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At least one copy of the draft certification shall be available at a convenient location in the host community for inspection and copying during normal business hours.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212618,"text":"Within thirty days after receipt of the governing body&#8217;s report or as otherwise provided in subsection F of &#xA7; 10.1-1441, the Board shall issue or deny a draft certification of site approval.\n\t\t\tWhen application is made pursuant to subsection H of &#xA7; 10.1-1441, the Board shall issue or deny draft certification of site approval within ninety days after receipt of the completed application.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":212619,"text":"The Board may deny the application for certification of site approval if it finds that the applicant has failed or refused to negotiate in good faith with the governing body for the purpose of attempting to develop a siting agreement.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":212620,"text":"The draft certification of site approval shall specify the terms, conditions and requirements that the Board deems necessary to protect health, safety, welfare, the environment and natural resources.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":212621,"text":"Copies of the draft certification of site approval, together with notice of the date, time and place of public hearing required under &#xA7; 10.1-1444, shall be delivered by the Board to the governing body of each host community, and to persons owning property adjoining the site for the proposed facility. At least one copy of the draft certification shall be available at a convenient location in the host community for inspection and copying during normal business hours.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12888,"edition_id":1,"name":"Siting of Hazardous Waste Facilities","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12811,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":146399,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12888,"identifier":"6","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6","url":"\/10.1\/II\/14\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12811,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Waste Management Act","identifier":"14","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12741,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":145887,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12811,"identifier":"14","token":"10.1\/II\/14","url":"\/10.1\/II\/14\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12741,"edition_id":1,"name":"Activities Administered by Other Entities","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12740,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":144833,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12741,"identifier":"II","token":"10.1\/II","url":"\/10.1\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12740,"edition_id":1,"name":"Conservation","identifier":"10.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":143313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12740,"identifier":"10.1","token":"10.1","url":"\/10.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":82154,"structure_id":12888,"section_number":"10.1-1433","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/10.1-1433\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1433","metadata":false},{"id":70685,"structure_id":12888,"section_number":"10.1-1434","catch_line":"Additional powers and duties of the Board","url":"\/10.1-1434\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1434","metadata":false},{"id":83209,"structure_id":12888,"section_number":"10.1-1435","catch_line":"Certification of site approval required; 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siting agreement","url":"\/10.1-1442\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1442","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":67613,"structure_id":12888,"section_number":"10.1-1444","catch_line":"Public hearing on draft certification of site approval","url":"\/10.1-1444\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1444","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/10.1-1443\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1986. 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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74593,"section_number":"10.1-1441","catch_line":"Application for certification of site approval","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1441\/"},{"id":67613,"section_number":"10.1-1444","catch_line":"Public hearing on draft certification of site approval","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1444\/"}],"permalink":{"id":146441,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58054,"identifier":"10.1-1443","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1443","url":"\/10.1-1443\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1443\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1443","dublin_core":{"Title":"Draft certification of site approval","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1443","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Within thirty days after receipt of the governing body&#8217;s report or as otherwise provided in subsection F of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Application for certification of site approval\" href=\"\/10.1-1441\/\">10.1-1441<\/a>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> or deny a draft <span class=\"dictionary\">certification<\/span> of site approval.\n\t\t\tWhen <span class=\"dictionary\">application<\/span> is made pursuant to subsection H of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Application for certification of site approval\" href=\"\/10.1-1441\/\">10.1-1441<\/a>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> or deny draft <span class=\"dictionary\">certification<\/span> of site approval within ninety days after receipt of the completed <span class=\"dictionary\">application<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-212618\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1443\/#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 <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may deny the <span class=\"dictionary\">application<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">certification<\/span> of site approval if it finds that the <span class=\"dictionary\">applicant<\/span> has failed or refused to negotiate in good faith with the governing body for the purpose of attempting to develop a siting agreement. <a id=\"paragraph-212619\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1443\/#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 draft <span class=\"dictionary\">certification<\/span> of site approval shall specify the terms, conditions and requirements that the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> deems necessary to protect health, safety, welfare, the environment and natural resources. <a id=\"paragraph-212620\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1443\/#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> Copies of the draft <span class=\"dictionary\">certification<\/span> of site approval, together with notice of the date, time and place of public <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> required under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Public hearing on draft certification of site approval\" href=\"\/10.1-1444\/\">10.1-1444<\/a>, shall be delivered by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> to the governing body of each <span class=\"dictionary\">host community<\/span>, and to <span class=\"dictionary\">persons<\/span> owning property adjoining the site for the proposed <span class=\"dictionary\">facility<\/span>. At least one copy of the draft <span class=\"dictionary\">certification<\/span> shall be available at a convenient location in the <span class=\"dictionary\">host community<\/span> for inspection and copying during normal business hours. <a id=\"paragraph-212621\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1443\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDRAFT CERTIFICATION OF SITE APPROVAL (\u00a7 10.1-1443)\n\nA. Within thirty days after receipt of the governing body&#8217;s report or as\notherwise provided in subsection F of &#xA7; 10.1-1441, the Board shall issue or\ndeny a draft certification of site approval.\n\t\t\tWhen application is made pursuant to subsection H of &#xA7; 10.1-1441, the\nBoard shall issue or deny draft certification of site approval within ninety\ndays after receipt of the completed application.\n\nB. The Board may deny the application for certification of site approval if it\nfinds that the applicant has failed or refused to negotiate in good faith with\nthe governing body for the purpose of attempting to develop a siting agreement.\n\nC. The draft certification of site approval shall specify the terms, conditions\nand requirements that the Board deems necessary to protect health, safety,\nwelfare, the environment and natural resources.\n\nD. Copies of the draft certification of site approval, together with notice of\nthe date, time and place of public hearing required under &#xA7; 10.1-1444,\nshall be delivered by the Board to the governing body of each host community,\nand to persons owning property adjoining the site for the proposed facility. At\nleast one copy of the draft certification shall be available at a convenient\nlocation in the host community for inspection and copying during normal business\nhours.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 492, \u00a7 10-299; 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}}