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It includes, without limitation, all necessary developmental, planning and feasibility studies, surveys, plans and specifications; architectural, engineering, financial, legal or other special services; site assessments, remediation, containment, and demolition or removal of existing structures; the costs of acquisition of land and any buildings and improvements thereon, including the discharge of any obligation of the seller of such land, buildings or improvements; labor; materials, machinery and equipment; the funding of accounts and reserves that the Authority may require; the reasonable costs of financing incurred by the local government in the course of the development of the project; carrying charges incurred prior to completion of the project, and the cost of other items that the Authority determines to be reasonable and necessary.\n\t\t“Department” means the Department of Environmental Quality.\n\t\t“Director” means the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality.\n\t\t“Fund” means the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund.\n\t\t“Innocent land owner” means a person who holds any title, security interest or any other interest in a brownfield site and who acquired ownership of the real property after the release of hazardous substances occurred.\n\t\t“Local government” means any county, city, town, municipal corporation, authority, district, commission, or political subdivision of the Commonwealth created by the General Assembly or otherwise created pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth or any combination of the foregoing.\n\t\t“Partnership” means the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.\n\t\t“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, governmental body, municipal corporation, public service authority, or any other legal entity.\n\t\t“Project” means all or any part of the following activities necessary or desirable for the restoration and redevelopment of a brownfield site: (i) environmental or cultural resource site assessments, (ii) monitoring, remediation, cleanup, or containment of property to remove hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, solid wastes or petroleum, (iii) the lawful and necessary removal of human remains, the appropriate treatment of grave sites, and the appropriate and necessary treatment of significant archaeological resources, or the stabilization or restoration of structures listed on or eligible for the Virginia Historic Landmarks Register, (iv) demolition and removal of existing structures, or other site work necessary to make a site or certain real property usable for economic development, and (v) development of a remediation and reuse plan.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286053,"text":"As used in this chapter:\n\t\t“Authority” means the Virginia Resources Authority.\n\t\t“Bona fide prospective purchaser” means a person or a tenant of a person who acquires ownership, or proposes to acquire ownership, of real property after the release of hazardous substances occurred.\n\t\t“Brownfield” means real property; the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.\n\t\t“Cost” as applied to any project financed under the provisions of this chapter, means the reasonable and necessary costs incurred for carrying out all works and undertakings necessary or incident to the accomplishment of any project. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 378<\/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 2014, chapter 144<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74127,"section_number":"10.1-1238","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1238\/"},{"id":61025,"section_number":"2.2-2240.2:1","catch_line":"Virginia Business Ready Sites Program Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2240.2_1\/"},{"id":62210,"section_number":"56-576","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-576\/"},{"id":81665,"section_number":"56-585.5","catch_line":"Generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-585.5\/"},{"id":83106,"section_number":"62.1-229.2","catch_line":"Loans for remediation of contaminated properties","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-229.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":145565,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79851,"identifier":"10.1-1230","token":"10.1\/II\/12.1\/10.1-1230","url":"\/10.1-1230\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1230\/","token":"10.1\/II\/12.1\/10.1-1230","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1230","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter:\n\t\t“Authority<\/span>” means the Virginia Resources Authority<\/span>.\n\t\t“Bona fide prospective purchaser<\/span>” means a person<\/span> or a tenant of a person<\/span> who acquires ownership, or proposes to acquire ownership, of real property after the release of hazardous substances occurred.\n\t\t“Brownfield<\/span>” means real property; the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.\n\t\t“Cost<\/span>” as applied to any project<\/span> financed under the provisions of this chapter, means the reasonable and necessary costs<\/span> incurred for carrying out all works and undertakings necessary or incident to the accomplishment of any project<\/span>. It includes, without limitation, all necessary developmental, planning and feasibility studies, surveys, plans and specifications; architectural, engineering, financial, legal or other special services; site assessments, remediation, containment, and demolition or removal of existing structures; the costs<\/span> of acquisition of land and any buildings and improvements thereon, including the discharge of any obligation of the seller of such land, buildings or improvements; labor; materials<\/span>, machinery and equipment; the funding of accounts and reserves that the Authority<\/span> may require; the reasonable costs<\/span> of financing incurred by the local government<\/span> in the course of the development of the project<\/span>; carrying charges incurred prior to completion of the project<\/span>, and the cost<\/span> of other items that the Authority<\/span> determines to be reasonable and necessary.\n\t\t“Department<\/span>” means the Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality.\n\t\t“Director<\/span>” means the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality.\n\t\t“Fund<\/span>” means the Virginia Brownfields<\/span> Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund<\/span>.\n\t\t“Innocent land owner<\/span>” means a person<\/span> who holds any title, security interest or any other interest in a brownfield<\/span> site and who acquired ownership of the real property after the release of hazardous substances occurred.\n\t\t“Local government<\/span>” means any county, city, town, municipal corporation, authority<\/span>, district, commission, or political subdivision of the Commonwealth created by the General Assembly or otherwise created pursuant to the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth or any combination of the foregoing.\n\t\t“Partnership<\/span>” means the Virginia Economic Development Partnership<\/span>.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” means an individual, corporation, partnership<\/span>, association, governmental body, municipal corporation, public service authority<\/span>, or any other legal entity.\n\t\t“Project<\/span>” means all or any part of the following activities necessary or desirable for the restoration and redevelopment of a brownfield<\/span> site: (i) environmental or cultural resource site assessments, (ii) monitoring, remediation, cleanup, or containment of property to remove hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, solid wastes or petroleum, (iii) the lawful and necessary removal of human remains, the appropriate treatment of grave sites, and the appropriate and necessary treatment of significant archaeological resources, or the stabilization or restoration of structures listed on or eligible for the Virginia Historic Landmarks Register, (iv) demolition and removal of existing structures, or other site work necessary to make a site or certain real property usable for economic development, and (v) development of a remediation and reuse plan.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 10.1-1230)\n\nAs used in this chapter:\n\t\t“Authority” means the Virginia Resources Authority.\n\t\t“Bona fide prospective purchaser” means a person or a tenant of a\nperson who acquires ownership, or proposes to acquire ownership, of real\nproperty after the release of hazardous substances occurred.\n\t\t“Brownfield” means real property; the expansion, redevelopment, or\nreuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a\nhazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.\n\t\t“Cost” as applied to any project financed under the provisions of\nthis chapter, means the reasonable and necessary costs incurred for carrying out\nall works and undertakings necessary or incident to the accomplishment of any\nproject. It includes, without limitation, all necessary developmental, planning\nand feasibility studies, surveys, plans and specifications; architectural,\nengineering, financial, legal or other special services; site assessments,\nremediation, containment, and demolition or removal of existing structures; the\ncosts of acquisition of land and any buildings and improvements thereon,\nincluding the discharge of any obligation of the seller of such land, buildings\nor improvements; labor; materials, machinery and equipment; the funding of\naccounts and reserves that the Authority may require; the reasonable costs of\nfinancing incurred by the local government in the course of the development of\nthe project; carrying charges incurred prior to completion of the project, and\nthe cost of other items that the Authority determines to be reasonable and\nnecessary.\n\t\t“Department” means the Department of Environmental Quality.\n\t\t“Director” means the Director of the Department of Environmental\nQuality.\n\t\t“Fund” means the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic\nRedevelopment Assistance Fund.\n\t\t“Innocent land owner” means a person who holds any title, security\ninterest or any other interest in a brownfield site and who acquired ownership\nof the real property after the release of hazardous substances occurred.\n\t\t“Local government” means any county, city, town, municipal\ncorporation, authority, district, commission, or political subdivision of the\nCommonwealth created by the General Assembly or otherwise created pursuant to\nthe laws of the Commonwealth or any combination of the foregoing.\n\t\t“Partnership” means the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.\n\t\t“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership,\nassociation, governmental body, municipal corporation, public service authority,\nor any other legal entity.\n\t\t“Project” means all or any part of the following activities\nnecessary or desirable for the restoration and redevelopment of a brownfield\nsite: (i) environmental or cultural resource site assessments, (ii) monitoring,\nremediation, cleanup, or containment of property to remove hazardous substances,\nhazardous wastes, solid wastes or petroleum, (iii) the lawful and necessary\nremoval of human remains, the appropriate treatment of grave sites, and the\nappropriate and necessary treatment of significant archaeological resources, or\nthe stabilization or restoration of structures listed on or eligible for the\nVirginia Historic Landmarks Register, (iv) demolition and removal of existing\nstructures, or other site work necessary to make a site or certain real property\nusable for economic development, and (v) development of a remediation and reuse\nplan.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 378; 2014, c. 144.","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}}