Virginia HB 184: Virginia Stormwater Management Programs; regional industrial facility authorities.

Bill Text

VIRGINIAACTSOFASSEMBLY--2022SESSION
CHAPTER160
AnActtoamendandreenact§ 62.1-44.15:27,asit iscurrentlyeffectiveandasit maybecomeeffective,
oftheCodeofVirginia,relatingtoadministrationofVirginiaStormwaterManagementPrograms;
regionalindustrialfacilityauthorities.
[H184]
ApprovedApril7, 2022
Beit enactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofVirginia:
1.That§  62.1-44.15:27,asitiscurrentlyeffectiveandasitmaybecomeeffective,oftheCodeof
Virginiaisamendedandreenactedasfollows:
§  62.1-44.15:27.(Forexpirationdate,seeActs2016,cc.68and758,asamendedbyActs2017,
c.345)EstablishmentofVirginiaStormwaterManagementPrograms.
A.Anylocalitythatoperatesa  regulatedMS4orthatnotifiestheDepartmentofitsdecisionto
participateintheestablishmentofa  VSMPshallberequiredtoadopta  VSMPforland-disturbing
activitiesconsistentwiththeprovisionsofthisarticleaccordingtoa  schedulesetbytheDepartment.
SuchscheduleshallrequireimplementationnolaterthanJuly1,2014.Thereafter,theDepartmentshall
provideanannualschedulebywhichlocalitiescansubmitapplicationstoimplementa VSMP.Localities
subjecttothissubsectionareauthorizedtocoordinateplanreviewandinspectionswithotherentitiesin
accordancewithsubsectionH.
TheDepartmentshalloperatea  VSMPonbehalfofanylocalitythatdoesnotoperatea  regulated
MS4andthatdoesnotnotifytheDepartment,accordingtoa  schedulesetbytheDepartment,ofits
decisiontoparticipateintheestablishmentofa  VSMP.Alocalitythatdecidesnottoestablisha  VSMP
shallstillcomplywiththerequirementssetforthinthisarticleandattendantregulationsasrequiredto
satisfythestormwaterflowratecapacityandvelocityrequirementssetforthintheErosionandSediment
ControlLaw(§62.1-44.15:51etseq.).AlocalitythatissubjecttotheprovisionsoftheChesapeakeBay
PreservationAct(§62.1-44.15:67etseq.)alsoshalladoptrequirementssetforthinthisarticleand
attendantregulationsasrequiredtoregulateChesapeakeBayPreservationActland-disturbingactivities
inaccordancewith§ 62.1-44.15:28.Tocomplywiththewaterquantitytechnicalcriteriasetforthinthis
articleandattendantregulations,aruralTidewaterlocalitymayadoptatieredapproachtowater
quantitymanagementforChesapeakeBayPreservationActland-disturbingactivitiespursuantto
§ 62.1-44.15:27.2.
Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionofthissubsection,anycountythatoperatesanMS4thatbecame
a  regulatedMS4onorafterJanuary1,2014mayelect,ona  schedulesetbytheDepartment,todefer
theimplementationofthecounty'sVSMPuntilnolaterthanJanuary1,2015.Duringthisdeferral
period,whensuchcountythuslacksthelegalauthoritytooperateaVSMP,theDepartmentshall
operateaVSMPonbehalfofthecountyandaddresspost-constructionstormwaterrunoffandthe
requireddesigncriteriaforstormwaterrunoffcontrols.Anysuchcountyelectingtodeferthe
establishmentofitsVSMPshallstillcomplywiththerequirementssetforthinthisarticleandattendant
regulationsasrequiredtosatisfythestormwaterflowratecapacityandvelocityrequirementssetforthin
theErosionandSedimentControlLaw(§62.1-44.15:51etseq.).
B.Anytown,includinga townthatoperatesa regulatedMS4,lyingwithina countythathasadopted
a  VSMPinaccordancewithsubsectionAmaydecide,butshallnotberequired,tobecomesubjectto
thecounty'sVSMP.Anytownlyingwithina countythatoperatesanMS4thatbecamea regulatedMS4
onorafterJanuary1,2014mayelecttobecomesubjecttothecounty'sVSMPaccordingtothedeferred
scheduleestablishedinsubsectionA.Duringthecounty'sdeferralperiod,theDepartmentshalloperatea
VSMPonbehalfofthetownandaddresspost-constructionstormwaterrunoffandtherequireddesign
criteriaforstormwaterrunoffcontrolsforthetownasprovidedinsubsectionA.Ifa  townlieswithin
theboundariesofmorethanonecounty,thetownshallbeconsideredtobewhollywithinthecountyin
whichthelargerportionofthetownlies.TownsshallinformtheDepartmentoftheirdecisionaccording
toascheduleestablishedbytheDepartment.Thereafter,theDepartmentshallprovideanannual
schedulebywhichtownscansubmitapplicationstoadopta VSMP.
C.InsupportofVSMPauthorities,theDepartmentshall:
1.Provideassistancegrantstolocalitiesnotcurrentlyoperatingalocalstormwatermanagement
programtohelpthelocalitiestoestablishtheirVSMP.
2.Providetechnicalassistanceandtraining.
3.Providequalifiedservicesinspecifiedgeographicareastoa  VSMPtoassistlocalitiesinthe
administrationofcomponentsoftheirprograms.TheDepartmentshallactivelyassistlocalitiesinthe
establishmentoftheirprogramsandintheselectionofa  contractororotherentitythatmayprovide
supporttothelocalityorregionalsupporttoseverallocalities.

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D.TheDepartmentshalldevelopa  modelordinanceforestablishinga  VSMPconsistentwiththis
articleanditsassociatedregulations,includingtheVirginiaStormwaterManagementProgram(VSMP)
GeneralPermitforDischargesofStormwaterfromConstructionActivities.
E.EachlocalitythatadministersanapprovedVSMPshall,byordinance,establisha VSMPthatshall
beadministeredinconjunctionwitha  localMS4programanda  localerosionandsedimentcontrol
programifrequiredpursuanttotheErosionandSedimentControlLaw(§62.1-44.15:51etseq.),and
whichshallincludethefollowing:
1.Consistencywithregulationsadoptedinaccordancewithprovisionsofthisarticle;
2.Provisionsforlong-termresponsibilit