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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 415 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1992, chapter 28; in 1996, chapter 20<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 1012<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58830,"section_number":"10.1-2117","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2117\/"},{"id":81333,"section_number":"10.1-2131","catch_line":"Point source pollution funding; conditions for approval","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2131\/"},{"id":69695,"section_number":"58.1-3660","catch_line":"Certified pollution control equipment and facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3660\/"},{"id":80766,"section_number":"62.1-229.3","catch_line":"Loans for land conservation","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-229.3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85141,"section_number":"62.1-197","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-197\/"},{"id":60967,"section_number":"62.1-229","catch_line":"Loans to local governments or other entities","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-229\/"}],"permalink":{"id":268803,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67684,"identifier":"62.1-224","token":"62.1\/22\/62.1-224","url":"\/62.1-224\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-224\/","token":"62.1\/22\/62.1-224","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-224","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:\n\t\t“Authority<\/span>” means the Virginia Resources Authority<\/span> created in Chapter 21 (\u00a7 62.1-197<\/a> et seq.) of Title 62.1.\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the State Water Control Board<\/span>.\n\t\t“Cost,” as applied to any project<\/span> financed under the provisions of this chapter, means the total of all costs incurred as reasonable and necessary for carrying out all works and undertakings necessary or incident to the accomplishment of any project<\/span>. It includes, without limitation, all necessary developmental, planning and feasibility studies, surveys, plans and specifications, architectural, engineering, financial, legal or other special services, the cost of acquisition of land and any buildings and improvements thereon, including the discharge of any obligations of the sellers of such land, buildings or improvements, site preparation and development, including demolition or removal of existing structures, construction and reconstruction, labor, materials<\/span>, machinery and equipment, the reasonable costs of financing incurred in the course of the development of the project<\/span>, carrying charges incurred before placing the project<\/span> in service, interest on funds<\/span> borrowed to finance the project<\/span> to a date subsequent to the estimated date the project<\/span> is to be placed in service, necessary expenses incurred in connection with placing the project<\/span> in service, the funding of accounts and reserves which the Authority<\/span> may require and the cost of other items which the Authority<\/span> determines to be reasonable and necessary.\n\t\t“Fund<\/span>” means the Virginia Water Facilities Revolving Fund<\/span> created by this chapter.\n\t\t“Local government<\/span>” means any county, city, town, municipal corporation, authority<\/span>, district, commission or political subdivision created by the General Assembly or pursuant to the Constitution or laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth or any combination of any two or more of the foregoing. The term “local government<\/span>” includes any authority<\/span>, commission, district, sanitary board<\/span> or governmental entity issuing bonds<\/span> on behalf of an authority<\/span>, commission, district or sanitary board<\/span> of an adjoining state that operates a wastewater treatment facility located in Virginia.\n\t\t“Other entities<\/span>” means owners of private wastewater treatment facilities.\n\t\t“Project<\/span>” means any small water facility project<\/span> as defined in \u00a7 62.1-229<\/a> and any wastewater treatment facility located or to be located in the Commonwealth, all or part of which facility serves the citizens of the Commonwealth. The term includes, without limitation, sewage and wastewater (including surface and ground water) collection, treatment and disposal facilities; drainage facilities and projects<\/span>; related office, administrative, storage, maintenance and laboratory facilities; and interests in land related thereto.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 62.1-224)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the\ncontext:\n\t\t“Authority” means the Virginia Resources Authority created in\nChapter 21 (\u00a7 62.1-197 et seq.) of Title 62.1.\n\t\t“Board” means the State Water Control Board.\n\t\t“Cost,” as applied to any project financed under the provisions of\nthis chapter, means the total of all costs incurred as reasonable and necessary\nfor carrying out all works and undertakings necessary or incident to the\naccomplishment of any project. It includes, without limitation, all necessary\ndevelopmental, planning and feasibility studies, surveys, plans and\nspecifications, architectural, engineering, financial, legal or other special\nservices, the cost of acquisition of land and any buildings and improvements\nthereon, including the discharge of any obligations of the sellers of such land,\nbuildings or improvements, site preparation and development, including\ndemolition or removal of existing structures, construction and reconstruction,\nlabor, materials, machinery and equipment, the reasonable costs of financing\nincurred in the course of the development of the project, carrying charges\nincurred before placing the project in service, interest on funds borrowed to\nfinance the project to a date subsequent to the estimated date the project is to\nbe placed in service, necessary expenses incurred in connection with placing the\nproject in service, the funding of accounts and reserves which the Authority may\nrequire and the cost of other items which the Authority determines to be\nreasonable and necessary.\n\t\t“Fund” means the Virginia Water Facilities Revolving Fund created\nby this chapter.\n\t\t“Local government” means any county, city, town, municipal\ncorporation, authority, district, commission or political subdivision created by\nthe General Assembly or pursuant to the Constitution or laws of the Commonwealth\nor any combination of any two or more of the foregoing. The term “local\ngovernment” includes any authority, commission, district, sanitary board\nor governmental entity issuing bonds on behalf of an authority, commission,\ndistrict or sanitary board of an adjoining state that operates a wastewater\ntreatment facility located in Virginia.\n\t\t“Other entities” means owners of private wastewater treatment\nfacilities.\n\t\t“Project” means any small water facility project as defined in \u00a7\n62.1-229 and any wastewater treatment facility located or to be located in the\nCommonwealth, all or part of which facility serves the citizens of the\nCommonwealth. The term includes, without limitation, sewage and wastewater\n(including surface and ground water) collection, treatment and disposal\nfacilities; drainage facilities and projects; related office, administrative,\nstorage, maintenance and laboratory facilities; and interests in land related\nthereto.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 415; 1992, c. 28; 1996, c. 20; 1999, c. 1012.","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}}