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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":[{"id":58054,"section_number":"10.1-1443","catch_line":"Draft certification of site approval","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1443\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67727,"section_number":"10.1-1447","catch_line":"Public participation; notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1447\/"}],"permalink":{"id":146445,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67613,"identifier":"10.1-1444","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1444","url":"\/10.1-1444\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1444\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1444","dublin_core":{"Title":"Public hearing on draft certification of site approval","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1444","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall conduct a public hearing<\/span> on the draft certification<\/span> not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days after the first publication of notice. A quorum of the Board<\/span> shall be present. The hearing<\/span> shall be conducted in the host community<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notice of the hearing<\/span> shall be made at the applicant<\/span>’s expense and in the manner provided in \u00a7 10.1-1447<\/a>. It shall include: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A brief<\/span> description of the terms and conditions of the draft certification<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Information describing the date, time, place and purpose of the hearing<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The name, address and telephone number of an official designated by the Board<\/span> from whom interested persons<\/span> may obtain access to documents and information concerning the proposed facility<\/span> and the draft application<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A brief<\/span> description of the rules and procedures to be followed at the hearing<\/span> and the time for receiving comments; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The name, address and telephone number of an official designated by the Board<\/span> to receive written comments on the draft certification<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall designate a person<\/span> to act as hearing<\/span> officer for the receipt of comments and testimony<\/span> at the public hearing<\/span>. The hearing<\/span> officer shall conduct the hearing<\/span> in an expeditious and orderly fashion, according to such rules and procedures as the Board<\/span> shall prescribe. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A transcript<\/span> of the hearing<\/span> shall be made and shall be incorporated into the hearing<\/span> record. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Within fifteen days after the close of the hearing<\/span>, the hearing<\/span> officer shall deliver a copy of the hearing<\/span> record to each member of the Board<\/span>. The hearing<\/span> officer may prepare a summary to accompany the record, and this summary shall become part of the record. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT CERTIFICATION OF SITE APPROVAL (\u00a7 10.1-1444)\n\nA. The Board shall conduct a public hearing on the draft certification not less\nthan fifteen nor more than thirty days after the first publication of notice. A\nquorum of the Board shall be present. The hearing shall be conducted in the host\ncommunity.\n\nB. Notice of the hearing shall be made at the applicant’s expense and in\nthe manner provided in \u00a7 10.1-1447. It shall include:\n\n 1. A brief description of the terms and conditions of the draft certification;\n\n 2. Information describing the date, time, place and purpose of the hearing;\n\n 3. The name, address and telephone number of an official designated by the\n Board from whom interested persons may obtain access to documents and\n information concerning the proposed facility and the draft application;\n\n 4. A brief description of the rules and procedures to be followed at the\n hearing and the time for receiving comments; and\n\n 5. The name, address and telephone number of an official designated by the\n Board to receive written comments on the draft certification.\n\nC. The Board shall designate a person to act as hearing officer for the receipt\nof comments and testimony at the public hearing. The hearing officer shall\nconduct the hearing in an expeditious and orderly fashion, according to such\nrules and procedures as the Board shall prescribe.\n\nD. A transcript of the hearing shall be made and shall be incorporated into the\nhearing record.\n\nE. Within fifteen days after the close of the hearing, the hearing officer shall\ndeliver a copy of the hearing record to each member of the Board. The hearing\nofficer may prepare a summary to accompany the record, and this summary shall\nbecome part of the record.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 492, \u00a7 10-300; 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}}