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The Director may establish a fee to be paid by the dam owner to offset a portion of these services. Such fee shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost incurred by the Department.E\n\nThe Director may, in order to protect people at risk from a dam failure and to assist dam owners, localities, and emergency responders, expend moneys from the Fund to maintain a statewide dam failure early warning system in cooperation with the Department of Emergency Management and the U.S. National Weather Service.F\n\nThe total amount of expenditures for grants in any fiscal year shall not exceed 50 percent of the total noninterest or income deposits made to the Fund during the previous fiscal year, together with the total amount collected in interest or income from the investment of moneys in the Fund from the previous fiscal year as determined at the beginning of the fiscal year.G\n\nAny grants made from the Fund pursuant to clause (i) of subsection C shall require a 30 percent project match by the applicant. Any loans made from the Fund for such activities or for engineering requirements needed to complete such activities included in clause (i) of subsection C shall require a minimum of a 10 percent project match by the applicant.H\n\nAny grants made from the Fund pursuant to clause (ii) of subsection C shall require no more than a 10 percent match by the applicant except that the applicant shall be required to provide a minimum of $5,000 of the cost of the project, if funded. The match provided by the applicant may be used to pay the application fees for the necessary impounding structure operation and general permit pursuant to § 10.1-605.3 or maintenance certificate.I\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this article, moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to make loans or grants to local governments or private entities to finance or refinance the cost of a project. The local government or private entity to which loans or grants are made, the purposes of the loan or grant, the required match for the specific loan or grant, and the amount of each loan or grant, shall be designated in writing by the Director to the Authority. No loan or grant from the Fund shall exceed the total cost of the project to be financed or the outstanding principal amount of the indebtedness to be refinanced plus reasonable financing expenses. Loans may also be from the Fund, at the Director’s discretion, to a local government that has developed a low-interest loan program to provide loans or other incentives to facilitate the correction of dam or impounding structure deficiencies, as required by the Department, provided that the moneys are to be used only for the program and that the dams or impounding structures to be repaired or upgraded are owned by private entities.J\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this article, the Authority shall determine the interest rate and terms and conditions of any loan from the Fund, which may vary between different loans and between local governments and private entities to finance or refinance the cost of a project. Each loan shall be evidenced by appropriate bonds or notes of the local government or by the appropriate debt instrument for private entities payable to the Fund. Private entities shall duly authorize an appropriate debt instrument and execute same by their authorized legal representatives. The bonds or notes shall have been duly authorized by the local government and executed by its authorized legal representatives. The Authority may require in connection with any loan from the Fund such documents, instruments, certificates, legal opinions, covenants, conditions, and other information as it may deem necessary or convenient to further the purpose of the loan. In addition to any other terms or conditions that the Authority may establish, the Authority may require, as a condition to making any loan from the Fund, that the local government or private entity receiving the loan covenant to perform any of the following:1\n\nEstablish and collect rents, rates, fees, and charges to produce revenue sufficient to pay all or a specified portion of (i) the costs of operation, maintenance, replacement, renewal, and repairs of the project; (ii) any outstanding indebtedness incurred for the purposes of the project, including the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund; and (iii) any amounts necessary to create and maintain any required reserve, including any rate stabilization fund deemed necessary or appropriate by the Authority to offset the need, in whole or part, for future increases in rents, rates, fees, or charges;2\n\nWith respect to local governments, levy and collect ad valorem taxes on all property within the jurisdiction of the local government subject to local taxation sufficient to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund to the local government;3\n\nCreate and maintain a special fund or funds for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund and any other amounts becoming due under any agreement entered into in connection with the loan, or for the operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of the project or any portions thereof or other property of the borrower, and deposit into any fund or funds amounts sufficient to make any payments on the loan as they become due and payable;4\n\nCreate and maintain other special funds as required by the Authority;5\n\nPerform other acts otherwise permitted by applicable law to secure payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund and to provide for the remedies of the Fund in the event of any default by the borrower in payment of the loan, including, without limitation, any of the following:\n\t\t\t\ta. The conveyance of, or the granting of liens on or security interests in, real and personal property, together with all rights, title and interest therein;\n\t\t\t\tb. The procurement of insurance, guarantees, letters of credit and other forms of collateral, security, liquidity arrangements or credit supports for the loan from any source, public or private, and the payment therefor of premiums, fees, or other charges;\n\t\t\t\tc. The combination of one or more projects, or the combination of one or more projects with one or more other undertakings, facilities, utilities, or systems, for the purpose of operations and financing, and the pledging of the revenues from such combined projects, undertakings, facilities, utilities and systems to secure the loan from the Fund borrower made in connection with such combination or any part or parts thereof;\n\t\t\t\td. The maintenance, replacement, renewal, and repair of the project; and\n\t\t\t\te. The procurement of casualty and liability insurance;6\n\nObtain a review of the accounting and internal controls from the Auditor of Public Accounts or his legally authorized representatives, as applicable. The Authority may request additional reviews at any time during the term of the loan. In addition, anyone receiving a report in accordance with § 10.1-603.23 may request an additional review as set forth in this section; and7\n\nDirectly offer, pledge, and consent to the Authority to take action pursuant to § 62.1-216.1 to obtain payment of any amounts in default, as applicable.\n\t\t\t\tAll local governments or private entities borrowing money from the Fund are authorized to perform any acts, take any action, adopt any proceedings, and make and carry out any contracts that are contemplated by this article. Such contracts need not be identical among all local governments or private entities but may be structured as determined by the Authority according to the needs of the contracting local governments or private entities and the Fund.\n\t\t\t\tSubject to the rights, if any, of the registered owners of any of the bonds of the Authority, the Authority may consent to and approve any modification in the terms of any loan to any local government.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":309711,"text":"The Director may make grants or loans to any local government for the purpose of assisting the local government in the development and implementation of flood prevention or protection projects, or for flood prevention or protection studies.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":309712,"text":"The Director may expend from the Fund up to $50,000 annually for cost share with federal agencies in flood protection studies of statewide or regional significance.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":309713,"text":"The Director may, in order to protect public safety and welfare, make (i) grants or loans to a local government that owns a dam, to a local government for a dam located within the locality, or to a private entity that owns a dam for the design, repair, and safety modifications of such a dam if it is identified in a safety report generated pursuant to § 10.1-607 or 10.1-609 and (ii) grants to a local government or private entity for the determination of the hazard classification for impounding structures, dam break analysis, the mapping and digitization of dam break inundation zones, incremental damage analysis, and other engineering requirements, such as emergency action plan development and inspection reports.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":309714,"text":"The Director may, in order to reduce dam owner expenses associated with hazard classification, dam break analysis, the mapping and digitization of dam break inundation zones, incremental damage analysis, and other engineering requirements, such as emergency action plan development and inspection reports, expend moneys from the Fund to employ staff or to directly contract for these services. 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Any loans made from the Fund for such activities or for engineering requirements needed to complete such activities included in clause (i) of subsection C shall require a minimum of a 10 percent project match by the applicant.","type":"section","prefixes":["G"],"prefix":"G","entire_prefix":"G","prefix_anchor":"G","level":1,"prior_prefix":"F","next_prefix":"H"},"7":{"id":309718,"text":"Any grants made from the Fund pursuant to clause (ii) of subsection C shall require no more than a 10 percent match by the applicant except that the applicant shall be required to provide a minimum of $5,000 of the cost of the project, if funded. The match provided by the applicant may be used to pay the application fees for the necessary impounding structure operation and general permit pursuant to § 10.1-605.3 or maintenance certificate.","type":"section","prefixes":["H"],"prefix":"H","entire_prefix":"H","prefix_anchor":"H","level":1,"prior_prefix":"G","next_prefix":"I"},"8":{"id":309719,"text":"Except as otherwise provided in this article, moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to make loans or grants to local governments or private entities to finance or refinance the cost of a project. The local government or private entity to which loans or grants are made, the purposes of the loan or grant, the required match for the specific loan or grant, and the amount of each loan or grant, shall be designated in writing by the Director to the Authority. No loan or grant from the Fund shall exceed the total cost of the project to be financed or the outstanding principal amount of the indebtedness to be refinanced plus reasonable financing expenses. Loans may also be from the Fund, at the Director’s discretion, to a local government that has developed a low-interest loan program to provide loans or other incentives to facilitate the correction of dam or impounding structure deficiencies, as required by the Department, provided that the moneys are to be used only for the program and that the dams or impounding structures to be repaired or upgraded are owned by private entities.","type":"section","prefixes":["I"],"prefix":"I","entire_prefix":"I","prefix_anchor":"I","level":1,"prior_prefix":"H","next_prefix":"J"},"9":{"id":309720,"text":"Except as otherwise provided in this article, the Authority shall determine the interest rate and terms and conditions of any loan from the Fund, which may vary between different loans and between local governments and private entities to finance or refinance the cost of a project. Each loan shall be evidenced by appropriate bonds or notes of the local government or by the appropriate debt instrument for private entities payable to the Fund. Private entities shall duly authorize an appropriate debt instrument and execute same by their authorized legal representatives. The bonds or notes shall have been duly authorized by the local government and executed by its authorized legal representatives. The Authority may require in connection with any loan from the Fund such documents, instruments, certificates, legal opinions, covenants, conditions, and other information as it may deem necessary or convenient to further the purpose of the loan. 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The procurement of casualty and liability insurance;","type":"section","prefixes":["J","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"J5","prefix_anchor":"J5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"J4","next_prefix":"J6"},"15":{"id":309726,"text":"Obtain a review of the accounting and internal controls from the Auditor of Public Accounts or his legally authorized representatives, as applicable. The Authority may request additional reviews at any time during the term of the loan. 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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 462 and 498 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1995, chapter 510<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 320<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 80<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 648<\/a> and 765<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 13<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 637<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 245<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 228<\/a> and 241<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86256,"section_number":"10.1-603.19:1","catch_line":"Payments from a developer or subdivider","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-603.19_1\/"},{"id":61348,"section_number":"10.1-603.20","catch_line":"Condition for making loans or grants","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-603.20\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85550,"section_number":"10.1-603.23","catch_line":"Record of application for grants or loans and action taken","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-603.23\/"},{"id":58996,"section_number":"10.1-605.3","catch_line":"General permit for certain impounding structures","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-605.3\/"},{"id":71315,"section_number":"10.1-607","catch_line":"Safety inspections","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-607\/"},{"id":79239,"section_number":"10.1-609","catch_line":"Unsafe dams presenting nonimminent danger; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-609\/"},{"id":72905,"section_number":"62.1-216.1","catch_line":"Investigation by Governor of nonpayments; withholding state funds from nonpaying locality; payment of funds withheld; receipts, reports, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-216.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":144337,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86471,"identifier":"10.1-603.19","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/1.2\/10.1-603.19","url":"\/10.1-603.19\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-603.19\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/1.2\/10.1-603.19","dublin_core":{"Title":"Purposes for which Fund is to be used; Authority to set terms and conditions of loans","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-603.19","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> may make grants or loans to any local government<\/span> for the purpose of assisting the local government<\/span> in the development and implementation of flood prevention or protection<\/span> projects<\/span>, or for flood prevention or protection<\/span> studies<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Director<\/span> may expend from the Fund<\/span> up to $50,000 annually for cost share with federal agencies in flood protection studies of statewide or regional significance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Director<\/span> may, in order<\/span> to protect public safety and welfare, make (i) grants or loans to a local government<\/span> that owns a dam, to a local government<\/span> for a dam located within the locality, or to a private entity that owns a dam for the design, repair, and safety modifications of such a dam if it is identified in a safety report generated pursuant to § 10.1-607<\/a> or 10.1-609<\/a> and (ii) grants to a local government<\/span> or private entity for the determination of the hazard classification for impounding structures, dam break analysis, the mapping and digitization of dam break inundation zones, incremental damage analysis, and other engineering requirements, such as emergency action plan development and inspection reports. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Director<\/span> may, in order<\/span> to reduce dam owner<\/span> expenses associated with hazard classification, dam break analysis, the mapping and digitization of dam break inundation zones, incremental damage analysis, and other engineering requirements, such as emergency action plan development and inspection reports, expend moneys from the Fund<\/span> to employ staff or to directly contract<\/span> for these services. The Director<\/span> may establish a fee to be paid by the dam owner<\/span> to offset a portion of these services. Such fee shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost incurred by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Director<\/span> may, in order<\/span> to protect people at risk from a dam failure and to assist dam owners<\/span>, localities, and emergency responders, expend moneys from the Fund<\/span> to maintain a statewide dam failure early warning system in cooperation with the Department<\/span> of Emergency Management and the U.S. National Weather Service. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The total amount of expenditures for grants in any fiscal year shall not exceed 50 percent of the total noninterest or income deposits made to the Fund<\/span> during the previous fiscal year, together with the total amount collected in interest or income from the investment of moneys in the Fund<\/span> from the previous fiscal year as determined at the beginning of the fiscal year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> Any grants made from the Fund<\/span> pursuant to clause (i) of subsection C shall require a 30 percent project<\/span> match by the applicant. Any loans made from the Fund<\/span> for such activities or for engineering requirements needed to complete such activities included in clause (i) of subsection C shall require a minimum of a 10 percent project<\/span> match by the applicant. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> Any grants made from the Fund<\/span> pursuant to clause (ii) of subsection C shall require no more than a 10 percent match by the applicant except that the applicant shall be required to provide a minimum of $5,000 of the cost of the project<\/span>, if funded. The match provided by the applicant may be used to pay the application fees for the necessary impounding structure operation and general permit pursuant to § 10.1-605.3<\/a> or maintenance certificate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

I.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in this article, moneys in the Fund<\/span> shall be used solely to make loans or grants to local governments<\/span> or private entities<\/span> to finance or refinance the cost of a project<\/span>. The local government<\/span> or private entity to which loans or grants are made, the purposes of the loan or grant, the required match for the specific loan or grant, and the amount of each loan or grant, shall be designated in writing by the Director<\/span> to the Authority<\/span>. No loan or grant from the Fund<\/span> shall exceed the total cost of the project<\/span> to be financed or the outstanding principal amount of the indebtedness to be refinanced plus reasonable financing expenses. Loans may also be from the Fund<\/span>, at the Director<\/span>’s discretion, to a local government<\/span> that has developed a low-interest loan program to provide loans or other incentives to facilitate the correction of dam or impounding structure deficiencies, as required by the Department<\/span>, provided that the moneys are to be used only for the program and that the dams or impounding structures to be repaired or upgraded are owned by private entities<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

J.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in this article, the Authority<\/span> shall determine the interest rate and terms and conditions of any loan from the Fund<\/span>, which may vary between different loans and between local governments<\/span> and private entities<\/span> to finance or refinance the cost of a project<\/span>. Each loan shall be evidenced by appropriate bonds<\/span> or notes of the local government<\/span> or by the appropriate debt instrument for private entities<\/span> payable to the Fund<\/span>. Private entities<\/span> shall duly authorize an appropriate debt instrument and execute same by their authorized legal representatives. The bonds<\/span> or notes shall have been duly authorized by the local government<\/span> and executed by its authorized legal representatives. The Authority<\/span> may require in connection with any loan from the Fund<\/span> such documents, instruments, certificates, legal opinions<\/span>, covenants, conditions, and other information as it may deem necessary or convenient to further the purpose of the loan. In addition to any other terms or conditions that the Authority<\/span> may establish, the Authority<\/span> may require, as a condition to making any loan from the Fund<\/span>, that the local government<\/span> or private entity receiving the loan covenant to perform any of the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Establish and collect rents, rates, fees, and charges to produce revenue sufficient to pay all or a specified portion of (i) the costs of operation, maintenance, replacement, renewal, and repairs of the project<\/span>; (ii) any outstanding indebtedness incurred for the purposes of the project<\/span>, including the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund<\/span>; and (iii) any amounts necessary to create and maintain any required reserve, including any rate stabilization fund<\/span> deemed necessary or appropriate by the Authority<\/span> to offset the need, in whole or part, for future increases in rents, rates, fees, or charges; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> With respect to local governments<\/span>, levy<\/span> and collect ad valorem taxes on all property within the jurisdiction<\/span> of the local government<\/span> subject to local taxation sufficient to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund<\/span> to the local government<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Create and maintain a special fund<\/span> or funds<\/span> for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund<\/span> and any other amounts becoming due under any agreement entered into in connection with the loan, or for the operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of the project<\/span> or any portions thereof or other property of the borrower, and deposit into any fund<\/span> or funds<\/span> amounts sufficient to make any payments on the loan as they become due and payable; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Create and maintain other special funds<\/span> as required by the Authority<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Perform other acts otherwise permitted by applicable law<\/span> to secure payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund<\/span> and to provide for the remedies of the Fund<\/span> in the event of any default<\/span> by the borrower in payment of the loan, including, without limitation, any of the following:\n\t\t\t\ta. The conveyance of, or the granting of liens<\/span> on or security interests in, real and personal property, together with all rights, title and interest therein;\n\t\t\t\tb. The procurement of insurance, guarantees, letters of credit and other forms of collateral<\/span>, security, liquidity arrangements or credit supports for the loan from any source, public or private, and the payment therefor of premiums, fees, or other charges;\n\t\t\t\tc. The combination of one or more projects<\/span>, or the combination of one or more projects<\/span> with one or more other undertakings, facilities, utilities, or systems, for the purpose of operations and financing, and the pledging of the revenues from such combined projects<\/span>, undertakings, facilities, utilities and systems to secure the loan from the Fund<\/span> borrower made in connection with such combination or any part or parts thereof;\n\t\t\t\td. The maintenance, replacement, renewal, and repair of the project<\/span>; and\n\t\t\t\te. The procurement of casualty and liability insurance; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Obtain a review of the accounting and internal controls from the Auditor of Public Accounts or his legally authorized representatives, as applicable. The Authority<\/span> may request additional reviews at any time during the term of the loan. In addition, anyone receiving a report in accordance with § 10.1-603.23<\/a> may request an additional review as set forth in this section; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Directly offer, pledge, and consent to the Authority<\/span> to take action pursuant to § 62.1-216.1<\/a> to obtain payment of any amounts in default<\/span>, as applicable.\n\t\t\t\tAll local governments<\/span> or private entities<\/span> borrowing money from the Fund<\/span> are authorized to perform any acts, take any action, adopt any proceedings, and make and carry out any contracts<\/span> that are contemplated by this article. Such contracts<\/span> need not be identical among all local governments<\/span> or private entities<\/span> but may be structured as determined by the Authority<\/span> according to the needs of the contracting local governments<\/span> or private entities<\/span> and the Fund<\/span>.\n\t\t\t\tSubject to the rights, if any, of the registered owners of any of the bonds<\/span> of the Authority<\/span>, the Authority<\/span> may consent to and approve any modification in the terms of any loan to any local government<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPURPOSES FOR WHICH FUND IS TO BE USED; AUTHORITY TO SET TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF\nLOANS (\u00a7 10.1-603.19)\n\nA. The Director may make grants or loans to any local government for the purpose\nof assisting the local government in the development and implementation of flood\nprevention or protection projects, or for flood prevention or protection\nstudies.\n\nB. The Director may expend from the Fund up to $50,000 annually for cost share\nwith federal agencies in flood protection studies of statewide or regional\nsignificance.\n\nC. The Director may, in order to protect public safety and welfare, make (i)\ngrants or loans to a local government that owns a dam, to a local government for\na dam located within the locality, or to a private entity that owns a dam for\nthe design, repair, and safety modifications of such a dam if it is identified\nin a safety report generated pursuant to § 10.1-607 or 10.1-609 and (ii)\ngrants to a local government or private entity for the determination of the\nhazard classification for impounding structures, dam break analysis, the mapping\nand digitization of dam break inundation zones, incremental damage analysis, and\nother engineering requirements, such as emergency action plan development and\ninspection reports.\n\nD. The Director may, in order to reduce dam owner expenses associated with\nhazard classification, dam break analysis, the mapping and digitization of dam\nbreak inundation zones, incremental damage analysis, and other engineering\nrequirements, such as emergency action plan development and inspection reports,\nexpend moneys from the Fund to employ staff or to directly contract for these\nservices. The Director may establish a fee to be paid by the dam owner to offset\na portion of these services. Such fee shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost\nincurred by the Department.\n\nE. The Director may, in order to protect people at risk from a dam failure and\nto assist dam owners, localities, and emergency responders, expend moneys from\nthe Fund to maintain a statewide dam failure early warning system in cooperation\nwith the Department of Emergency Management and the U.S. National Weather\nService.\n\nF. The total amount of expenditures for grants in any fiscal year shall not\nexceed 50 percent of the total noninterest or income deposits made to the Fund\nduring the previous fiscal year, together with the total amount collected in\ninterest or income from the investment of moneys in the Fund from the previous\nfiscal year as determined at the beginning of the fiscal year.\n\nG. Any grants made from the Fund pursuant to clause (i) of subsection C shall\nrequire a 30 percent project match by the applicant. Any loans made from the\nFund for such activities or for engineering requirements needed to complete such\nactivities included in clause (i) of subsection C shall require a minimum of a\n10 percent project match by the applicant.\n\nH. Any grants made from the Fund pursuant to clause (ii) of subsection C shall\nrequire no more than a 10 percent match by the applicant except that the\napplicant shall be required to provide a minimum of $5,000 of the cost of the\nproject, if funded. The match provided by the applicant may be used to pay the\napplication fees for the necessary impounding structure operation and general\npermit pursuant to § 10.1-605.3 or maintenance certificate.\n\nI. Except as otherwise provided in this article, moneys in the Fund shall be\nused solely to make loans or grants to local governments or private entities to\nfinance or refinance the cost of a project. The local government or private\nentity to which loans or grants are made, the purposes of the loan or grant, the\nrequired match for the specific loan or grant, and the amount of each loan or\ngrant, shall be designated in writing by the Director to the Authority. No loan\nor grant from the Fund shall exceed the total cost of the project to be financed\nor the outstanding principal amount of the indebtedness to be refinanced plus\nreasonable financing expenses. Loans may also be from the Fund, at the\nDirector’s discretion, to a local government that has developed a\nlow-interest loan program to provide loans or other incentives to facilitate the\ncorrection of dam or impounding structure deficiencies, as required by the\nDepartment, provided that the moneys are to be used only for the program and\nthat the dams or impounding structures to be repaired or upgraded are owned by\nprivate entities.\n\nJ. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the Authority shall determine\nthe interest rate and terms and conditions of any loan from the Fund, which may\nvary between different loans and between local governments and private entities\nto finance or refinance the cost of a project. Each loan shall be evidenced by\nappropriate bonds or notes of the local government or by the appropriate debt\ninstrument for private entities payable to the Fund. Private entities shall duly\nauthorize an appropriate debt instrument and execute same by their authorized\nlegal representatives. The bonds or notes shall have been duly authorized by the\nlocal government and executed by its authorized legal representatives. The\nAuthority may require in connection with any loan from the Fund such documents,\ninstruments, certificates, legal opinions, covenants, conditions, and other\ninformation as it may deem necessary or convenient to further the purpose of the\nloan. In addition to any other terms or conditions that the Authority may\nestablish, the Authority may require, as a condition to making any loan from the\nFund, that the local government or private entity receiving the loan covenant to\nperform any of the following:\n\n 1. Establish and collect rents, rates, fees, and charges to produce revenue\n sufficient to pay all or a specified portion of (i) the costs of operation,\n maintenance, replacement, renewal, and repairs of the project; (ii) any\n outstanding indebtedness incurred for the purposes of the project, including\n the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund; and\n (iii) any amounts necessary to create and maintain any required reserve,\n including any rate stabilization fund deemed necessary or appropriate by the\n Authority to offset the need, in whole or part, for future increases in rents,\n rates, fees, or charges;\n\n 2. With respect to local governments, levy and collect ad valorem taxes on all\n property within the jurisdiction of the local government subject to local\n taxation sufficient to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest\n on the loan from the Fund to the local government;\n\n 3. Create and maintain a special fund or funds for the payment of the\n principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund and any\n other amounts becoming due under any agreement entered into in connection with\n the loan, or for the operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of the\n project or any portions thereof or other property of the borrower, and deposit\n into any fund or funds amounts sufficient to make any payments on the loan as\n they become due and payable;\n\n 4. Create and maintain other special funds as required by the Authority;\n\n 5. Perform other acts otherwise permitted by applicable law to secure payment\n of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund\n and to provide for the remedies of the Fund in the event of any default by the\n borrower in payment of the loan, including, without limitation, any of the\n following:\n \t\t\t\ta. The conveyance of, or the granting of liens on or security interests\n in, real and personal property, together with all rights, title and interest\n therein;\n \t\t\t\tb. The procurement of insurance, guarantees, letters of credit and other\n forms of collateral, security, liquidity arrangements or credit supports for\n the loan from any source, public or private, and the payment therefor of\n premiums, fees, or other charges;\n \t\t\t\tc. The combination of one or more projects, or the combination of one or\n more projects with one or more other undertakings, facilities, utilities, or\n systems, for the purpose of operations and financing, and the pledging of the\n revenues from such combined projects, undertakings, facilities, utilities and\n systems to secure the loan from the Fund borrower made in connection with such\n combination or any part or parts thereof;\n \t\t\t\td. The maintenance, replacement, renewal, and repair of the project; and\n \t\t\t\te. The procurement of casualty and liability insurance;\n\n 6. Obtain a review of the accounting and internal controls from the Auditor of\n Public Accounts or his legally authorized representatives, as applicable. The\n Authority may request additional reviews at any time during the term of the\n loan. In addition, anyone receiving a report in accordance with §\n 10.1-603.23 may request an additional review as set forth in this section; and\n\n 7. Directly offer, pledge, and consent to the Authority to take action\n pursuant to § 62.1-216.1 to obtain payment of any amounts in default, as\n applicable.\n \t\t\t\tAll local governments or private entities borrowing money from the Fund\n are authorized to perform any acts, take any action, adopt any proceedings,\n and make and carry out any contracts that are contemplated by this article.\n Such contracts need not be identical among all local governments or private\n entities but may be structured as determined by the Authority according to the\n needs of the contracting local governments or private entities and the Fund.\n \t\t\t\tSubject to the rights, if any, of the registered owners of any of the\n bonds of the Authority, the Authority may consent to and approve any\n modification in the terms of any loan to any local government.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, cc. 462, 498; 1995, c. 510; 2002, c. 320; 2005, c. 80; 2006, cc.\n648, 765; 2010, c. 13; 2011, c. 637; 2017, c. 245; 2025, cc. 228, 241.","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}}