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The time and place of any meeting shall be set by agreement, but at least forty-eight hours&#8217; notice shall be given to members of the governing body and the applicant.B\n\nThe siting agreement may include any terms and conditions, including mitigation of adverse impacts and financial compensation to the host community, concerning the facility.C\n\nThe siting agreement shall be executed by the signatures of (i) the chief executive officer of the host community, who has been so directed by a majority vote of the local governing body, and (ii) the applicant or authorized agent.D\n\nThe Board shall assist in facilitating negotiations between the local governing body and the applicant.E\n\nNo injunction, stay, prohibition, mandamus or other order or writ shall lie against the conduct of negotiations or discussions concerning a siting agreement or against the agreement itself, except as they may be conducted in violation of the provisions of this chapter or any other state or federal law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":252425,"text":"The governing body or its designated representatives and the applicant, after submission of notice of intent to file an application for certification of site approval, may meet to discuss any matters pertaining to the site and the facility, including negotiations of a siting agreement. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 492 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 1986 \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 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54011,"section_number":"10.1-1438","catch_line":"Powers of governing body of host community; technical assistance","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1438\/"},{"id":74593,"section_number":"10.1-1441","catch_line":"Application for certification of site approval","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1441\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":146437,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69857,"identifier":"10.1-1442","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1442","url":"\/10.1-1442\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1442\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1442","dublin_core":{"Title":"Negotiations; siting agreement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1442","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The governing body or its designated representatives and the <span class=\"dictionary\">applicant<\/span>, after submission of notice of <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> to file an <span class=\"dictionary\">application<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">certification<\/span> of site approval, may meet to discuss any matters pertaining to the site and the <span class=\"dictionary\">facility<\/span>, including negotiations of a siting agreement. The time and place of any meeting shall be set by agreement, but at least forty-eight hours&#8217; notice shall be given to members of the governing body and the <span class=\"dictionary\">applicant<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-252425\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1442\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The siting agreement may include any terms and conditions, including mitigation of adverse impacts and financial compensation to the <span class=\"dictionary\">host community<\/span>, concerning the <span class=\"dictionary\">facility<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-252426\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1442\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The siting agreement shall be executed by the signatures of (i) the chief executive officer of the <span class=\"dictionary\">host community<\/span>, who has been so directed by a majority vote of the local governing body, and (ii) the <span class=\"dictionary\">applicant<\/span> or authorized agent. <a id=\"paragraph-252427\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1442\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall assist in facilitating negotiations between the local governing body and the <span class=\"dictionary\">applicant<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-252428\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1442\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> No <span class=\"dictionary\">injunction<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">stay<\/span>, prohibition, mandamus or other <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">writ<\/span> shall lie against the conduct of negotiations or discussions concerning a siting agreement or against the agreement itself, except as they may be conducted in violation of the provisions of this chapter or any other state or federal <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-252429\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1442\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNEGOTIATIONS; SITING AGREEMENT (\u00a7 10.1-1442)\n\nA. The governing body or its designated representatives and the applicant, after\nsubmission of notice of intent to file an application for certification of site\napproval, may meet to discuss any matters pertaining to the site and the\nfacility, including negotiations of a siting agreement. The time and place of\nany meeting shall be set by agreement, but at least forty-eight hours&#8217;\nnotice shall be given to members of the governing body and the applicant.\n\nB. The siting agreement may include any terms and conditions, including\nmitigation of adverse impacts and financial compensation to the host community,\nconcerning the facility.\n\nC. The siting agreement shall be executed by the signatures of (i) the chief\nexecutive officer of the host community, who has been so directed by a majority\nvote of the local governing body, and (ii) the applicant or authorized agent.\n\nD. The Board shall assist in facilitating negotiations between the local\ngoverning body and the applicant.\n\nE. No injunction, stay, prohibition, mandamus or other order or writ shall lie\nagainst the conduct of negotiations or discussions concerning a siting agreement\nor against the agreement itself, except as they may be conducted in violation of\nthe provisions of this chapter or any other state or federal law.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 492, \u00a7 10-298; 1988, c. 891.","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}}