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I, c. 401; 2023, cc. 735, 736.","full_text":"A\n\nThe provisions of this chapter shall not become effective unless, on or after July 1, 2028, the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources jointly determine that the Commonwealth’s commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan have not been satisfied by a combination of (i) agricultural best management conservation practices, including the coverage of a sufficient portion of Chesapeake Bay cropland by nutrient management plans or the installation of a sufficient number of livestock stream exclusion practices, and (ii) other point or nonpoint source pollution reduction commitments.B\n\nIn making the determination required in subsection A, the effective date of the provisions of this chapter shall be extended for a period of one calendar year for each calendar year that the Commonwealth has not fully funded the amount calculated pursuant to § 10.1-2128.1 for effective Soil and Water Conservation District technical assistance and implementation of agricultural best management practices pursuant to § 10.1-546.1 from July 1, 2023, through the end of the biennial period in which the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources have made the joint determination required in subsection A. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit adding funding to the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund as established in § 10.1-2128.1 in any year from July 1, 2023, to the year the joint determination is made pursuant to subsection A for distribution in another program year in order to achieve full funding.C\n\nIn no case shall the effective date of the provisions of this chapter be extended beyond July 1, 2030, unless sufficient funding for effective Soil and Water Conservation District technical assistance and implementation of agricultural best management practices has not been provided pursuant to § 10.1-2128.1 in any calendar year.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":238961,"text":"The provisions of this chapter shall not become effective unless, on or after July 1, 2028, the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources jointly determine that the Commonwealth’s commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan have not been satisfied by a combination of (i) agricultural best management conservation practices, including the coverage of a sufficient portion of Chesapeake Bay cropland by nutrient management plans or the installation of a sufficient number of livestock stream exclusion practices, and (ii) other point or nonpoint source pollution reduction commitments.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":238962,"text":"In making the determination required in subsection A, the effective date of the provisions of this chapter shall be extended for a period of one calendar year for each calendar year that the Commonwealth has not fully funded the amount calculated pursuant to § 10.1-2128.1 for effective Soil and Water Conservation District technical assistance and implementation of agricultural best management practices pursuant to § 10.1-546.1 from July 1, 2023, through the end of the biennial period in which the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources have made the joint determination required in subsection A. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 1185<\/a> and 1186<\/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 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 2023, chapters 735<\/a> and 736<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59887,"section_number":"10.1-2128.1","catch_line":"Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2128.1\/"},{"id":57504,"section_number":"10.1-546.1","catch_line":"Delivery of Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-546.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":270181,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65748,"identifier":"62.1-44.119:1","token":"62.1\/3.8\/1\/62.1-44.119_1","url":"\/62.1-44.119_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.119_1\/","token":"62.1\/3.8\/1\/62.1-44.119_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effective date","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.119:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The provisions of this chapter shall not become effective unless, on or after July 1, 2028, the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources jointly determine that the Commonwealth’s commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan have not been satisfied by a combination of (i) agricultural best management conservation practices, including the coverage of a sufficient portion of Chesapeake Bay cropland by nutrient management plans or the installation of a sufficient number of livestock stream exclusion practices, and (ii) other point or nonpoint source pollution reduction commitments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In making the determination required in subsection A, the effective date of the provisions of this chapter shall be extended for a period of one calendar year for each calendar year that the Commonwealth has not fully funded the amount calculated pursuant to § 10.1-2128.1<\/a> for effective Soil and Water Conservation District technical assistance and implementation of agricultural best management practices pursuant to § 10.1-546.1<\/a> from July 1, 2023, through the end of the biennial period in which the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources have made the joint determination required in subsection A. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit adding funding to the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund as established in § 10.1-2128.1<\/a> in any year from July 1, 2023, to the year the joint determination is made pursuant to subsection A for distribution in another program year in order<\/span> to achieve full funding. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In no case shall the effective date of the provisions of this chapter be extended beyond July 1, 2030, unless sufficient funding for effective Soil and Water Conservation District technical assistance and implementation of agricultural best management practices has not been provided pursuant to § 10.1-2128.1<\/a> in any calendar year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECTIVE DATE (\u00a7 62.1-44.119:1)\n\nA. The provisions of this chapter shall not become effective unless, on or after\nJuly 1, 2028, the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of\nNatural and Historic Resources jointly determine that the Commonwealth’s\ncommitments in the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed\nImplementation Plan have not been satisfied by a combination of (i) agricultural\nbest management conservation practices, including the coverage of a sufficient\nportion of Chesapeake Bay cropland by nutrient management plans or the\ninstallation of a sufficient number of livestock stream exclusion practices, and\n(ii) other point or nonpoint source pollution reduction commitments.\n\nB. In making the determination required in subsection A, the effective date of\nthe provisions of this chapter shall be extended for a period of one calendar\nyear for each calendar year that the Commonwealth has not fully funded the\namount calculated pursuant to § 10.1-2128.1 for effective Soil and Water\nConservation District technical assistance and implementation of agricultural\nbest management practices pursuant to § 10.1-546.1 from July 1, 2023,\nthrough the end of the biennial period in which the Secretary of Agriculture and\nForestry and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources have made the joint\ndetermination required in subsection A. Nothing in this subsection shall\nprohibit adding funding to the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund as\nestablished in § 10.1-2128.1 in any year from July 1, 2023, to the year the\njoint determination is made pursuant to subsection A for distribution in another\nprogram year in order to achieve full funding.\n\nC. In no case shall the effective date of the provisions of this chapter be\nextended beyond July 1, 2030, unless sufficient funding for effective Soil and\nWater Conservation District technical assistance and implementation of\nagricultural best management practices has not been provided pursuant to §\n10.1-2128.1 in any calendar year.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1185, 1186; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401; 2023, cc. 735, 736.","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}}