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To the extent consistent with federal law, any person making a voluntary disclosure regarding real or potential contamination at a brownfield site shall not be assessed an administrative or civil penalty under the Virginia Waste Management Act (\u00a7 10.1-1400 et seq.), the State Water Control Law (\u00a7 62.1-44.2 et seq.), the State Air Pollution Control Law (\u00a7 10.1-1300 et seq.), or any other applicable law. A disclosure is voluntary if it is not otherwise required by law, regulation, permit or administrative order and the person making the disclosure adopts a plan to market for redevelopment or otherwise ensure the timely remediation of the site. 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A disclosure is voluntary if it is not otherwise required by law, regulation, permit or administrative order and the person making the disclosure adopts a plan to market for redevelopment or otherwise ensure the timely remediation of the site. 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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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77830,"section_number":"10.1-1300","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1300\/"},{"id":84539,"section_number":"10.1-1400","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1400\/"},{"id":54640,"section_number":"62.1-44.2","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":145577,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80408,"identifier":"10.1-1233","token":"10.1\/II\/12.1\/10.1-1233","url":"\/10.1-1233\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1233\/","token":"10.1\/II\/12.1\/10.1-1233","dublin_core":{"Title":"Amnesty for voluntary disclosure and restoration of brownfield sites","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1233","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span> may, consistent with programs developed under the federal acts, provide incentives for the voluntary disclosure of brownfield<\/span> sites and related information regarding potential or known contamination at that site. To the extent consistent with federal law<\/span>, any person<\/span> making a voluntary disclosure regarding real or potential contamination at a brownfield<\/span> site shall not be assessed an administrative or civil penalty<\/span> under the Virginia Waste Management Act (\u00a7 10.1-1400<\/a> et seq.), the State Water Control Law<\/span> (\u00a7 62.1-44.2<\/a> et seq.), the State Air Pollution Control Law<\/span> (\u00a7 10.1-1300<\/a> et seq.), or any other applicable law<\/span>. A disclosure is voluntary if it is not otherwise required by law<\/span>, regulation, permit or administrative order<\/span> and the person<\/span> making the disclosure adopts a plan to market for redevelopment or otherwise ensure the timely remediation of the site. Immunity shall not be accorded if it is found that the person<\/span> making the voluntary disclosure has acted in bad faith.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAMNESTY FOR VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE AND RESTORATION OF BROWNFIELD SITES (\u00a7\n10.1-1233)\n\nThe Director may, consistent with programs developed under the federal acts,\nprovide incentives for the voluntary disclosure of brownfield sites and related\ninformation regarding potential or known contamination at that site. To the\nextent consistent with federal law, any person making a voluntary disclosure\nregarding real or potential contamination at a brownfield site shall not be\nassessed an administrative or civil penalty under the Virginia Waste Management\nAct (\u00a7 10.1-1400 et seq.), the State Water Control Law (\u00a7 62.1-44.2 et seq.),\nthe State Air Pollution Control Law (\u00a7 10.1-1300 et seq.), or any other\napplicable law. A disclosure is voluntary if it is not otherwise required by\nlaw, regulation, permit or administrative order and the person making the\ndisclosure adopts a plan to market for redevelopment or otherwise ensure the\ntimely remediation of the site. Immunity shall not be accorded if it is found\nthat the person making the voluntary disclosure has acted in bad faith.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 378.","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}}