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The Virginia Nutrient Credit Exchange Association, which is hereafter referred to as the Association, may (i) submit on behalf of the permittees the compliance plans required by § 62.1-44.19:14, (ii) develop a standard form of agreement for use by permittees when buying and selling nitrogen and phosphorus allocations and credits, (iii) assist permittees in identifying buyers and sellers of nitrogen and phosphorus allocations and credits, (iv) coordinate planning to ensure that to the extent possible, sufficient credits are available each year to achieve full compliance with the general permit, (v) assist individual municipal permittees in utilizing public-private partnerships and other innovative measures to achieve the Commonwealth’s water quality goals, and (vi) perform such other duties and functions as may be necessary to the effective and efficient implementation of the credit exchange program. The Association shall not assume any of the permittees’ compliance obligations under the general permit.B\n\nOnly permittees under the general permit may become members of the Association. The Association shall operate through a board of directors, which shall consist of 10 members and be representative of the membership in the Association. Association board members shall be employees of Association members, shall be elected by the Association membership at the beginning of each term of the general permit, and shall serve through the end of the permit term to which they were elected. Vacancies for unexpired Association board terms shall be filled in the same manner in which members are originally elected to the Association board.C\n\nThe Association board shall elect a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer from among its members at the beginning of each permit term. Officers and Association board members shall receive no compensation for their services as officers and board members of the Association.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":213317,"text":"The permittees under the general permit may establish a nonstock corporation under Chapter 10 (§ 13.1-801 et seq.) of Title 13.1, to be known as the Virginia Nutrient Credit Exchange Association, to coordinate and facilitate participation in the nutrient credit exchange program by its members. The Virginia Nutrient Credit Exchange Association, which is hereafter referred to as the Association, may (i) submit on behalf of the permittees the compliance plans required by § 62.1-44.19:14, (ii) develop a standard form of agreement for use by permittees when buying and selling nitrogen and phosphorus allocations and credits, (iii) assist permittees in identifying buyers and sellers of nitrogen and phosphorus allocations and credits, (iv) coordinate planning to ensure that to the extent possible, sufficient credits are available each year to achieve full compliance with the general permit, (v) assist individual municipal permittees in utilizing public-private partnerships and other innovative measures to achieve the Commonwealth’s water quality goals, and (vi) perform such other duties and functions as may be necessary to the effective and efficient implementation of the credit exchange program. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 708<\/a> and 710<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76305,"section_number":"13.1-801","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-801\/"},{"id":77973,"section_number":"62.1-44.19:14","catch_line":"Watershed general permit for nutrients","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.19_14\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269927,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58208,"identifier":"62.1-44.19:17","token":"62.1\/3.1\/4.02\/62.1-44.19_17","url":"\/62.1-44.19_17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.19_17\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/4.02\/62.1-44.19_17","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Nutrient Credit Exchange Association authorized; duties; composition; appointment; terms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.19:17","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The permittees<\/span> under the general permit<\/span> may establish a nonstock corporation under Chapter 10 (§ 13.1-801<\/a> et seq.) of Title 13.1, to be known as the Virginia Nutrient Credit<\/span> Exchange Association<\/span>, to coordinate and facilitate participation in the nutrient credit<\/span> exchange program by its members<\/span>. The Virginia Nutrient Credit<\/span> Exchange Association<\/span>, which is hereafter referred to as the Association<\/span>, may (i) submit on behalf of the permittees<\/span> the compliance plans required by § 62.1-44.19:14<\/a>, (ii) develop a standard form of agreement for use by permittees<\/span> when buying and selling nitrogen and phosphorus allocations and credits<\/span>, (iii) assist permittees<\/span> in identifying buyers and sellers of nitrogen and phosphorus allocations and credits<\/span>, (iv) coordinate planning to ensure that to the extent possible, sufficient credits<\/span> are available each year to achieve full compliance with the general permit<\/span>, (v) assist individual municipal permittees<\/span> in utilizing public-private partnerships and other innovative measures to achieve the Commonwealth’s water quality goals, and (vi) perform such other duties and functions as may be necessary to the effective and efficient implementation of the credit exchange program. The Association<\/span> shall not assume any of the permittees<\/span>’ compliance obligations under the general permit<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Only permittees<\/span> under the general permit<\/span> may become members<\/span> of the Association<\/span>. The Association<\/span> shall operate through a board<\/span> of directors<\/span>, which shall consist of 10 members<\/span> and be representative of the membership in the Association<\/span>. Association<\/span> board<\/span> members<\/span> shall be employees of Association<\/span> members<\/span>, shall be elected by the Association<\/span> membership at the beginning of each term of the general permit<\/span>, and shall serve through the end of the permit term to which they were elected. Vacancies for unexpired Association<\/span> board<\/span> terms shall be filled in the same manner in which members<\/span> are originally elected to the Association<\/span> board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Association<\/span> board<\/span> shall elect a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer from among its members<\/span> at the beginning of each permit term. Officers and Association<\/span> board<\/span> members<\/span> shall receive no compensation for their services as officers and board<\/span> members<\/span> of the Association<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA NUTRIENT CREDIT EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZED; DUTIES; COMPOSITION;\nAPPOINTMENT; TERMS (\u00a7 62.1-44.19:17)\n\nA. The permittees under the general permit may establish a nonstock corporation\nunder Chapter 10 (§ 13.1-801 et seq.) of Title 13.1, to be known as the\nVirginia Nutrient Credit Exchange Association, to coordinate and facilitate\nparticipation in the nutrient credit exchange program by its members. The\nVirginia Nutrient Credit Exchange Association, which is hereafter referred to as\nthe Association, may (i) submit on behalf of the permittees the compliance plans\nrequired by § 62.1-44.19:14, (ii) develop a standard form of agreement for\nuse by permittees when buying and selling nitrogen and phosphorus allocations\nand credits, (iii) assist permittees in identifying buyers and sellers of\nnitrogen and phosphorus allocations and credits, (iv) coordinate planning to\nensure that to the extent possible, sufficient credits are available each year\nto achieve full compliance with the general permit, (v) assist individual\nmunicipal permittees in utilizing public-private partnerships and other\ninnovative measures to achieve the Commonwealth’s water quality goals, and\n(vi) perform such other duties and functions as may be necessary to the\neffective and efficient implementation of the credit exchange program. The\nAssociation shall not assume any of the permittees’ compliance obligations\nunder the general permit.\n\nB. Only permittees under the general permit may become members of the\nAssociation. The Association shall operate through a board of directors, which\nshall consist of 10 members and be representative of the membership in the\nAssociation. Association board members shall be employees of Association\nmembers, shall be elected by the Association membership at the beginning of each\nterm of the general permit, and shall serve through the end of the permit term\nto which they were elected. Vacancies for unexpired Association board terms\nshall be filled in the same manner in which members are originally elected to\nthe Association board.\n\nC. The Association board shall elect a president, vice-president, secretary, and\ntreasurer from among its members at the beginning of each permit term. Officers\nand Association board members shall receive no compensation for their services\nas officers and board members of the Association.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 708, 710.","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}}