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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 808<\/a> and 854<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2024, chapters 717<\/a> and 774<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69646,"section_number":"2.2-4025","catch_line":"Exemptions operation of this article; limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4025\/"}],"permalink":{"id":145531,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62609,"identifier":"10.1-1197.7","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/5\/10.1-1197.7","url":"\/10.1-1197.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1197.7\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/5\/10.1-1197.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Review and authorization of projects","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1197.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon submission of a complete application, the Department<\/span>, after consultation with other agencies in the Secretariat of Natural and Historic Resources before authorizing the project, shall conduct an assessment of whether the application meets the requirements of the applicable permit by rule regulations. If the Department<\/span> determines that the application is deficient, it promptly shall notify the applicant in writing and specify the deficiencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any interested party<\/span>, including an applicant for a permit, who has participated in a proceeding for a permit to construct or operate a small renewable energy project<\/span> under procedures adopted by the Department<\/span> pursuant to this section, and who is aggrieved by the final decision of the Department<\/span>, shall only have the remedies provided by subsection C. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any interested party<\/span> seeking judicial review for the final decision of the Department<\/span> pursuant to this chapter shall file such action in the Circuit<\/span> Court<\/span> of the City of Richmond within 30 days of such decision in accordance with Article 5 (§ 2.2-4025<\/a> et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act. The court<\/span> shall hear and decide such action as soon as practicable after the date of filing. Any conflicting provisions of the Administrative Process Act shall be superseded by the requirements of this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREVIEW AND AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECTS (\u00a7 10.1-1197.7)\n\nA. Upon submission of a complete application, the Department, after consultation\nwith other agencies in the Secretariat of Natural and Historic Resources before\nauthorizing the project, shall conduct an assessment of whether the application\nmeets the requirements of the applicable permit by rule regulations. If the\nDepartment determines that the application is deficient, it promptly shall\nnotify the applicant in writing and specify the deficiencies.\n\nB. Any interested party, including an applicant for a permit, who has\nparticipated in a proceeding for a permit to construct or operate a small\nrenewable energy project under procedures adopted by the Department pursuant to\nthis section, and who is aggrieved by the final decision of the Department,\nshall only have the remedies provided by subsection C.\n\nC. Any interested party seeking judicial review for the final decision of the\nDepartment pursuant to this chapter shall file such action in the Circuit Court\nof the City of Richmond within 30 days of such decision in accordance with\nArticle 5 (§ 2.2-4025 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act. The court\nshall hear and decide such action as soon as practicable after the date of\nfiling. Any conflicting provisions of the Administrative Process Act shall be\nsuperseded by the requirements of this subsection.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, cc. 808, 854; 2024, cc. 717, 774.","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}}