Natural and Historic Resources. The Department shall be headed by a Director appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor.B. In addition to the powers designated elsewhere in this chapter, the Department shall have the power to:1. Administer the policies and regulations established by the Board pursuant to this chapter;2. Employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the duties of the Department;3. Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the Department's duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts with the United States, other states, agencies, and governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth;4. Accept grants from the United States government and agencies and instrumentalities thereof and any other source. To these ends, the Department shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary, convenient, or desirable; and5. Perform all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.1990, c. 238.
VA Code § 10.1-1307.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1307.2. Powers and duties of the Executive Director

A. The Executive Director, under the direction and control of the Governor, shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are conferred or imposed upon him by the law and shall perform such other duties required of him by the Governor and the Board.B. The Executive Director may be vested with the authority of the Board when it is not in session, subject to such regulations or delegation as may be prescribed by the Board.In no event shall the Executive Director have the authority to adopt or promulgate any regulation.C. In addition to the powers designated elsewhere in this chapter, the Director shall have the following general powers:1. Supervise and manage the Department;2. Prepare and submit all requests for appropriations and be responsible for all expenditures pursuant to appropriations;3. Provide investigative and such other services as needed by the Department to enforce applicable laws and regulations;4. Provide for the administrative functions and services of the Department;5. Provide such office facilities as will allow the Department to carry out its duties; and6. Assist the citizens (including corporate citizens) of the Commonwealth by providing guidelines, time tables, suggestions and in general being helpful to applicants seeking state and federal air pollution control permits.1990, c. 238.
VA Code § 10.1-1307.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board|§ 10.1-1307.3. Executive Director to enforce laws

A. The Executive Director or his duly authorized representative shall have the authority to:1. Supervise, administer, and enforce the provisions of this chapter and regulations and orders of the Board as are conferred upon him by the Board;2. Investigate any violations of this chapter and regulations and orders of the Board;3. Require that air pollution records and reports be made available upon request, and require owners to develop, maintain, and make available such other records and information as are deemed necessary for the proper enforcement of this chapter and regulations and orders of the Board;4. Upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge:a. Enter without delay and at reasonable times any business establishment, construction site, or other area, workplace, or environment in this Commonwealth; andb. Inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable times, and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, without prior notice, unless such notice is authorized by the Director or his representative, any such business establishment or place of employment and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, apparatus, devices, equipment, and materials therein, and question privately any such employer, officer, owner, operator, agent, or employee. If such entry or inspection is refused, prohibited, or otherwise interfered with, the Director shall have the power to seek from a court having equity jurisdiction an order compelling such entry or inspection; and5. Temporarily suspend the enforcement of any regulation or permit requirement applicable to any part of an electrical generation and transmission system, whether owned or contracted for, when a public electric utility providing power within the Commonwealth so requests and has suffered a force majeure event as defined in subdivision 7 of § 59.1-21.18:2.B. The Executive Director or his duly authorized representative may pursue enforcement action for a violation of opacity requirements or limits based on (i) visual observations conducted pursuant to methods approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (ii) data from certified continuous opacity monitors, or (iii) other methods approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.1990, c. 238; 1995, c. 184; 2007, c. 148.