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VA Code § 10.1-542 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-542. Financial aid to agencies and occupiers

Districts are authorized to enter into agreements, within the limits of available appropriations, to give, lend or otherwise furnish financial or other aid to any governmental or other agency, or any occupier of lands within the district, to provide erosion-control and prevention operations and works of improvement for flood prevention or agricultural and nonagricultural phases of the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water within the district. Agreements shall be subject to such conditions as the directors may deem necessary to advance the purposes of this chapter.Code 1950, § 21-57; 1956, c. 654; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-543 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-543. Acquisition, improvement and disposition of property

Districts are authorized to (i) obtain options upon and to acquire, by purchase, exchange, lease, gift, grant, bequest, devise, or otherwise, any property, real or personal, or rights or interests therein; (ii) maintain, administer, and improve any properties acquired, to receive income from such properties and to expend such income in carrying out the purposes and provisions of this article; and (iii) sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any of their property or interests therein in furtherance of the provisions of this chapter.Code 1950, § 21-58; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-544 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-544. Making material and equipment available

Districts are authorized to make available, on terms they prescribe, to land occupiers within the district, agricultural and engineering machinery and equipment, fertilizer, seeds and seedlings and other material or equipment that will assist land occupiers to conserve soil resources, to prevent and control soil erosion and to prevent floods or to carry out the agricultural and nonagricultural phases of the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water.Code 1950, § 21-59; 1956, c. 654; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-545 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-545. Construction, improvement, operation and maintenance of structures

Districts are authorized to construct, improve, operate and maintain such structures as may be necessary or convenient for the performance of any of the operations authorized in this chapter.Code 1950, § 21-60; 1956, c. 654; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-546 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-546. Development of programs and plans

Districts are authorized to develop comprehensive programs and plans for the conservation of soil resources, for the control and prevention of soil erosion, for flood prevention or for agricultural and nonagricultural phases of the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water within the district. Such programs and plans shall specify the acts, procedures, performances, and avoidances which are necessary or desirable to effect such programs and plans, including the specification of engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, cropping programs, tillage practices, and changes in use of land. After such programs and plans have been approved by the Board, districts are authorized to publish such programs and plans, and information, and bring them to the attention of occupiers of lands within the district.Code 1950, § 21-61; 1956, c. 654; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-546.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-546.1. Delivery of Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program

Districts shall locally deliver the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program described under § 10.1-2128.1, under the direction of the Board, as a means of promoting voluntary adoption of conservation management practices by farmers and land managers in support of the Department's nonpoint source pollution management program.2004, c. 474; 2009, cc. 209, 263; 2013, cc. 593, 658.
VA Code § 10.1-547 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-547. Acquisition and administration of projects; acting as agent for United States, etc.; acceptance of gifts

Districts shall have the following additional authority:1. To acquire by purchase, lease, or other similar means, and to administer, any soil conservation, flood prevention, drainage, irrigation, agricultural and nonagricultural water management, erosion control, or erosion prevention project, or combinations thereof, located within its boundaries undertaken by the United States or any of its agencies, or by the Commonwealth or any of its agencies;2. To manage, as agent of the United States or any of its agencies, or of the Commonwealth or any of its agencies, any soil conservation, flood prevention, drainage, irrigation, agricultural and nonagricultural water management, erosion control or erosion prevention project, or combinations thereof, within its boundaries;3. To act as agent for the United States or any of its agencies, or for the Commonwealth or any of its agencies, in connection with the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, or administration of any soil conservation, flood prevention, drainage, irrigation, agricultural and nonagricultural water management, erosion control, or erosion prevention project, or combinations thereof, within its boundaries;4. To accept donations, gifts, and contributions in money, services, materials, or otherwise, from the United States or any of its agencies, or from the Commonwealth or any of its agencies or from any other source, and to use or expend such moneys, services, materials, or other contributions in carrying on its operations.Code 1950, § 21-62; 1956, c. 654; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-548 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-548. Contracts; rules

Districts are authorized to have a seal; to have perpetual succession unless terminated as hereinafter provided; to make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of their powers; to make, amend and repeal regulations not inconsistent with this chapter, to effect their purposes and powers.Code 1950, § 21-63; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-549 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-549. Cooperation between districts

The directors of any two or more districts may cooperate in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this chapter.Code 1950, § 21-4; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-549.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-549.1. Virginia Envirothon

Districts in partnership with other districts, agencies, organizations, and associations are authorized to coordinate and implement the Virginia Envirothon Program, administered by the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, which enables learning experiences for high school students through competitive events focusing on natural resource conservation.2003, c. 402.
VA Code § 10.1-550 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-550. State agencies to cooperate

Agencies of the Commonwealth which have jurisdiction over or administer any state-owned lands, and agencies of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth which have jurisdiction over or administer any publicly owned lands lying within the boundaries of any district, shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the district directors in the effectuation of programs and operations undertaken pursuant to this chapter. The district directors shall be given free access to enter and perform work upon such public-owned lands.Code 1950, § 21-5; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-551 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-551. Conditions for extension of benefits

As a condition to the extending of any benefits under this chapter to, or the performance of work upon, any lands not owned or controlled by the Commonwealth or any of its agencies, the district directors may require contributions in money, services, materials, or otherwise to any operations conferring such benefits, and may require land occupiers to enter into and perform such agreements or covenants as to the permanent use of such lands that will tend to prevent or control erosion and prevent floodwaters and sediment damages thereon.Code 1950, § 21-64; 1956, c. 654; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-552 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-552. Renting machinery and equipment

Districts are authorized to rent the machinery and other equipment made available to them by the Department to governing bodies and, individuals, or groups of individuals to be used by them for the purpose of soil and water conservation upon such terms as the district directors deem proper.Code 1950, § 21-65; 1954, c. 670; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-553 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-553. Petition by landowners

Any time after two years after the organization of a district, any twenty-five owners of land lying within the boundaries of the district may file a petition with the Board requesting that the operations of the district be terminated and the existence of the district discontinued.Code 1950, § 21-106; 1964, c. 512; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-554 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-554. Hearings

The Board may conduct public meetings and public hearings upon the termination petition to assist it in the considerations thereof.Code 1950, § 21-107; 1964, c. 512; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-555 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-555. Referendum

Within sixty days after a termination petition has been received by the Board it shall give due notice of the holding of a referendum and shall supervise the referendum, and issue appropriate regulations governing the conduct thereof. The ballot shall contain the following question: "Shall the existence of the (name of the soil and water conservation district) be terminated?[] Yes[] No"All registered voters residing within the boundaries of the district shall be eligible to vote in the referendum. No informalities in the conduct of the referendum or in any related matters shall invalidate the referendum or the result if proper notice has been given and if the referendum has been fairly conducted.Code 1950, § 21-108; 1964, c. 512; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-556 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-556. Determination of Board

The Board shall publish the result of the referendum and shall thereafter consider and determine whether the continued operation of the district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable and feasible. If the Board determines that the continued operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible, it shall record the determination and deny the petition. If the Board determines that the continued operation of the district is not administratively practicable and feasible, it shall record its determination and certify the determination to the district directors. In making its determination the Board shall consider the proportion of the votes cast in favor of the discontinuance of the district to the total number of votes cast, the probable expense of carrying on erosion control operations within the district, and other relevant economic and social factors. However, the Board shall not have authority to determine that the continued operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible unless at least a majority of the votes cast in the referendum have been cast in favor of the continuance of such district.Code 1950, § 21-109; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-557 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-557. Duty of directors after certification of Board

Upon receiving from the Board certification that the Board has determined that the continued operation of the district is not administratively practicable and feasible, the district directors shall proceed to determine the affairs of the district. The district directors shall dispose of all property belonging to the district at public auction and shall pay the proceeds of the sale into the state treasury. The district directors shall then file an application, duly verified, with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, for the discontinuance of the district, and shall transmit with the application the certificate of the Board setting forth the determination of the Board that the continued operation of the district is not administratively practicable and feasible. The application shall recite that the property of the district has been disposed of and the proceeds paid over as provided by law, and shall set forth a full accounting of such properties and proceeds of the sale. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall issue to the district directors a certificate of dissolution and shall record the certificate in an appropriate book of record in his office.Code 1950, § 21-110; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-558 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-558. Effect of issuance of certificate of dissolution

Upon issuance of a certificate of dissolution, all ordinances and regulations previously adopted and in force within such district shall be of no further force. All contracts entered into, to which the district or district directors are parties, shall remain in force for the period provided in the contracts. The Board shall be substituted for the district or district directors as party to the contracts. The Board shall be entitled to all benefits and subject to all liabilities under the contracts and shall have the same right and liability to perform, to require performance, to sue and be sued thereon, and to modify or terminate such contracts by mutual consent or otherwise, as the district directors would have had.Code 1950, § 21-111; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-559 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation|§ 10.1-559. Petitions limited to once in five years

The Board shall not entertain petitions for the discontinuance of any district, conduct elections upon such petitions or make determinations pursuant to such petitions more often than once in five years.Code 1950, § 21-112; 1964, c. 512; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-600 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 6 - Flood Protection and Dam Safety|§ 10.1-600. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Emergency flood insurance program" or "emergency program" means the Emergency Program of the Federal Insurance Administration which provides subsidized flood insurance for potential flood victims, applicable to both new and existing structures, pending completion of applicable actuarial rates which is a prerequisite for eligibility to participate in the regular program."Flood hazard area" means those areas susceptible to flooding."Flood plain" or "flood-prone areas" means those areas adjoining a river, stream, water course, ocean, bay or lake which are likely to be covered by floodwaters."Flood plain management regulations" means zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, the building code, health regulations, special purpose ordinances such as flood plain ordinances, grading ordinances or erosion control ordinances, and other rules, regulations and ordinances which may affect flood plain uses. The term describes such legally enforceable regulations, in any combination thereof, which provide standards for the control of the use and occupancy of flood-prone areas."Hundred year flood" means a flood of that level which on the average will have a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year at designated locations."Locality" means a county, city, or town."National flood insurance program" means the program established by the United States Congress under provisions of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, and as expanded in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, designed to provide flood insurance at rates made affordable through federal subsidy."Nonfederal cost" means the flood protection project costs provided by sources other than the federal government."Regular flood insurance program" means a program of insurance under the national flood insurance program, for which the Federal Insurance Administrator has issued a flood insurance rate map and applicable actuarial rates, and under which new construction will not be eligible for flood insurance except at the applicable actuarial rates.1977, c. 310, § 62.1-44.110; 1987, c. 163; 1988, c. 891; 1989, cc. 468, 497.
VA Code § 10.1-603 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 6 - Flood Protection and Dam Safety|§ 10.1-603. State agency compliance

All agencies and departments of the Commonwealth shall comply with the flood plain regulations established pursuant to this article when planning for facilities in flood plains.1977, c. 310, § 62.1-44.108; 1988, c. 891; 1989, cc. 468, 497.
VA Code § 10.1-603.16:1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 6 - Flood Protection and Dam Safety|§ 10.1-603.16:1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail

Whenever in this article the Board 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 may be sent by regular mail.2011, c. 566.
VA Code § 10.1-603.17 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 6 - Flood Protection and Dam Safety|§ 10.1-603.17. Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund established

The Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund is hereby established and set apart as a permanent and nonreverting fund. The Fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated by the General Assembly, funds returned by localities or other public or private sources in the form of interest and repayment of loan principal, deposits pursuant to §§ 15.2-2243.1 and 38.2-401.1, all income from the investment of moneys held in the Fund, and any other sums designated for deposit in the Fund from any source public or private, including without limitation any federal grants, and awards or other forms of assistance received by the Commonwealth that are eligible for deposit in the Fund under federal law. Any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of the biennium including any appropriated funds and all principal interest accrued, interest and payments shall not revert to the general fund.1989, cc. 462, 498; 2002, c. 320; 2006, cc. 648, 765; 2008, c. 491.
VA Code § 10.1-603.18 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 6 - Flood Protection and Dam Safety|§ 10.1-603.18. Administration of the Fund

The Authority shall administer and manage the Fund, and establish the interest rates and the repayment terms of such loans as provided in this article, in accordance with a memorandum of agreement with the Director. The Director shall, after consultation with all interested parties, develop a guidance document governing project eligibility and project priority criteria, and the Director, upon approval from the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board, shall direct the distribution of loans and grants from the Fund to local governments and private entities. In order to carry out the administration and management of the Fund, the Authority may employ officers, employees, agents, advisers and consultants, including without limitation, attorneys, financial advisors, engineers, and other technical advisors and public accountants, and determine their duties and compensation without the approval of any other agency or instrumentality. The Authority may disburse from the Fund reasonable costs and expenses incurred in the administration and management of the Fund and may establish and collect a reasonable fee for its management services. However, any such fee shall not exceed one-eighth of one percent of any bond par, loan or grant amount.1989, cc. 462, 498; 1995, c. 510; 2002, c. 320; 2006, cc. 648, 765; 2010, c. 13.
VA Code § 10.1-603.18:1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 6 - Flood Protection and Dam Safety|§ 10.1-603.18:1. Deposit of money; expenditures; investments

All money belonging to the Fund shall be deposited in an account or accounts in banks or trust companies organized under the laws of the Commonwealth or in national banking associations located in Virginia or in savings institutions located in Virginia organized under the laws of the Commonwealth or the United States. The money in these accounts shall be paid by check signed by the Executive Director of the Authority or other officers or employees designated by the Board of Directors of the Authority. All deposits of money shall, if required by the Authority, be secured in a manner determined by the Authority to be prudent, and all banks, trust companies, and savings institutions are authorized to give security for the deposits. Money in the Fund shall not be commingled with other money of the Authority. Money in the Fund not needed for immediate use or disbursement may be invested or reinvested by the Authority in obligations or securities that are considered lawful investments for public funds under the laws of the Commonwealth.2006, cc. 648, 765.
VA Code § 10.1-603.18:2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 6 - Flood Protection and Dam Safety|§ 10.1-603.18:2. Collection of money due Fund

The Authority is empowered to collect, or to authorize others to collect on its behalf, amounts due to the Fund under any loan to a local government or private entity, including, if appropriate, taking the action required by § 15.2-2659 or 62.1-216.1 to obtain payment of any amounts in default. Proceedings to recover amounts due to the Fund may be instituted by the Authority in the name of the Fund in the appropriate circuit court.2006, cc. 648, 765.