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Plans shall establish a priority for funding water and\/or sewer projects in such city or county. Consideration for funding shall be given to (i) replacing water supplies lost due to mining activities and providing emergency water services to areas that have lost water due to mining activities; (ii) preserving water supplies that are jeopardized due to permitted mining which is occurring or is near commencement; (iii) facilitating development of water and\/or sewer projects which will promote diversified industrial development; and (iv) increasing the capacity of publicly owned water and\/or sewer treatment or supply facilities.\n\t\tPlans shall encourage the development of regional water and\/or sewer projects. “Regional water and\/or sewer project” means a project involving two or more public water and\/or sewer service providers located in the same or neighboring political subdivisions. In order to promote cost savings and economic development, funding may be provided for regional water and\/or sewer projects as provided in this section. 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Plans shall establish a priority for funding water and\/or sewer projects in such city or county. Consideration for funding shall be given to (i) replacing water supplies lost due to mining activities and providing emergency water services to areas that have lost water due to mining activities; (ii) preserving water supplies that are jeopardized due to permitted mining which is occurring or is near commencement; (iii) facilitating development of water and\/or sewer projects which will promote diversified industrial development; and (iv) increasing the capacity of publicly owned water and\/or sewer treatment or supply facilities.\n\t\tPlans shall encourage the development of regional water and\/or sewer projects. “Regional water and\/or sewer project” means a project involving two or more public water and\/or sewer service providers located in the same or neighboring political subdivisions. 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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 706<\/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 4 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 1998, chapter 694<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 893<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 78<\/a> and 497<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 305<\/a> and 618<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85271,"section_number":"58.1-3713","catch_line":"Local gas road improvement and Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3713\/"},{"id":76655,"section_number":"58.1-3741","catch_line":"Counties and cities authorized to levy severance license tax on the sale of coal","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3741\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85271,"section_number":"58.1-3713","catch_line":"Local gas road improvement and Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3713\/"},{"id":76655,"section_number":"58.1-3741","catch_line":"Counties and cities authorized to levy severance license tax on the sale of coal","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3741\/"}],"permalink":{"id":258213,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83244,"identifier":"58.1-3713.01","token":"58.1\/III\/37\/58.1-3713.01","url":"\/58.1-3713.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3713.01\/","token":"58.1\/III\/37\/58.1-3713.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Distribution of local coal and gas road improvement taxes for water and sewer projects applicable to the additional one-fourth allocation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3713.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body of any county or city imposing a local gas road improvement tax under subsection A of \u00a7 58.1-3713<\/a> or a local coal road improvement severance license tax under subsection B of \u00a7 58.1-3741<\/a> that is using an additional one-fourth of the revenue from such tax to fund the construction of new water or sewer systems or lines or the repair or enhancement of existing water systems or lines shall develop and adopt by resolution an annual plan for such water and\/or sewer projects and an annual plan for the funding of such water and\/or sewer projects in areas in its county or city where natural water supplies are insufficient from the standpoint of quality or quantity. Plans shall establish a priority for funding water and\/or sewer projects in such city or county. Consideration for funding shall be given to (i) replacing water supplies lost due to mining activities and providing emergency water services to areas that have lost water due to mining activities; (ii) preserving water supplies that are jeopardized due to permitted mining which is occurring or is near commencement; (iii) facilitating development of water and\/or sewer projects which will promote diversified industrial development; and (iv) increasing the capacity of publicly owned water and\/or sewer treatment or supply facilities.\n\t\tPlans shall encourage the development of regional water and\/or sewer projects. “Regional water and\/or sewer project” means a project involving two or more public water and\/or sewer service providers located in the same or neighboring political subdivisions. In order<\/span> to promote cost savings and economic development, funding may be provided for regional water and\/or sewer projects as provided in this section. If a regional water and\/or sewer project encompasses an area for which plans are developed by two or more local governing bodies, the project shall not be funded unless it is agreed to by all of the affected local governing bodies.\n\t\tA county or city shall not expend local coal and gas road improvement tax revenue for water and\/or sewer projects in a manner that is inconsistent with the priority for funding set forth in an approved plan.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL COAL AND GAS ROAD IMPROVEMENT TAXES FOR WATER AND SEWER\nPROJECTS APPLICABLE TO THE ADDITIONAL ONE-FOURTH ALLOCATION (\u00a7 58.1-3713.01)\n\nThe governing body of any county or city imposing a local gas road improvement\ntax under subsection A of \u00a7 58.1-3713 or a local coal road improvement\nseverance license tax under subsection B of \u00a7 58.1-3741 that is using an\nadditional one-fourth of the revenue from such tax to fund the construction of\nnew water or sewer systems or lines or the repair or enhancement of existing\nwater systems or lines shall develop and adopt by resolution an annual plan for\nsuch water and\/or sewer projects and an annual plan for the funding of such\nwater and\/or sewer projects in areas in its county or city where natural water\nsupplies are insufficient from the standpoint of quality or quantity. Plans\nshall establish a priority for funding water and\/or sewer projects in such city\nor county. Consideration for funding shall be given to (i) replacing water\nsupplies lost due to mining activities and providing emergency water services to\nareas that have lost water due to mining activities; (ii) preserving water\nsupplies that are jeopardized due to permitted mining which is occurring or is\nnear commencement; (iii) facilitating development of water and\/or sewer projects\nwhich will promote diversified industrial development; and (iv) increasing the\ncapacity of publicly owned water and\/or sewer treatment or supply facilities.\n\t\tPlans shall encourage the development of regional water and\/or sewer projects.\n“Regional water and\/or sewer project” means a project involving two\nor more public water and\/or sewer service providers located in the same or\nneighboring political subdivisions. In order to promote cost savings and\neconomic development, funding may be provided for regional water and\/or sewer\nprojects as provided in this section. If a regional water and\/or sewer project\nencompasses an area for which plans are developed by two or more local governing\nbodies, the project shall not be funded unless it is agreed to by all of the\naffected local governing bodies.\n\t\tA county or city shall not expend local coal and gas road improvement tax\nrevenue for water and\/or sewer projects in a manner that is inconsistent with\nthe priority for funding set forth in an approved plan.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 706; 1998, c. 694; 2004, c. 893; 2006, cc. 78, 497; 2013, cc.\n305, 618.","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}}