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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 459 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. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1994, chapter 169<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":146235,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73531,"identifier":"10.1-1425.12","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.3\/10.1-1425.12","url":"\/10.1-1425.12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1425.12\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.3\/10.1-1425.12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Pollution prevention assistance program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1425.12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall establish a voluntary pollution prevention<\/span> assistance program designed to assist all persons<\/span> in promoting pollution prevention<\/span> measures in the Commonwealth. The program shall emphasize assistance to local governments and businesses that have inadequate technical and financial resources to obtain information and to assess and implement pollution prevention<\/span> measures. The program may include, but shall not be limited to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Establishment of a pollution prevention<\/span> clearinghouse for all available information concerning waste<\/span> reduction, waste<\/span> minimization, source reduction, economic and energy savings, and pollution prevention<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Assistance in transferring information concerning pollution prevention<\/span> technologies through workshops, conferences and handbooks; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Cooperation with programs at baccalaureate institutions of higher education to develop pollution prevention<\/span> curricula and training; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Technical assistance to generators of toxic or hazardous substances<\/span>, including onsite consultation to identify alternative methods that may be applied to prevent pollution; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Researching and recommending incentive programs for innovative pollution prevention<\/span> programs.\n\t\t\tTo be eligible for onsite technical assistance, a generator of toxic or hazardous substances<\/span> must agree to allow information regarding the results of such assistance to be shared with the public, provided that the identity of the generator shall be made available only with its consent and trade-secret information shall remain protected. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOLLUTION PREVENTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (\u00a7 10.1-1425.12)\n\nThe Department shall establish a voluntary pollution prevention assistance\nprogram designed to assist all persons in promoting pollution prevention\nmeasures in the Commonwealth. The program shall emphasize assistance to local\ngovernments and businesses that have inadequate technical and financial\nresources to obtain information and to assess and implement pollution prevention\nmeasures. The program may include, but shall not be limited to:\n\n1. Establishment of a pollution prevention clearinghouse for all available\ninformation concerning waste reduction, waste minimization, source reduction,\neconomic and energy savings, and pollution prevention;\n\n2. Assistance in transferring information concerning pollution prevention\ntechnologies through workshops, conferences and handbooks;\n\n3. Cooperation with programs at baccalaureate institutions of higher education\nto develop pollution prevention curricula and training;\n\n4. Technical assistance to generators of toxic or hazardous substances,\nincluding onsite consultation to identify alternative methods that may be\napplied to prevent pollution; and\n\n5. Researching and recommending incentive programs for innovative pollution\nprevention programs.\n\t\t\tTo be eligible for onsite technical assistance, a generator of toxic or\nhazardous substances must agree to allow information regarding the results of\nsuch assistance to be shared with the public, provided that the identity of the\ngenerator shall be made available only with its consent and trade-secret\ninformation shall remain protected.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 459; 1994, c. 169.","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}}