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I, c. 97; 2025, cc. 228, 241.","full_text":"With the consent of any owner of an impounding structure who has allegedly violated or failed, neglected, or refused to obey any regulation or order of the Board, any condition of a permit, or any provision of this chapter, the Board may enter into a negotiated settlement agreement with such owner, so long as the impounding structure or dam is not subject to the provisions of \u00a7 10.1-609, to correct deficiencies at the structure according to the schedule of implementation appended to the negotiated settlement agreement and for the payment of civil charges for past alleged violations in specific sums not to exceed the limit specified in \u00a7 10.1-609. Such civil charges shall be suspended upon compliance with the terms and conditions of the negotiated settlement agreement as determined by the Director. Such civil charges shall be paid into the Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund established in \u00a7 10.1-603.17.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":276921,"text":"With the consent of any owner of an impounding structure who has allegedly violated or failed, neglected, or refused to obey any regulation or order of the Board, any condition of a permit, or any provision of this chapter, the Board may enter into a negotiated settlement agreement with such owner, so long as the impounding structure or dam is not subject to the provisions of \u00a7 10.1-609, to correct deficiencies at the structure according to the schedule of implementation appended to the negotiated settlement agreement and for the payment of civil charges for past alleged violations in specific sums not to exceed the limit specified in \u00a7 10.1-609. Such civil charges shall be suspended upon compliance with the terms and conditions of the negotiated settlement agreement as determined by the Director. 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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 2025, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0228\">228<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0241\">241<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81027,"section_number":"10.1-603.17","catch_line":"Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-603.17\/"},{"id":79239,"section_number":"10.1-609","catch_line":"Unsafe dams presenting nonimminent danger; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-609\/"}],"permalink":{"id":144563,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77193,"identifier":"10.1-613.6","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-613.6","url":"\/10.1-613.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-613.6\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-613.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Negotiated settlement agreements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-613.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>With the consent of any <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> of an <span class=\"dictionary\">impounding structure<\/span> who has allegedly violated or failed, neglected, or refused to obey any regulation or <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, any condition of a permit, or any provision of this chapter, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may enter into a negotiated <span class=\"dictionary\">settlement<\/span> agreement with such <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span>, so long as the <span class=\"dictionary\">impounding structure<\/span> or dam is not subject to the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Unsafe dams presenting nonimminent danger; civil penalty\" href=\"\/10.1-609\/\">10.1-609<\/a>, to correct deficiencies at the structure according to the schedule of implementation appended to the negotiated <span class=\"dictionary\">settlement<\/span> agreement and for the payment of civil charges for past alleged violations in specific sums not to exceed the limit specified in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Unsafe dams presenting nonimminent danger; civil penalty\" href=\"\/10.1-609\/\">10.1-609<\/a>. Such civil charges shall be suspended upon compliance with the terms and conditions of the negotiated <span class=\"dictionary\">settlement<\/span> agreement as determined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span>. Such civil charges shall be paid into the Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund established in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund established\" href=\"\/10.1-603.17\/\">10.1-603.17<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS (\u00a7 10.1-613.6)\n\nWith the consent of any owner of an impounding structure who has allegedly\nviolated or failed, neglected, or refused to obey any regulation or order of the\nBoard, any condition of a permit, or any provision of this chapter, the Board\nmay enter into a negotiated settlement agreement with such owner, so long as the\nimpounding structure or dam is not subject to the provisions of \u00a7 10.1-609, to\ncorrect deficiencies at the structure according to the schedule of\nimplementation appended to the negotiated settlement agreement and for the\npayment of civil charges for past alleged violations in specific sums not to\nexceed the limit specified in \u00a7 10.1-609. Such civil charges shall be suspended\nupon compliance with the terms and conditions of the negotiated settlement\nagreement as determined by the Director. Such civil charges shall be paid into\nthe Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund established in\n\u00a7 10.1-603.17.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 97; 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}}