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VA Code § 10.1-1181.7 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1181.7. Virginia Forest Water Quality Fund established; administration and disbursements

A. There is hereby established a special, nonreverting fund in the state treasury to be known as the Virginia Forest Water Quality Fund, hereafter referred to as the Fund, to be used for education efforts, promoting the implementation of proper silvicultural activities, research, and monitoring the effectiveness of practices to prevent erosion and sedimentation. The Fund shall be a nonlapsing fund consisting of moneys received and credited to the Fund by the State Treasurer for civil penalties and civil charges assessed pursuant to this article. Interest earned on the Fund shall be credited to the Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the State Comptroller. Any money remaining in the Fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.B. Disbursement of moneys from the Fund shall be made by the State Comptroller at the written request of the State Forester. Disbursements from the Fund may be made for the purposes set forth in subsection A of this section, including, but not limited to, personnel, administrative, and equipment costs and expenses directly incurred by the Department in connection with such purposes.1993, c. 948.
VA Code § 10.1-1181.8 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1181.8. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Forester" means any person who is engaged in the science, profession and practice of forestry and who possesses the qualifications required by this article."Forestry" means the science, art and practice of creating, managing, using and conserving forests and associated natural resources for human benefit and in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values.2002, c. 447.
VA Code § 10.1-1181.9 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1181.9. Requirements for forester title

A. In order to use the title of forester in connection with any practice of forestry, the person shall (i) hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from a public or private institution of higher education, having completed a degree program that (a) is accredited by the Society of American Foresters (the Society) and (b) meets the minimum education criteria set forth by the Society in the fields of forest ecology and biology, management of forest resources, and forest resources policy and administration or (ii) have met the educational criteria for Certified Forester as reviewed and officially recognized in writing by the Society.B. No person shall be appointed by the Governor to serve as State Forester unless he meets the requirements of clause (i) of subsection A.2002, c. 447; 2019, c. 158.
VA Code § 10.1-1181.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1181.10. Activities not prohibited

The provisions of this article shall not prohibit:1. Any person from performing forestry functions and services so long as he does not represent himself to the public as a forester;2. An employee or subordinate of a forester from performing forestry functions and services; or3. The practice of any profession or occupation that is regulated by a regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation or other state agency.2002, c. 447.
VA Code § 10.1-1181.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1181.11. Injunctive relief

The Attorney General or any other person may apply to the circuit court in a jurisdiction where venue is proper for injunctive relief to restrain a person who has violated the provisions of this article.2002, c. 447.
VA Code § 10.1-1181.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1181.12. Exemption from article

The provisions of this article shall not apply to any person who supplies the Department of Forestry with information or documentation showing that such person was actively engaged in the practice of forestry for a continuous period of at least ten years prior to July 1, 2002. The Department shall maintain and make available to the public a list of all persons who satisfy the requirements of this section.2002, c. 447.
VA Code § 10.1-1181.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1181.13. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Construction project" means any land-disturbing activity that involves construction of infrastructure, including interstate highways, pipelines, or energy generation and transmission facilities."Forest mitigation" means addressing the direct and indirect adverse impacts to forests that may be caused by a construction project by avoiding and minimizing impacts to the extent practicable and then compensating for the remaining impacts.2020, c. 959.
VA Code § 10.1-1181.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1181.14. Applicability

The provisions of this article shall not apply to any forest mitigation required by law or to any mitigation agreements entered into before July 1, 2020.2020, c. 959.
VA Code § 10.1-1181.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1181.15. Forest mitigation agreements

A. The Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, or any agency within those secretariats, or the Virginia Outdoors Foundation may enter into an agreement with the owner or operator of construction projects to accomplish forest mitigation. At a minimum, any such agreement shall:1. Document the extent to which the construction project has been designed to avoid and minimize adverse impacts to forests;2. Provide funding for compensation for impacts that approximates at least no net loss of forest acreage and function;3. Provide for the payment of such funds by the owner or operator to a nonprofit organization, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, or an agency within the secretariats of Agriculture and Forestry or Natural and Historic Resources. The recipient of the funds shall establish criteria for the expenditure of the funds, shall provide such criteria to the public, and shall regularly provide to the public updated information on how funds are spent; and4. Ensure that expenditures of the funds occur in reasonable proximity to the forest impacts that are caused by the construction project. Reasonable proximity shall be determined by the recipient of the funds and shall be based on appropriate ecological boundaries, with consideration given to communities adversely affected by the construction project.B. Nothing in this section shall preclude the expenditure of funds (i) by the recipient of the funds for the costs of administration of the funds or (ii) for water quality protection and improvement, land conservation, or environmental education.C. No agreement entered into pursuant to this article shall identify any specific expenditure.D. No agreement entered into pursuant to this article shall include any waiver of liability for environmental damage caused by the construction project. No agreement entered into under this article shall guarantee regulatory approval for a construction project by any state agency.E. No forest mitigation agreement entered into pursuant to this article shall prohibit sustainable forest management on a property receiving funding except as necessary to comply with a requirement of the Commonwealth that specific conservation values be protected on such property.2020, c. 959; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.
VA Code § 10.1-1182 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality|§ 10.1-1182. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality."Director" means the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality."Environment" means the natural, scenic, and historic attributes of the Commonwealth."Environmental justice" means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of every person, regardless of race, color, national origin, faith, disability, or income, in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies."Special order" means an administrative order issued to any party that has a stated duration of not more than twelve months and that may include a civil penalty of not more than $10,000.1992, c. 887; 1996, c. 1005; 2020, c. 454.
VA Code § 10.1-1182.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality|§ 10.1-1182.1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail

Whenever in this chapter the Department 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 Department may be sent by regular mail.2011, c. 566.
VA Code § 10.1-1184 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality|§ 10.1-1184. State Air Pollution Control Board, State Water Control Board, and Virginia Waste Management Board continued

The State Air Pollution Control Board, State Water Control Board, and Virginia Waste Management Board are continued and shall promote the environmental quality of the Commonwealth. All policies and regulations adopted or promulgated by the State Air Pollution Control Board, State Water Control Board, Virginia Waste Management Board, and the Council on the Environment and in effect on December 31, 1992, shall continue to be in effect until and unless superseded by new policies or regulations. Representatives of the three Boards shall meet jointly at least twice a year to receive public comment and deliberate about environmental issues of concern to the Commonwealth, including the development and implementation of regulations for multimedia permitting, increased efficiencies for the processing of permit applications and information requests, the enhancement of environmental protection, and opportunities for effective public participation.1992, c. 887; 2008, cc. 276, 557.
VA Code § 10.1-1185 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality|§ 10.1-1185. Appointment of Director; powers and duties of Director

The Department shall be headed by a Director appointed by the Governor to serve at his pleasure. The Director shall be an experienced administrator with knowledge of environmental protection and government operation and shall have demonstrated expertise in organizational management and environmental science, environmental law, or environmental policy. The Director of the Department of Environmental Quality shall, under the direction and control of the Governor, exercise such power and perform such duties as are conferred or imposed upon him by law and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the Governor and the following Boards: the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, and the Virginia Waste Management Board. The Director or his designee shall serve as executive officer of the aforementioned Boards.All powers and duties conferred or imposed upon the Executive Director of the Department of Air Pollution Control, the Executive Director of the State Water Control Board, the Administrator of the Council on the Environment, and the Director of the Department of Waste Management are continued and conferred or imposed upon the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality or his designee. Wherever in this title and in the Code of Virginia reference is made to the head of a division, department or agency hereinafter transferred to this Department, it shall mean the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality.1992, c. 887; 2008, cc. 276, 557.
VA Code § 10.1-1186 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality|§ 10.1-1186. General powers of the Department

The Department shall have the following general powers, any of which the Director may delegate as appropriate:1. Employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the duties of the Department;2. Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts with the United States, other states, other state agencies and governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth;3. 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;4. Accept and administer services, property, gifts and other funds donated to the Department;5. Implement all regulations as may be adopted by the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, and the Virginia Waste Management Board;6. Administer, under the direction of the Boards, funds appropriated to it for environmental programs and make contracts related thereto;7. Advise and coordinate the responses of state agencies to notices of proceedings by the State Water Control Board to consider certifications of hydropower projects under 33 U.S.C. § 1341;8. Advise interested agencies of the Commonwealth of pending proceedings when the Department of Environmental Quality intervenes directly on behalf of the Commonwealth in a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceeding or when the Department of Wildlife Resources intervenes in a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceeding to coordinate the provision of information and testimony for use in the proceedings;9. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and to the extent consistent with federal requirements, following a proceeding as provided in § 2.2-4019, issue special orders to any person to comply with: (i) the provisions of any law administered by the Boards, the Director or the Department, (ii) any condition of a permit or a certification, (iii) any regulations of the Boards, or (iv) any case decision, as defined in § 2.2-4001, of the Boards or Director. The issuance of a special order shall be considered a case decision as defined in § 2.2-4001. The Director shall not delegate his authority to impose civil penalties in conjunction with issuance of special orders. For purposes of this subdivision, "Boards" means the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, and the Virginia Waste Management Board; and10. Perform all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.1992, c. 887; 1996, c. 1005; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2020, c. 958.
VA Code § 10.1-1186.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality|§ 10.1-1186.1. Department to publish toxics inventory

The Department of Environmental Quality shall publish in March of each year the information reported by industries pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 11023 in its document known as the "Virginia Toxic Release Inventory." The report shall be (i) organized by chemical, facility and facility location, and standard industrial classification code, and (ii) distributed to newspapers of general circulation and television and radio stations. The report shall include the information collected for the most recent calendar year for which data is available prior to the March publication date.1997, c. 155.
VA Code § 10.1-1186.1:1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality|§ 10.1-1186.1:1. Hazardous Waste Site Inventory

A. The Department shall compile and maintain a Hazardous Waste Site Inventory (the Inventory) comprising a current listing of sites permitted by or in corrective action under the Department at which the disposal of hazardous waste, as defined in § 10.1-1400 and not otherwise excluded from regulation as hazardous waste, has occurred. The Inventory shall contain specific information about each listed site, including (i) the location of the site, (ii) the nature and known characteristics of the wastes disposed of at the site, and (iii) the status of any remedial or corrective action undertaken or planned for the site. The Department shall only disclose in the Inventory information that is not otherwise subject to an exemption from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).B. The Department shall publish the Inventory by July 1, 2021, update it at least annually thereafter, and post it on the Department's website.2020, c. 491.
VA Code § 10.1-1186.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality|§ 10.1-1186.2. Supplemental environmental projects

A. As used in this section, "supplemental environmental project" means an environmentally beneficial project undertaken as partial settlement of a civil enforcement action and not otherwise required by law.B. The State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, the Virginia Waste Management Board, or the Director acting on behalf of one of these boards or under his own authority in issuing any administrative order, or any court of competent jurisdiction as provided for under this Code, may, in its or his discretion and with the consent of the person subject to the order, provide for such person to undertake one or more supplemental environmental projects. The project shall have a reasonable geographic nexus to the violation or, if no such project is available, shall advance at least one of the declared objectives of the environmental law or regulation that is the basis of the enforcement action. Performance of such projects shall be enforceable in the same manner as any other provision of the order.C. The following categories of projects may qualify as supplemental environmental projects, provided the project otherwise meets the requirements of this section: public health, pollution prevention, pollution reduction, environmental restoration and protection, environmental compliance promotion, and emergency planning and preparedness. In determining the appropriateness and value of a supplemental environmental project, the following factors shall be considered by the enforcement authority: net project costs, benefits to the public or the environment, innovation, impact on minority or low income populations, multimedia impact, and pollution prevention. The costs of those portions of a supplemental environmental project that are funded by state or federal low-interest loans, contracts or grants shall be deducted from the net project cost in evaluating the project. In each case in which a supplemental environmental project is included as part of a settlement, an explanation of the project with any appropriate supporting documentation shall be included as part of the case file.D. Nothing in this section shall require the disclosure of documents exempt from disclosure pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).E. Any decision whether or not to agree to a supplemental environmental project is within the sole discretion of the applicable board, official or court and shall not be subject to appeal.F. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted or applied in a manner inconsistent with applicable federal law or any applicable requirement for the Commonwealth to obtain or maintain federal delegation or approval of any regulatory program.1997, cc. 623, 628.
VA Code § 10.1-1186.2:1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality|§ 10.1-1186.2:1. Impact of electric generating facilities

A. The Department and the State Air Pollution Control Board have the authority to consider the cumulative impact of new and proposed electric generating facilities within the Commonwealth on attainment of the national ambient air quality standards.B. The Department shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the State Corporation Commission regarding the coordination of reviews of the environmental impacts of proposed electric generating facilities that must obtain certificates from the State Corporation Commission. When considering the environmental impact of any renewable energy (defined in § 56-576) electrical utility facility, the Department shall consult with interested agencies of the Commonwealth that have expertise in natural resource management. The Department shall submit recommendations to the State Corporation Commission that take into account the information and comments submitted by such natural resource agencies concerning the potential environmental impacts of the proposed electric generating facility. The Department's recommendations shall include: (i) specific mitigation measures considered necessary to minimize adverse environmental impacts; (ii) any additional site-specific studies considered to be necessary; and (iii) the scope and duration of any such studies. Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the State Corporation Commission.C. Prior to the close of the Commission's record on an application for certification of an electric generating facility pursuant to § 56-580, the Department shall provide to the State Corporation Commission a list of all environmental permits and approvals that are required for the proposed electric generating facility and shall specify any environmental issues, identified during the review process, that are not governed by those permits or approvals or are not within the authority of, and not considered by, the Department or other participating governmental entity in issuing such permits or approvals. The Department may recommend to the Commission that the Commission's record remain open pending completion of any required environmental review, approval or permit proceeding. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Department, as requested by the Director, in preparing the information required by this subsection.2002, c. 483; 2008, c. 528.
VA Code § 10.1-1186.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality|§ 10.1-1186.4. Enforcement powers; federal court

In addition to the authority of the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, the Virginia Waste Management Board and the Director to bring actions in the courts of the Commonwealth to enforce any law, regulation, case decision or condition of a permit or certification, the Attorney General is hereby authorized on behalf of such boards or the Director to seek to intervene pursuant to Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in any action then pending in a federal court in order to resolve a dispute already being litigated in that court by the United States through the Environmental Protection Agency.2001, cc. 166, 174.
VA Code § 10.1-1186.5 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality|§ 10.1-1186.5. Expired

Expired.