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All loans shall be evidenced by appropriate security as determined by the Department or its designated agent. The Department, or its agent, may require any documents, instruments, certificates, or other information deemed necessary or convenient in connection with any loan from the Fund.C\n\nA portion of the Fund balance may be used to cover the reasonable and necessary costs of administering the Fund. Unless otherwise authorized by the Governor or his designee, the costs of administering the Fund shall not exceed a base year amount of $65,000 per year, using fiscal year 2000 as the base year, adjusted annually by the Consumer Price Index.D\n\nThe Fund shall not be used to make loans to small businesses for the purchase and installation of equipment needed to comply with an enforcement action by the Department, the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, or the Virginia Waste Management Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204565,"text":"Moneys in the Fund shall be used to make loans or to guarantee loans to small businesses for the purchase and installation of environmental pollution control and prevention equipment certified by the Department as meeting the following requirements:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":204566,"text":"The air pollution control equipment is needed by the small business to comply with the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.); or","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":204567,"text":"The pollution control equipment will allow the small business to implement voluntary pollution prevention measures.\n\t\t\t\tMoneys in the Fund may also be used to make loans or to guarantee loans to small businesses for the installation of voluntary agricultural best management practices, as defined in § 58.1-339.3.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":204568,"text":"The Department or its designated agent shall determine the terms and conditions of any loan. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 624<\/a> and 850<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1999, chapter 893<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 131<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":145505,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55839,"identifier":"10.1-1197.3","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/4\/10.1-1197.3","url":"\/10.1-1197.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1197.3\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/4\/10.1-1197.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Purposes of Fund; loans to small businesses; administrative costs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1197.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Moneys in the Fund<\/span> shall be used to make loans or to guarantee loans to small businesses for the purchase and installation of environmental pollution control and prevention equipment certified by the Department<\/span> as meeting the following requirements: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The air pollution control equipment is needed by the small business<\/span> to comply with the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.); or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The pollution control equipment will allow the small business<\/span> to implement voluntary pollution prevention measures<\/span>.\n\t\t\t\tMoneys in the Fund<\/span> may also be used to make loans or to guarantee loans to small businesses for the installation of voluntary agricultural best management practices, as defined in § 58.1-339.3<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> or its designated agent shall determine the terms and conditions of any loan. All loans shall be evidenced by appropriate security as determined by the Department<\/span> or its designated agent. The Department<\/span>, or its agent, may require any documents, instruments, certificates, or other information deemed necessary or convenient in connection with any loan from the Fund<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A portion of the Fund<\/span> balance may be used to cover the reasonable and necessary costs of administering the Fund<\/span>. Unless otherwise authorized by the Governor or his designee, the costs of administering the Fund<\/span> shall not exceed a base year amount of $65,000 per year, using fiscal year 2000 as the base year, adjusted annually by the Consumer Price Index. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Fund<\/span> shall not be used to make loans to small businesses for the purchase and installation of equipment needed to comply with an enforcement action by the Department<\/span>, the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, or the Virginia Waste Management Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPURPOSES OF FUND; LOANS TO SMALL BUSINESSES; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS (\u00a7\n10.1-1197.3)\n\nA. Moneys in the Fund shall be used to make loans or to guarantee loans to small\nbusinesses for the purchase and installation of environmental pollution control\nand prevention equipment certified by the Department as meeting the following\nrequirements:\n\n 1. The air pollution control equipment is needed by the small business to\n comply with the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.); or\n\n 2. The pollution control equipment will allow the small business to implement\n voluntary pollution prevention measures.\n \t\t\t\tMoneys in the Fund may also be used to make loans or to guarantee loans to\n small businesses for the installation of voluntary agricultural best\n management practices, as defined in § 58.1-339.3.\n\nB. The Department or its designated agent shall determine the terms and\nconditions of any loan. All loans shall be evidenced by appropriate security as\ndetermined by the Department or its designated agent. The Department, or its\nagent, may require any documents, instruments, certificates, or other\ninformation deemed necessary or convenient in connection with any loan from the\nFund.\n\nC. A portion of the Fund balance may be used to cover the reasonable and\nnecessary costs of administering the Fund. Unless otherwise authorized by the\nGovernor or his designee, the costs of administering the Fund shall not exceed a\nbase year amount of $65,000 per year, using fiscal year 2000 as the base year,\nadjusted annually by the Consumer Price Index.\n\nD. The Fund shall not be used to make loans to small businesses for the purchase\nand installation of equipment needed to comply with an enforcement action by the\nDepartment, the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control\nBoard, or the Virginia Waste Management Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, cc. 624, 850; 1999, c. 893; 2000, c. 131.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}