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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1306. Inspections, investigations, etc.

The Department 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; 2022, c. 356.
2023 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 regulation 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 regulation shall include a definition of "emergency" that is compatible with the ISO's emergency operations manual. After adoption of such general permit regulation, 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; 2022, c. 356.
2023 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.
2023 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 by the Department to conduct, update, and maintain such inventory.
B. The Department 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; 2022, c. 356.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
5. Perform all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
1990, c. 238.
2023 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; and
6. 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.
2023 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; and
b. 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; and
5. 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.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1308.1. Streamlined permitting process for qualified energy generators

A. As used in this section:
"Biomass" means organic material that is available on a renewable or recurring basis, including:
1. Forest-related materials, including mill residues, logging residues, forest thinnings, slash, brush, low-commercial value materials or undesirable species, and woody material harvested for the purpose of forest fire fuel reduction or forest health and watershed improvement;
2. Agricultural-related materials, including orchard trees, vineyard, grain or crop residues, including straws, aquatic plants and agricultural processed co-products and waste products, including fats, oils, greases, whey, and lactose;
3. Animal waste, including manure and slaughterhouse and other processing waste;
4. Solid woody waste materials, including landscape trimmings, waste pallets, crates and manufacturing, construction, and demolition wood wastes, excluding pressure-treated, chemically treated or painted wood wastes and wood contaminated with plastic;
5. Crops and trees planted for the purpose of being used to produce energy;
6. Landfill gas, wastewater treatment gas, and biosolids, including organic waste byproducts generated during the wastewater treatment process; and
7. Municipal solid waste, excluding tires and medical and hazardous waste.
"Expedited process" means a process that (i) requires the applicant to pay fees to the Commonwealth in connection with the issuance and processing of the permit application that do not exceed $50 and (ii) has a duration, from receipt of a complete permit application until final action by the Department on the application, not longer than 60 days.
"Qualified energy generator" means a commercial facility located in the Commonwealth with the capacity annually to generate no more than five megawatts of electricity, or produce the equivalent amount of energy in the form of fuel, steam, or other energy product, that is generated or produced from biomass, and that is sold to an unrelated person or used in a manufacturing process.
B. The Department shall develop an expedited process for issuing any permit that it is required to issue for the construction or operation of a qualified energy generator. The development of the expedited permitting process shall be in accordance with subdivision A 8 of § 2.2-4006; however, if the construction or operation of a qualified energy generator is subject to a major new source review program required by § 110(a)(2)(C) of the federal Clean Air Act, this section shall not apply.
2008, c. 258; 2010, c. 65; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1309.1. Special orders; penalties

The Department is authorized to issue special orders in compliance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) requiring that an owner file with the Department a plan to abate, control, prevent, remove, or contain any substantial and imminent threat to public health or the environment that is reasonably likely to occur if such source ceases operations. Such plan shall also include a demonstration of financial capability to implement the plan. Financial capability may be demonstrated by the establishment of an escrow account, the creation of a trust fund to be maintained within the Department, submission of a bond, corporate guarantee based on audited financial statements, or such other instruments as the Department may deem appropriate. The Department may require that such plan and instruments be updated as appropriate. The Department shall give due consideration to any plan submitted by the owner in accordance with §§ 10.1-1410, 10.1-1428, and 62.1-44.15:1.1, in determining the necessity for and suitability of any plan submitted under this section.
For the purposes of this section, "ceases operation" means to cease conducting the normal operation of a source which is regulated under this chapter under circumstances where it would be reasonable to expect that such operation will not be resumed by the owner at the source. The term shall not include the sale or transfer of a source in the ordinary course of business or a permit transfer in accordance with Board regulations.
Any person who ceases operations and who knowingly and willfully fails to implement a closure plan or to provide adequate funds for implementation of such plan shall, if such failure results in a significant harm or an imminent and substantial threat of significant harm to human health or the environment, be liable to the Commonwealth and any political subdivision thereof for the costs incurred in abating, controlling, preventing, removing, or containing such harm or threat.
Any person who ceases operations and who knowingly and willfully fails to implement a closure plan or to provide adequate funds for implementation of such plan shall, if such failure results in a significant harm or an imminent and substantial threat of significant harm to human health or the environment, be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
1991, c. 702; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1310. Decision of Department pursuant to hearing

Any decision by the Department rendered pursuant to hearings under § 10.1-1309 shall be reduced to writing and shall contain the explicit findings of fact and conclusions of law upon which the Department's decision is based. Certified copies of the written decision shall be delivered or mailed by certified mail to the parties affected by it. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall render such decision invalid.
1971, Ex. Sess., c. 91, § 10-17.18:2; 1973, c. 251; 1988, c. 891; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1310.1. Notification of local government

Upon determining that there has been a violation of this chapter or any regulation promulgated under this chapter or order of the Department, and such violation poses an imminent threat to the health, safety or welfare of the public, the Director shall immediately notify the chief administrative officer of any potentially affected local government. Neither the Director, the Commonwealth, nor any employee of the Commonwealth shall be liable for a failure to provide, or a delay in providing, the notification required by this section.
1988, cc. 434, 891; 1990, c. 238; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1311. Penalties for noncompliance; judicial review

A. The Board is authorized to promulgate regulations providing for the determination of a formula for the basis of the amount of any noncompliance penalty to be assessed by a court pursuant to subsection B hereof, in conformance with the requirements of § 120 of the federal Clean Air Act, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder. Any regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).
B. Upon a determination of the amount by the Department, the Department shall petition the circuit court of the county or city wherein the owner subject to such noncompliance assessment resides, regularly or systematically conducts affairs or business activities, or where such owner's property affected by the administrative action is located for an order requiring payment of a noncompliance penalty in a sum the court deems appropriate.
C. Any order issued by a court pursuant to this section may be enforced as a judgment of the court. All sums collected, less the assessment and collection costs, shall be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund pursuant to Chapter 25 (§ 10.1-2500 et seq.) of this title.
D. Any penalty assessed under this section shall be in addition to permits, fees, orders, payments, sanctions, or other requirements under this chapter, and shall in no way affect any civil or criminal enforcement proceedings brought under other provisions of this chapter.
1979, c. 65, § 10-17.18:3; 1988, c. 891; 1991, c. 718; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1312. Air pollution control districts

A. The Department may create, within any area of the Commonwealth, local air pollution control districts comprising a city or county or a part or parts of each, or two or more cities or counties, or any combination or parts thereof. Such local districts may be established by the Department on its own motion or upon request of the governing body or bodies of the area involved.
B. In each district there shall be a local air pollution control committee, the members of which shall be appointed by the Department from lists of recommended nominees submitted by the respective governing bodies of each locality, all or a portion of which are included in the district. The number of members on each committee shall be in the discretion of the Department. When a district includes two or more localities or portions thereof, the Department shall apportion the membership of the committee among the localities, provided that each locality shall have at least one representative on the committee. The members shall not be compensated out of state funds, but may be reimbursed for expenses out of state funds. Localities may provide for the payment of compensation and reimbursement of expenses to the members and may appropriate funds therefore. The portion of such payment to be borne by each locality shall be prescribed by agreement.
C. The local committee is empowered to observe compliance with the regulations of the Board and report instances of noncompliance to the Department, to conduct educational programs relating to air pollution and its effects, to assist the Department in its air monitoring programs, to initiate and make studies relating to air pollution and its effects, and to make recommendations to the Department.
D. The governing body of any locality, wholly or partially included within any such district, may appropriate funds for use by the local committee in air pollution control and studies.
1966, c. 497, § 10-17.19; 1969, Ex. Sess., c. 8; 1972, c. 781; 1988, c. 891; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1313. State Advisory Board on Air Pollution

The Department is authorized to name qualified persons to a State Advisory Board on Air Pollution.
1966, c. 497, § 10-17.20; 1985, c. 448; 1988, c. 891; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1314. Owners to furnish plans, specifications and information

Every owner which the Department has reason to believe is causing, or may be about to cause, an air pollution problem shall on request of the Department furnish such plans, specifications and information as may be required by the Department in the discharge of its duties under this chapter. Any information, except emission data, as to secret processes, formulae or methods of manufacture or production shall not be disclosed in public hearing and shall be kept confidential. If samples are taken for analysis, a duplicate of the analytical report shall be furnished promptly to the person from whom such sample is requested.
1966, c. 497, § 10-17.21; 1968, c. 311; 1975, c. 126; 1988, c. 891; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1314.1. Protection of trade secrets

Any information, except emissions data, reported to or otherwise obtained by the Director, the Board, or the agents or employees of either which contains or might reveal a trade secret shall be confidential and shall be limited to those persons who need such information for purposes of enforcement of this chapter or the federal Clean Air Act or regulations and orders of the Board. It shall be the duty of each owner to notify the Director or his representatives of the existence of trade secrets when he desires the protection provided herein.
1990, c. 238.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1315. Right of entry

Whenever it is necessary for the purposes of this chapter, the Department or any agent or employee thereof, when duly authorized by the Director, may at reasonable times enter any establishment or upon any property, public or private, to obtain information or conduct surveys or investigations.
1966, c. 497, § 10-17.22; 1988, c. 891; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1316. Enforcement and civil penalties

A. Any owner violating or failing, neglecting or refusing to obey any provision of this chapter, any Board regulation or Department order, or any permit condition may be compelled to comply by injunction, mandamus or other appropriate remedy.
B. Without limiting the remedies which may be obtained under subsection A, any owner violating or failing, neglecting or refusing to obey any Board regulation or Department order, any provision of this chapter, or any permit condition shall be subject, in the discretion of the court, to a civil penalty not to exceed $32,500 for each violation. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. In determining the amount of any civil penalty to be assessed pursuant to this subsection, the court shall consider, in addition to such other factors as it may deem appropriate, the size of the owner's business, the severity of the economic impact of the penalty on the business, and the seriousness of the violation. Such civil penalties shall be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund pursuant to Chapter 25 (§ 10.1-2500 et seq.) of this title. Such civil penalties may, in the discretion of the court assessing them, be directed to be paid into the treasury of the county, city or town in which the violation occurred, to be used to abate environmental pollution in such manner as the court may, by order, direct, except that where the owner in violation is the county, city or town itself, or its agent, the court shall direct the penalty to be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund pursuant to Chapter 25 of this title.
C. With the consent of an owner who has violated or failed, neglected or refused to obey any Board regulation or Department order, or any provision of this chapter, or any permit condition, the Department may provide, in any order issued by the Department against the owner, for the payment of civil charges in specific sums, not to exceed the limit of subsection B. Such civil charges shall be in lieu of any civil penalty which could be imposed under subsection B. Such civil charges shall be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund pursuant to Chapter 25 of this title.
D. The Department shall develop and provide an opportunity for public comment on guidelines and procedures that contain specific criteria for calculating the appropriate penalty for each violation based upon the severity of the violations, the extent of any potential or actual environmental harm, the compliance history of the facility or person, any economic benefit realized from the noncompliance, and the ability of the person to pay the penalty.
1966, c. 497, § 10-17.23; 1976, c. 622; 1978, c. 475; 1980, c. 378; 1988, c. 891; 1991, c. 718; 1993, c. 13; 2005, c. 706; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1317. Judicial review of regulations of Board

The validity of any regulation may be determined through judicial review in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).
1971, Ex. Sess., c. 91, § 10-17.23:1; 1986, c. 615; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1318. Appeal from decision of Department

A. Any owner aggrieved by a final decision of the Department under § 10.1-1309, § 10.1-1322 or subsection D of § 10.1-1307 is entitled to judicial review thereof in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).
B. Any person who has participated, in person or by submittal of written comments, in the public comment process related to a final decision of the Department under § 10.1-1322 and who has exhausted all available administrative remedies for review of the Department's decision, shall be entitled to judicial review of the Department's decision in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) if such person meets the standard for obtaining judicial review of a case or controversy pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution. A person shall be deemed to meet such standard if (i) such person has suffered an actual or imminent injury which is an invasion of a legally protected interest and which is concrete and particularized; (ii) such injury is fairly traceable to the decision of the Board and not the result of the independent action of some third party not before the court; and (iii) such injury will likely be redressed by a favorable decision by the court.
1971, Ex. Sess., c. 91, § 10-17.23:2; 1986, c. 615; 1988, c. 891; 1993, c. 997; 1996, c. 1032; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1319. Appeal to Court of Appeals

The Commonwealth or any party aggrieved by any final decision of the judge shall have, regardless of the amount involved, the right to appeal to the Court of Appeals. The procedure shall be the same as that provided by law concerning appeals and supersedeas.
1966, c. 497, § 10-17.28; 1984, c. 703; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1320. Penalties; chapter not to affect right to relief or to maintain action

Any owner knowingly violating any provision of this chapter, Board regulation, or Department order, or any permit condition shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $10,000 for each violation within the discretion of the court. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abridge, limit, impair, create, enlarge or otherwise affect substantively or procedurally the right of any person to damages or other relief on account of injury to persons or property.
1966, c. 497, § 10-17.29; 1972, c. 781; 1973, c. 251; 1988, c. 891; 1993, c. 13; 1995, c. 135; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1320.1. Duty of attorney for the Commonwealth

It shall be the duty of every attorney for the Commonwealth to whom the Director or his authorized representative has reported any violation of (i) this chapter, (ii) any regulation of the Board, or (iii) order of the Department, to cause proceedings to be prosecuted without delay for the fines and penalties in such cases.
1990, c. 238; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1321. Local ordinances

A. Existing local ordinances adopted prior to July 1, 1972, shall continue in force; however, in the event of a conflict between a Board regulation and a local ordinance adopted prior to July 1, 1972, the Board regulation shall govern, except when the conflicting local ordinance is more stringent.
B. The governing body of any locality proposing to adopt an ordinance, or an amendment to an existing ordinance, relating to air pollution after June 30, 1972, shall first obtain the approval of the Board as to the provisions of the ordinance or amendment. No ordinance or amendment, except an ordinance or amendment pertaining solely to open burning, shall be approved by the Board which regulates any emission source that is required to register with the Board or to obtain a permit pursuant to this chapter and the Board's regulations.
1966, c. 497, § 10-17.30; 1972, c. 781; 1988, c. 891; 1994, c. 358.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1321.1. When application for permit considered complete

A. No application for a permit for a new or major modified stationary air pollution source shall be considered complete unless the applicant has provided the Director with notification from the governing body of the county, city, or town in which the source is to be located that the location and operation of the source are consistent with all ordinances adopted pursuant to Chapter 22 (§ 15.2-2200 et seq.) of Title 15.2.
B. The governing body shall inform in writing the applicant and the Department of the source's compliance or noncompliance not more than forty-five days from receipt by the chief executive officer, or his agent, of a request from the applicant.
C. Should the governing body fail to provide written notification as specified in subsection B of this section, the requirement for such notification as specified in subsection A of this section is waived.
D. The provisions of this section shall apply only to applications received after July 1, 1990.
1990, c. 235; 1993, c. 739.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1322.1. Air Pollution Permit Program Fund established; use of moneys

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 2.2-1802, all moneys collected pursuant to §§ 10.1-1322 and 10.1-1322.2 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to a special nonreverting fund known as the Air Pollution Permit Program Fund, which is hereby established.
B. Any moneys remaining in the Fund shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest earned on such moneys shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it.
C. The Department of Air Pollution Control is authorized and empowered to release moneys from the Fund, on warrants issued by the State Comptroller, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter under the direction of the Executive Director.
D. An accounting of moneys received by and distributed from the permit fund shall be kept by the Comptroller and furnished upon request to the Governor or the General Assembly.
1992, c. 488.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1322.3. Emissions trading programs; emissions credits; Board to promulgate regulations

In accordance with § 10.1-1308, the Board may promulgate regulations to provide for emissions trading programs to achieve and maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, under the federal Clean Air Act. The regulations shall create an air emissions banking and trading program for the Commonwealth, to the extent not prohibited by federal law, that results in net air emission reductions, creates an economic incentive for reducing air emissions, and allows for continued economic growth through a program of banking and trading credits or allowances. The regulations applicable to the electric power industry shall foster competition in the electric power industry, encourage construction of clean, new generating facilities, provide without charge new source set-asides of five percent for the first five plan years and two percent per year thereafter, and provide an initial allocation period of five years. In promulgating such regulations the Board shall consider, but not be limited to, the inclusion of provisions concerning (i) the definition and use of emissions reduction credits or allowances from mobile and stationary sources, (ii) the role of offsets in emissions trading, (iii) interstate or regional emissions trading, (iv) the mechanisms needed to facilitate emissions trading and banking, and (v) the role of emissions allocations in emissions trading. No regulations shall prohibit the direct trading of air emissions credits or allowances between private industries, provided such trades do not adversely impact air quality in Virginia.
1994, c. 204; 1999, c. 1022; 2001, c. 580; 2004, c. 334.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1322.4. Permit modifications for alternative fuels or raw materials

Unless required by federal law or regulation, no additional permit or permit modifications shall be required for the use, by any source, of an alternative fuel or raw material, if the owner demonstrates that as a result of trial burns at his facility or other facilities or other sufficient data that the emissions resulting from the use of the alternative fuel or raw material supply are decreased. To the extent allowed by federal law or regulation, no demonstration shall be required for the use of processed animal fat, processed fish oil, processed vegetable oil, distillate oil, or any mixture thereof in place of the same quantity of residual oil to fire industrial boilers.
1994, c. 717; 2008, c. 282; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1323. Small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program

A. There is hereby created within the Department a small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program to facilitate compliance by small business stationary sources with the provisions of the federal Clean Air Act. The program shall be administered by the Department.
B. Except as provided in subsections C and D of this section, any stationary source is eligible for the program that:
1. Is owned or operated by a person that employs 100 or fewer individuals;
2. Is a small business concern as defined in the federal Small Business Act;
3. Is not a major stationary source;
4. Does not emit fifty tons or more per year of any regulated pollutant; and
5. Emits less than seventy-five tons per year of all regulated pollutants.
C. Upon petition by a source owner, the Board may, after notice and opportunity for public comment, include as a small business stationary source for purposes of this section any stationary source which does not meet the criteria of subdivision B 3, B 4 or B 5 of this section but which does not emit more than 100 tons per year of all regulated pollutants.
D. The Board, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Administrator of the United States Small Business Administration and after providing notice and opportunity for public hearing, may exclude as a small business stationary source for purposes of this article any category or subcategory of sources that the Board determines to have sufficient technical and financial capabilities to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act without the application of this section.
1992, c. 303.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1324. Office of Small Business Ombudsman created

An Office of Small Business Ombudsman is hereby created within the Department. The Office shall be headed by an ombudsman appointed by the Executive Director. The Small Business Ombudsman shall provide direct oversight of the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program.
1992, c. 303.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1325. Small Business Environmental Compliance Advisory Panel created; membership; terms; compensation and expenses

The Small Business Environmental Compliance Advisory Panel (the Panel) is hereby established as an advisory panel in the executive branch of state government. It shall be composed of seven members appointed for four years or until their successors have been appointed. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. Appointments shall be made in compliance with the Clean Air Act pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7661f, as amended, as follows:
1. Two members, who are not owners, or representatives of owners, of small business stationary sources, appointed by the Governor to represent the general public;
2. Two members appointed by the House of Delegates who are owners, or who represent owners, of small business stationary sources (one member each by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and Minority Leader of the House of Delegates);
3. Two members appointed by the Senate who are owners, or who represent owners, of small business stationary sources (one member each by the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate); and
4. One member appointed by the Executive Director.
Members of Panel shall receive no compensation for their service, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. The costs of expenses of the members shall be paid from such funds as may be available under Subchapter V (42 U.S.C. § 7661 et seq.) of the Clean Air Act, as amended.
1992, c. 303; 2004, c. 1000.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1326. Duties of the Advisory Board

The Small Business Environmental Compliance Advisory Board shall:
1. Render advisory opinions concerning the effectiveness of the Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program, difficulties encountered, and degree and severity of enforcement;
2. Make periodic reports to the General Assembly and the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concerning the compliance of the State Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program with the requirements of the federal Paperwork Reduction Act, the federal Regulatory Flexibility Act, and the federal Equal Access to Justice Act;
3. Review information for small business stationary sources to ensure that such information is understandable by the layperson; and
4. Develop and disseminate reports and advisory opinions through the Office of Small Business Ombudsman.
1992, c. 303.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1329. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Allowance" means an authorization to emit a fixed amount of carbon dioxide.
"Allowance auction" means an auction in which the Department or its agent offers allowances for sale.
"DHCD" means the Department of Housing and Community Development.
"DOE" means the Department of Energy.
"Energy efficiency program" has the same meaning as provided in § 56-576.
"Fund" means the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund created pursuant to § 10.1-603.25.
"Housing development" means the same as that term is defined in § 36-141.
"Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative" or "RGGI" means the program to implement the memorandum of understanding between signatory states dated December 20, 2005, and as may be amended, and the corresponding model rule that established a regional carbon dioxide electric power sector cap and trade program.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources.
2020, cc. 1219, 1280; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 401, 532.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1331. Energy conversion or energy tolling agreements

If the Governor seeks to include the Commonwealth as a full participant in RGGI or another carbon trading program with an open auction of allowances, or if the Department implements the final carbon trading regulation as approved by the Board on April 19, 2019, (the Final Regulation) in order to establish a carbon dioxide cap and trade program that limits and reduces the total carbon dioxide emissions released by certain electric generation facilities and that complies with the RGGI model rule, then (i) the definition of the term "life-of-the-unit contractual arrangement" under the Final Regulation shall include any energy conversion or energy tolling agreement that has a primary term of 20 years or more and pursuant to which the purchaser is required to deliver fuel to the CO2 budget source or CO2 budget unit and is entitled to receive all of the nameplate capacity and associated energy generated by such source or unit for the entire contractual period and (ii) any purchaser under an energy conversion or energy tolling agreement shall be responsible for acquiring any CO2 allowances required under the Final Regulation in relation to a CO2 budget source or CO2 budget unit that is subject to such agreement.
2020, cc. 1219, 1280.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1332. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Center" means the Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research.
"Clean coal project" means any project that uses any technology, including a technology applied at the precombustion, combustion, or postcombustion stage, at a new or existing facility that (i) will achieve significant reductions in air emissions of sulfur dioxide or oxides of nitrogen associated with the utilization of coal in the generation of electricity, process steam, or industrial products and is not in widespread use or (ii) is otherwise defined as clean coal technology pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7651n.
2006, c. 939, § 67-400; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 13 - Air Pollution Control Board › § 10.1-1333. Permitting process for clean coal projects

To the extent authorized by federal law, the Department of Environmental Quality shall implement permit processes that facilitate the construction of clean coal projects in the Commonwealth by, among such other actions as it deems appropriate, giving priority to processing permit applications for clean coal projects.
2006, c. 939, § 67-401; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387; 2022, c. 356.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act › § 10.1-1400.1. 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.