Bill Text: VA SB1201 | 2015 | Regular Session | Chaptered


Bill Title: Stormwater; procedure for approval of dredging operations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-04-15 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0753) [SB1201 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2015-SB1201-Chaptered.html

CHAPTER 753
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1, relating to stormwater; dredging.
[S 1201]
Approved April 15, 2015

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1 as follows:

§62.1-44.15:28.1. Pollutant removal by dredging.

Upon approval by the Chesapeake Bay Program as a creditable practice for pollutant removal, the Board shall establish a procedure for the approval of dredging operations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed as a method of meeting pollutant reduction and loading requirements. The dredging operation and disposal of dredged material shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Any locality imposing a fee relating to stormwater pursuant to §15.2-2114 may make funds available for stormwater maintenance dredging, including at the point of discharge, where stormwater has contributed to the deposition of sediment in state waters.

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