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The Director shall manage the allocation of grants from the Fund to ensure the full funding of executed grant agreements.C\n\nGrant funding may be made available to local governments, soil and water conservation districts, institutions of higher education and individuals who propose specific initiatives that are clearly demonstrated as likely to achieve reductions in nonpoint source pollution, including, but not limited to, excess nutrients and suspended solids, to improve the quality of state waters. Such projects may include, but are in no way limited to, the acquisition of conservation easements related to the protection of water quality and stream buffers; conservation planning and design assistance to develop nutrient management plans for agricultural operations; instructional education directly associated with the implementation or maintenance of a specific nonpoint source pollution reduction initiative; the replacement or modification of residential onsite sewage systems to include nitrogen removal capabilities; implementation of cost-effective nutrient reduction practices; and reimbursement to local governments for tax credits and other kinds of authorized local tax relief that provides incentives for water quality improvement. The Director shall give priority consideration to the distribution of grants from the Fund for the purposes of implementing any applicable regulations, permits, or the Chesapeake Bay TMDL Watershed Implementation Plan, with a priority given to agricultural practices. In no single year shall more than 60 percent of the moneys be used for projects or practices exclusively within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.D\n\nThe Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation shall manage the allocation of Water Quality Improvement Grants from the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund established under § 10.1-2128.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212724,"text":"The Department of Conservation and Recreation shall be the lead state agency for determining the appropriateness of any grant related to nonpoint source pollution to be made from the Fund to restore, protect and improve the quality of state waters.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":212725,"text":"The Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation shall, subject to available funds and in coordination with the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, direct the State Treasurer to make Water Quality Improvement Grants in accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to § 10.1-2129. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 21<\/a>, 625<\/a>, and 626<\/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. It has been modified 5 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1999, chapters 257<\/a>, 509<\/a>, and 549<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 704<\/a>, 707<\/a>, and 709<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 643<\/a> and 701<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 695<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 164<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59887,"section_number":"10.1-2128.1","catch_line":"Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2128.1\/"},{"id":63909,"section_number":"10.1-2129","catch_line":"Agency coordination; conditions of grants","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2129\/"}],"permalink":{"id":146885,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58075,"identifier":"10.1-2132","token":"10.1\/II\/21.1\/4\/10.1-2132","url":"\/10.1-2132\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-2132\/","token":"10.1\/II\/21.1\/4\/10.1-2132","dublin_core":{"Title":"Nonpoint source pollution funding; conditions for approval","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-2132","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department of Conservation and Recreation shall be the lead state agency for determining the appropriateness of any grant related to nonpoint source pollution<\/span> to be made from the Fund<\/span> to restore, protect and improve the quality of state waters<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation shall, subject to available funds<\/span> and in coordination with the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, direct the State Treasurer to make Water Quality Improvement Grants<\/span> in accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to § 10.1-2129<\/a>. The Director shall manage the allocation of grants from the Fund<\/span> to ensure the full funding of executed grant agreements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Grant funding may be made available to local governments<\/span>, soil and water conservation districts, institutions of higher education<\/span> and individuals<\/span> who propose specific initiatives that are clearly demonstrated as likely to achieve reductions in nonpoint source pollution<\/span>, including, but not limited to, excess nutrients and suspended solids, to improve the quality of state waters<\/span>. Such projects may include, but are in no way limited to, the acquisition of conservation easements related to the protection of water quality and stream buffers; conservation planning and design assistance to develop nutrient management plans for agricultural operations; instructional education directly associated with the implementation or maintenance of a specific nonpoint source pollution<\/span> reduction initiative; the replacement or modification of residential onsite sewage systems to include nitrogen removal capabilities; implementation of cost-effective nutrient reduction practices; and reimbursement to local governments<\/span> for tax credits and other kinds of authorized local tax relief that provides incentives for water quality improvement. The Director shall give priority consideration to the distribution of grants from the Fund<\/span> for the purposes of implementing any applicable regulations, permits, or the Chesapeake Bay TMDL Watershed Implementation Plan, with a priority given to agricultural practices. In no single year shall more than 60 percent of the moneys be used for projects or practices exclusively within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation shall manage the allocation of Water Quality Improvement Grants<\/span> from the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund<\/span> established under § 10.1-2128.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION FUNDING; CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL (\u00a7 10.1-2132)\n\nA. The Department of Conservation and Recreation shall be the lead state agency\nfor determining the appropriateness of any grant related to nonpoint source\npollution to be made from the Fund to restore, protect and improve the quality\nof state waters.\n\nB. The Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation shall, subject\nto available funds and in coordination with the Director of the Department of\nEnvironmental Quality, direct the State Treasurer to make Water Quality\nImprovement Grants in accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to\n§ 10.1-2129. The Director shall manage the allocation of grants from the\nFund to ensure the full funding of executed grant agreements.\n\nC. Grant funding may be made available to local governments, soil and water\nconservation districts, institutions of higher education and individuals who\npropose specific initiatives that are clearly demonstrated as likely to achieve\nreductions in nonpoint source pollution, including, but not limited to, excess\nnutrients and suspended solids, to improve the quality of state waters. Such\nprojects may include, but are in no way limited to, the acquisition of\nconservation easements related to the protection of water quality and stream\nbuffers; conservation planning and design assistance to develop nutrient\nmanagement plans for agricultural operations; instructional education directly\nassociated with the implementation or maintenance of a specific nonpoint source\npollution reduction initiative; the replacement or modification of residential\nonsite sewage systems to include nitrogen removal capabilities; implementation\nof cost-effective nutrient reduction practices; and reimbursement to local\ngovernments for tax credits and other kinds of authorized local tax relief that\nprovides incentives for water quality improvement. The Director shall give\npriority consideration to the distribution of grants from the Fund for the\npurposes of implementing any applicable regulations, permits, or the Chesapeake\nBay TMDL Watershed Implementation Plan, with a priority given to agricultural\npractices. In no single year shall more than 60 percent of the moneys be used\nfor projects or practices exclusively within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.\n\nD. The Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation shall manage\nthe allocation of Water Quality Improvement Grants from the Virginia Natural\nResources Commitment Fund established under § 10.1-2128.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, cc. 21, 625, 626; 1999, cc. 257, 509, 549; 2005, cc. 704, 707,\n709; 2008, cc. 643, 701; 2009, c. 695; 2015, c. 164.","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}}