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and6\n\nIdentify the name and location of any administrative record for the environmental response project reflected in the environmental covenant.B\n\nIn addition to the information required by subsection A, an environmental covenant may contain other information, restrictions, and requirements agreed to by the persons who signed it, including:1\n\nAny requirements for notice following transfer of a specified interest in, or concerning proposed changes in use of, applications for building permits for, or proposals for any site work affecting the contamination on, the property subject to the covenant;2\n\nAny requirements for periodic reporting describing compliance with the covenant, including a requirement that a qualified and certified professional engineer inspect, investigate and report on the compliance with the covenant;3\n\nAny rights of access to the property granted in connection with implementation or enforcement of the covenant;4\n\nA brief narrative description of the contamination and remedy, including the contaminants of concern, the pathways of exposure, limits on exposure, and the location and extent of the contamination;5\n\nAny limitations on amendment or termination of the covenant in addition to those contained in §§ 10.1-1245 and 10.1-1246; 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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 691<\/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":74127,"section_number":"10.1-1238","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1238\/"},{"id":72524,"section_number":"10.1-1245","catch_line":"Duration; amendment by court action","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1245\/"},{"id":58057,"section_number":"10.1-1246","catch_line":"Amendment or termination by consent","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1246\/"}],"permalink":{"id":145607,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60749,"identifier":"10.1-1240","token":"10.1\/II\/12.2\/10.1-1240","url":"\/10.1-1240\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1240\/","token":"10.1\/II\/12.2\/10.1-1240","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contents of environmental covenant","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1240","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An environmental covenant<\/span> shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> State<\/span> that the instrument is an environmental covenant<\/span> executed pursuant to the Uniform Environmental Covenants<\/span> Act (§ 10.1-1238<\/a> et seq. of the Code of Virginia); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Contain a legally sufficient description of the real property subject to the covenant; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Describe the activity and use limitations<\/span> on the real property; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Identify every holder<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Be signed by the agency<\/span>, every holder<\/span>, and, unless waived by the agency<\/span>, every owner of the fee simple of the real property subject to the covenant; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Identify the name and location of any administrative record for the environmental response project<\/span> reflected in the environmental covenant<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition to the information required by subsection A, an environmental covenant<\/span> may contain other information, restrictions, and requirements agreed to by the persons<\/span> who signed it, including: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Any requirements for notice following transfer of a specified interest in, or concerning proposed changes in use of, applications for building permits for, or proposals for any site work affecting the contamination on, the property subject to the covenant; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any requirements for periodic reporting describing compliance with the covenant, including a requirement that a qualified and certified professional engineer inspect, investigate and report on the compliance with the covenant; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Any rights of access to the property granted in connection with implementation or enforcement of the covenant; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A brief<\/span> narrative description of the contamination and remedy, including the contaminants of concern, the pathways of exposure, limits on exposure, and the location and extent of the contamination; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Any limitations on amendment or termination of the covenant in addition to those contained in §§ 10.1-1245<\/a> and 10.1-1246<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Any rights of the holder<\/span> in addition to its right to enforce the covenant pursuant to § 10.1-1247<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In addition to other conditions for approval of an environmental covenant<\/span>, the agency<\/span> may require those persons<\/span> specified by the agency<\/span> who have interests in the real property to sign the covenant. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT (\u00a7 10.1-1240)\n\nA. An environmental covenant shall:\n\n 1. State that the instrument is an environmental covenant executed pursuant to\n the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (§ 10.1-1238 et seq. of the Code\n of Virginia);\n\n 2. Contain a legally sufficient description of the real property subject to\n the covenant;\n\n 3. Describe the activity and use limitations on the real property;\n\n 4. Identify every holder;\n\n 5. Be signed by the agency, every holder, and, unless waived by the agency,\n every owner of the fee simple of the real property subject to the covenant;\n and\n\n 6. Identify the name and location of any administrative record for the\n environmental response project reflected in the environmental covenant.\n\nB. In addition to the information required by subsection A, an environmental\ncovenant may contain other information, restrictions, and requirements agreed to\nby the persons who signed it, including:\n\n 1. Any requirements for notice following transfer of a specified interest in,\n or concerning proposed changes in use of, applications for building permits\n for, or proposals for any site work affecting the contamination on, the\n property subject to the covenant;\n\n 2. Any requirements for periodic reporting describing compliance with the\n covenant, including a requirement that a qualified and certified professional\n engineer inspect, investigate and report on the compliance with the covenant;\n\n 3. Any rights of access to the property granted in connection with\n implementation or enforcement of the covenant;\n\n 4. A brief narrative description of the contamination and remedy, including\n the contaminants of concern, the pathways of exposure, limits on exposure, and\n the location and extent of the contamination;\n\n 5. Any limitations on amendment or termination of the covenant in addition to\n those contained in §§ 10.1-1245 and 10.1-1246; and\n\n 6. Any rights of the holder in addition to its right to enforce the covenant\n pursuant to § 10.1-1247.\n\nC. In addition to other conditions for approval of an environmental covenant,\nthe agency may require those persons specified by the agency who have interests\nin the real property to sign the covenant.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, c. 691.","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}}