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Appeals of other final decisions of the Board under this article shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.).\n\t\tA final decision by a locality, when serving as a VESMP authority, shall be subject to judicial review, provided that an appeal is filed in the appropriate court within 30 days from the date of any written decision adversely affecting the rights, duties, or privileges of the person engaging in or proposing to engage in a land-disturbing activity.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":310781,"text":"Any permittee or party aggrieved by (i) a permit or permit enforcement decision of the Board under this article or (ii) a decision of the Board under this article concerning a land-disturbing activity in a locality subject to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (\u00a7 62.1-44.15:67 et seq.), or any person who has participated, in person or by submittal of written comments, in the public comment process related to such decision of the Board under this article, whether such decision is affirmative or negative, is entitled to judicial review thereof in accordance with \u00a7 62.1-44.29. Appeals of other final decisions of the Board under this article shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.).\n\t\tA final decision by a locality, when serving as a VESMP authority, shall be subject to judicial review, provided that an appeal is filed in the appropriate court within 30 days from the date of any written decision adversely affecting the rights, duties, or privileges of the person engaging in or proposing to engage in a land-disturbing activity.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13470,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (VESMA)","identifier":"2.3","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13014,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:57","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:57","permalink":{"id":269481,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13470,"identifier":"2.3","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.3","url":"\/62.1\/3.1\/2.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13014,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Water Control Law","identifier":"3.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12909,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","permalink":{"id":269169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13014,"identifier":"3.1","token":"62.1\/3.1","url":"\/62.1\/3.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12909,"edition_id":1,"name":"Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors","identifier":"62.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","permalink":{"id":268199,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12909,"identifier":"62.1","token":"62.1","url":"\/62.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":71282,"structure_id":13470,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:24","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/62.1-44.15_24\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.3\/62.1-44.15_24","metadata":false},{"id":75035,"structure_id":13470,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:25","catch_line":"Further powers and duties of the State Water Control Board","url":"\/62.1-44.15_25\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.3\/62.1-44.15_25","metadata":false},{"id":60262,"structure_id":13470,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:25.1","catch_line":"Additional local authority","url":"\/62.1-44.15_25.1\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.3\/62.1-44.15_25.1","metadata":false},{"id":62390,"structure_id":13470,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:26","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/62.1-44.15_26\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.3\/62.1-44.15_26","metadata":false},{"id":86687,"structure_id":13470,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:26.1","catch_line":"Termination of Construction General Permit coverage","url":"\/62.1-44.15_26.1\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.3\/62.1-44.15_26.1","metadata":false},{"id":81987,"structure_id":13470,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:27","catch_line":"Virginia Programs for Erosion Control and Stormwater Management","url":"\/62.1-44.15_27\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.3\/62.1-44.15_27","metadata":false},{"id":78889,"structure_id":13470,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:27.1","catch_line":"Virginia Stormwater Management Programs administered by the Board","url":"\/62.1-44.15_27.1\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.3\/62.1-44.15_27.1","metadata":false},{"id":75881,"structure_id":13470,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:27.2","catch_line":"Rural Tidewater localities; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 467 and 499 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 2004, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP0372\">372<\/a>; in 2012, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0785\">785<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0819\">819<\/a>; in 2013, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0756\">756<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0793\">793<\/a>; in 2014, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0303\">303<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0598\">598<\/a>; in 2016, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0068\">68<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0758\">758<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"},{"id":72347,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:67","catch_line":"Cooperative state-local program","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_67\/"},{"id":73113,"section_number":"62.1-44.29","catch_line":"Judicial review","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.29\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269599,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86790,"identifier":"62.1-44.15:46","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.3\/62.1-44.15_46","url":"\/62.1-44.15_46\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.15_46\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.3\/62.1-44.15_46","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appeals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.15:46","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any <span class=\"dictionary\">permittee<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> aggrieved by (i) a <span class=\"dictionary\">permit<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">permit<\/span> enforcement decision of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> under this article or (ii) a decision of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> under this article concerning a <span class=\"dictionary\">land-disturbing activity<\/span> in a locality subject to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Cooperative state-local program\" href=\"\/62.1-44.15_67\/\">62.1-44.15:67<\/a> et seq.), or any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> who has participated, in <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> or by submittal of written comments, in the public comment process related to such decision of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> under this article, whether such decision is affirmative or negative, is entitled to judicial review thereof in accordance with \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Judicial review\" href=\"\/62.1-44.29\/\">62.1-44.29<\/a>. <span class=\"dictionary\">Appeals<\/span> of other final decisions of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> under this article shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; purpose\" href=\"\/2.2-4000\/\">2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.).\n\t\tA final decision by a locality, when serving as a <span class=\"dictionary\">VESMP authority<\/span>, shall be subject to judicial review, provided that an <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> is filed in the appropriate <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> within 30 days from the date of any written decision adversely affecting the rights, duties, or <span class=\"dictionary\">privileges<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> engaging in or proposing to engage in a <span class=\"dictionary\">land-disturbing activity<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPEALS (\u00a7 62.1-44.15:46)\n\nAny permittee or party aggrieved by (i) a permit or permit enforcement decision\nof the Board under this article or (ii) a decision of the Board under this\narticle concerning a land-disturbing activity in a locality subject to the\nChesapeake Bay Preservation Act (\u00a7 62.1-44.15:67 et seq.), or any person who\nhas participated, in person or by submittal of written comments, in the public\ncomment process related to such decision of the Board under this article,\nwhether such decision is affirmative or negative, is entitled to judicial review\nthereof in accordance with \u00a7 62.1-44.29. Appeals of other final decisions of\nthe Board under this article shall be subject to judicial review in accordance\nwith the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.).\n\t\tA final decision by a locality, when serving as a VESMP authority, shall be\nsubject to judicial review, provided that an appeal is filed in the appropriate\ncourt within 30 days from the date of any written decision adversely affecting\nthe rights, duties, or privileges of the person engaging in or proposing to\nengage in a land-disturbing activity.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, cc. 467, 499, \u00a7 10.1-603.13; 2004, c. 372; 2012, cc. 785, 819;\n2013, cc. 756, 793; 2014, cc. 303, 598; 2016, cc. 68, 758.","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}}