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I, c. 63; 2022, cc. 347, 348.","full_text":"A\n\nAccomack, Augusta, Buckingham, Floyd, Highland, Pittsylvania, Russell, and Wise Counties may by ordinance, and after a public hearing, levy a fee for the disposal of solid waste not to exceed the actual cost incurred by the county in procuring, developing, maintaining, and improving the landfill and for such reserves as may be necessary for capping and closing such landfill in the future. Bath, Buckingham, Russell, and Southampton Counties may by ordinance, and after a public hearing, levy a fee for the management of solid waste not to exceed the actual cost incurred by the county in removing and disposing of solid waste. Such fee as collected shall be deposited in a special account to be expended only for the purposes for which it was levied. Except in Floyd, Pittsylvania, Russell, Southampton, and Wise Counties, such fee shall not be used to purchase or subsidize the purchase of equipment used for the collection of solid waste. In Augusta, Highland, Pittsylvania, and Southampton Counties, such fee (i) may only be levied upon persons whose residential solid waste is disposed of at a county landfill or county solid waste collection or disposal facility and (ii) shall not be levied upon persons whose residential waste is not disposed of in such landfill or facility if such nondisposal is documented by the collector or generator of such waste as required by ordinance of such county. Documentation provided by a collector of such waste pursuant to clause (ii) shall not be disclosed by the county to any other person.B\n\nAny fee imposed by subsection A when combined with any other fee or charge for disposal of waste shall not exceed the actual cost incurred by the county in procuring, developing, maintaining, and improving its landfill and for such reserves as may be necessary for capping and closing such landfill in the future or, in the case of Southampton County, such fee shall not exceed the costs and fees expended by the county in removing and disposing of solid waste.C\n\nAny county which imposes the fee allowed under subsection A may enter into a contractual agreement with any water or heat, light, and power company or other corporation coming within the provisions of Chapter 26 (§ 58.1-2600 et seq.) of Title 58.1 except Appalachian Power Company and any cooperative formed under or subject to Article 1 (§ 56-231.15 et seq.) of Chapter 9.1 of Title 56 for the collection of such fee. The agreement may include a commission for such service in the form of a deduction from the fee remitted. The commission shall be provided for by ordinance, which shall set the rate not to exceed five percent of the amount of fees due and collected.D\n\nAccomack, Bath, Buckingham, Highland, Pittsylvania, Russell, Southampton, and Wise Counties have the following authority regarding collection of said fee:1\n\nTo prorate said fee depending upon the period a resident or business is located in said county during the year of fee levy;2\n\nTo levy penalty for late payment of fee as set forth in § 58.1-3916;3\n\nTo levy interest on unpaid fees as set forth in § 58.1-3916;4\n\nTo credit the fee first against the most delinquent use fee account owing;5\n\nTo require payment of the fee prior to approval of an application for rezoning, special exception, variance, or other land use permit; and6\n\nTo provide discounts to the standard fee rates for older persons, as defined in § 51.5-135, and disabled persons based on ability to pay.E\n\nPittsylvania and Southampton Counties may by ordinance provide an exemption from the fee for the disposal of solid waste to any veteran who has been rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor agency pursuant to federal law to have a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability in accordance with the standards set forth in § 58.1-3219.5.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":207002,"text":"Accomack, Augusta, Buckingham, Floyd, Highland, Pittsylvania, Russell, and Wise Counties may by ordinance, and after a public hearing, levy a fee for the disposal of solid waste not to exceed the actual cost incurred by the county in procuring, developing, maintaining, and improving the landfill and for such reserves as may be necessary for capping and closing such landfill in the future. Bath, Buckingham, Russell, and Southampton Counties may by ordinance, and after a public hearing, levy a fee for the management of solid waste not to exceed the actual cost incurred by the county in removing and disposing of solid waste. Such fee as collected shall be deposited in a special account to be expended only for the purposes for which it was levied. Except in Floyd, Pittsylvania, Russell, Southampton, and Wise Counties, such fee shall not be used to purchase or subsidize the purchase of equipment used for the collection of solid waste. In Augusta, Highland, Pittsylvania, and Southampton Counties, such fee (i) may only be levied upon persons whose residential solid waste is disposed of at a county landfill or county solid waste collection or disposal facility and (ii) shall not be levied upon persons whose residential waste is not disposed of in such landfill or facility if such nondisposal is documented by the collector or generator of such waste as required by ordinance of such county. Documentation provided by a collector of such waste pursuant to clause (ii) shall not be disclosed by the county to any other person.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":207003,"text":"Any fee imposed by subsection A when combined with any other fee or charge for disposal of waste shall not exceed the actual cost incurred by the county in procuring, developing, maintaining, and improving its landfill and for such reserves as may be necessary for capping and closing such landfill in the future or, in the case of Southampton County, such fee shall not exceed the costs and fees expended by the county in removing and disposing of solid waste.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":207004,"text":"Any county which imposes the fee allowed under subsection A may enter into a contractual agreement with any water or heat, light, and power company or other corporation coming within the provisions of Chapter 26 (§ 58.1-2600 et seq.) of Title 58.1 except Appalachian Power Company and any cooperative formed under or subject to Article 1 (§ 56-231.15 et seq.) of Chapter 9.1 of Title 56 for the collection of such fee. The agreement may include a commission for such service in the form of a deduction from the fee remitted. The commission shall be provided for by ordinance, which shall set the rate not to exceed five percent of the amount of fees due and collected.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":207005,"text":"Accomack, Bath, Buckingham, Highland, Pittsylvania, Russell, Southampton, and Wise Counties have the following authority regarding collection of said fee:","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"D1"},"4":{"id":207006,"text":"To prorate said fee depending upon the period a resident or business is located in said county during the year of fee levy;","type":"section","prefixes":["D","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"D1","prefix_anchor":"D1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"D2"},"5":{"id":207007,"text":"To levy penalty for late payment of fee as set forth in § 58.1-3916;","type":"section","prefixes":["D","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"D2","prefix_anchor":"D2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D1","next_prefix":"D3"},"6":{"id":207008,"text":"To levy interest on unpaid fees as set forth in § 58.1-3916;","type":"section","prefixes":["D","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"D3","prefix_anchor":"D3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D2","next_prefix":"D4"},"7":{"id":207009,"text":"To credit the fee first against the most delinquent use fee account owing;","type":"section","prefixes":["D","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"D4","prefix_anchor":"D4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D3","next_prefix":"D5"},"8":{"id":207010,"text":"To require payment of the fee prior to approval of an application for rezoning, special exception, variance, or other land use permit; and","type":"section","prefixes":["D","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"D5","prefix_anchor":"D5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D4","next_prefix":"D6"},"9":{"id":207011,"text":"To provide discounts to the standard fee rates for older persons, as defined in § 51.5-135, and disabled persons based on ability to pay.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"D6","prefix_anchor":"D6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D5","next_prefix":"E"},"10":{"id":207012,"text":"Pittsylvania and Southampton Counties may by ordinance provide an exemption from the fee for the disposal of solid waste to any veteran who has been rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor agency pursuant to federal law to have a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability in accordance with the standards set forth in § 58.1-3219.5.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D6"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14779,"edition_id":1,"name":"Miscellaneous Services, etc., in Certain Localities","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13192,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:51","permalink":{"id":154773,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14779,"identifier":"7","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/7","url":"\/15.2\/II\/21\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13192,"edition_id":1,"name":"Franchises; 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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 541 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 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 13 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 1993, chapters 733 and 763; in 1995, chapter 633<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 313<\/a> and 621<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 234<\/a> and 587<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 338<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 275<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 25<\/a> and 48<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 102<\/a> and 743<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 765<\/a>, 803<\/a>, and 835<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 699<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 727<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 1117<\/a> and 1118<\/a>; in 2022, chapters 347<\/a> and 348<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78143,"section_number":"46.2-752","catch_line":"Taxes and license fees imposed by counties, cities, and towns; limitations on amounts; disposition of revenues; requiring evidence of payment of personal property taxes and certain fines; prohibiting display of licenses after expiration; failure to display valid local license required by other localities; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-752\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70537,"section_number":"51.5-135","catch_line":"Powers and duties of Department with respect to aging persons; area agencies on aging","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-135\/"},{"id":77567,"section_number":"56-231.15","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-231.15\/"},{"id":85862,"section_number":"58.1-2600","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2600\/"},{"id":79336,"section_number":"58.1-3219.5","catch_line":"Exemption from taxes on property for disabled veterans","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3219.5\/"},{"id":73325,"section_number":"58.1-3916","catch_line":"Counties, cities, and towns may provide dates for filing returns and set penalties, interest, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3916\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154787,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56557,"identifier":"15.2-2159","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/7\/15.2-2159","url":"\/15.2-2159\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2159\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/7\/15.2-2159","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fee for solid waste disposal by counties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2159","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Accomack, Augusta, Buckingham, Floyd, Highland, Pittsylvania, Russell, and Wise Counties may by ordinance<\/span>, and after a public hearing<\/span>, levy<\/span> a fee for the disposal of solid waste not to exceed the actual cost incurred by the county<\/span> in procuring, developing, maintaining, and improving the landfill and for such reserves as may be necessary for capping and closing such landfill in the future. Bath, Buckingham, Russell, and Southampton Counties may by ordinance<\/span>, and after a public hearing<\/span>, levy<\/span> a fee for the management of solid waste not to exceed the actual cost incurred by the county<\/span> in removing and disposing of solid waste. Such fee as collected shall be deposited in a special account to be expended only for the purposes for which it was levied. Except in Floyd, Pittsylvania, Russell, Southampton, and Wise Counties, such fee shall not be used to purchase or subsidize the purchase of equipment used for the collection of solid waste. In Augusta, Highland, Pittsylvania, and Southampton Counties, such fee (i) may only be levied upon persons whose residential solid waste is disposed of at a county<\/span> landfill or county<\/span> solid waste collection or disposal facility and (ii) shall not be levied upon persons whose residential waste is not disposed of in such landfill or facility if such nondisposal is documented by the collector or generator of such waste as required by ordinance<\/span> of such county<\/span>. Documentation provided by a collector of such waste pursuant to clause (ii) shall not be disclosed by the county<\/span> to any other person. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any fee imposed by subsection A when combined with any other fee or charge for disposal of waste shall not exceed the actual cost incurred by the county<\/span> in procuring, developing, maintaining, and improving its landfill and for such reserves as may be necessary for capping and closing such landfill in the future or, in the case of Southampton County<\/span>, such fee shall not exceed the costs and fees expended by the county<\/span> in removing and disposing of solid waste. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any county<\/span> which imposes the fee allowed under subsection A may enter into a contractual agreement with any water or heat, light, and power company or other corporation coming within the provisions of Chapter 26 (§ 58.1-2600<\/a> et seq.) of Title 58.1 except Appalachian Power Company and any cooperative formed under or subject to Article 1 (§ 56-231.15<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 9.1 of Title 56 for the collection of such fee. The agreement may include a commission for such service in the form of a deduction from the fee remitted. The commission shall be provided for by ordinance<\/span>, which shall set the rate not to exceed five percent of the amount of fees due and collected. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Accomack, Bath, Buckingham, Highland, Pittsylvania, Russell, Southampton, and Wise Counties have the following authority regarding collection of said fee: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To prorate said fee depending upon the period a resident or business is located in said county<\/span> during the year of fee levy<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To levy<\/span> penalty<\/span> for late payment of fee as set forth in § 58.1-3916<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To levy<\/span> interest on unpaid fees as set forth in § 58.1-3916<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To credit the fee first against the most delinquent use fee account owing; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To require payment of the fee prior to approval of an application for rezoning, special exception, variance, or other land use permit; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> To provide discounts to the standard fee rates for older persons, as defined in § 51.5-135<\/a>, and disabled persons based on ability to pay. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Pittsylvania and Southampton Counties may by ordinance<\/span> provide an exemption from the fee for the disposal of solid waste to any veteran who has been rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor agency pursuant to federal law<\/span> to have a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability in accordance with the standards set forth in § 58.1-3219.5<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFEE FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL BY COUNTIES (\u00a7 15.2-2159)\n\nA. Accomack, Augusta, Buckingham, Floyd, Highland, Pittsylvania, Russell, and\nWise Counties may by ordinance, and after a public hearing, levy a fee for the\ndisposal of solid waste not to exceed the actual cost incurred by the county in\nprocuring, developing, maintaining, and improving the landfill and for such\nreserves as may be necessary for capping and closing such landfill in the\nfuture. Bath, Buckingham, Russell, and Southampton Counties may by ordinance,\nand after a public hearing, levy a fee for the management of solid waste not to\nexceed the actual cost incurred by the county in removing and disposing of solid\nwaste. Such fee as collected shall be deposited in a special account to be\nexpended only for the purposes for which it was levied. Except in Floyd,\nPittsylvania, Russell, Southampton, and Wise Counties, such fee shall not be\nused to purchase or subsidize the purchase of equipment used for the collection\nof solid waste. In Augusta, Highland, Pittsylvania, and Southampton Counties,\nsuch fee (i) may only be levied upon persons whose residential solid waste is\ndisposed of at a county landfill or county solid waste collection or disposal\nfacility and (ii) shall not be levied upon persons whose residential waste is\nnot disposed of in such landfill or facility if such nondisposal is documented\nby the collector or generator of such waste as required by ordinance of such\ncounty. Documentation provided by a collector of such waste pursuant to clause\n(ii) shall not be disclosed by the county to any other person.\n\nB. Any fee imposed by subsection A when combined with any other fee or charge\nfor disposal of waste shall not exceed the actual cost incurred by the county in\nprocuring, developing, maintaining, and improving its landfill and for such\nreserves as may be necessary for capping and closing such landfill in the future\nor, in the case of Southampton County, such fee shall not exceed the costs and\nfees expended by the county in removing and disposing of solid waste.\n\nC. Any county which imposes the fee allowed under subsection A may enter into a\ncontractual agreement with any water or heat, light, and power company or other\ncorporation coming within the provisions of Chapter 26 (§ 58.1-2600 et\nseq.) of Title 58.1 except Appalachian Power Company and any cooperative formed\nunder or subject to Article 1 (§ 56-231.15 et seq.) of Chapter 9.1 of Title\n56 for the collection of such fee. The agreement may include a commission for\nsuch service in the form of a deduction from the fee remitted. The commission\nshall be provided for by ordinance, which shall set the rate not to exceed five\npercent of the amount of fees due and collected.\n\nD. Accomack, Bath, Buckingham, Highland, Pittsylvania, Russell, Southampton, and\nWise Counties have the following authority regarding collection of said fee:\n\n 1. To prorate said fee depending upon the period a resident or business is\n located in said county during the year of fee levy;\n\n 2. To levy penalty for late payment of fee as set forth in § 58.1-3916;\n\n 3. To levy interest on unpaid fees as set forth in § 58.1-3916;\n\n 4. To credit the fee first against the most delinquent use fee account owing;\n\n 5. To require payment of the fee prior to approval of an application for\n rezoning, special exception, variance, or other land use permit; and\n\n 6. To provide discounts to the standard fee rates for older persons, as\n defined in § 51.5-135, and disabled persons based on ability to pay.\n\nE. Pittsylvania and Southampton Counties may by ordinance provide an exemption\nfrom the fee for the disposal of solid waste to any veteran who has been rated\nby the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor agency pursuant to\nfederal law to have a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total\ndisability in accordance with the standards set forth in § 58.1-3219.5.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 541, \u00a7 15.1-362.1; 1993, cc. 733, 763; 1995, c. 633; 1996,\ncc. 313, 621; 1997, cc. 234, 587; 2001, c. 338; 2002, c. 275; 2003, cc. 25, 48;\n2006, cc. 102, 743; 2012, cc. 765, 803, 835; 2013, c. 699; 2014, c. 727; 2020,\ncc. 1117, 1118; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 63; 2022, cc. 347, 348.","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}}