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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>69857</law_id><section_number>10.1-1442</section_number><catch_line>Negotiations; siting agreement</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>10.1-1438</reference><reference>10.1-1441</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Activities Administered by Other Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="14">Virginia Waste Management Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="6">Siting of Hazardous Waste Facilities</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The governing body or its designated representatives and the <span class="dictionary">applicant</span>, after submission of notice of <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to file an <span class="dictionary">application</span> for <span class="dictionary">certification</span> of site approval, may meet to discuss any matters pertaining to the site and the <span class="dictionary">facility</span>, including negotiations of a siting agreement. The time and place of any meeting shall be set by agreement, but at least forty-eight hours&#x2019; notice shall be given to members of the governing body and the <span class="dictionary">applicant</span>. <a id="paragraph-252425" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1442/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The siting agreement may include any terms and conditions, including mitigation of adverse impacts and financial compensation to the <span class="dictionary">host community</span>, concerning the <span class="dictionary">facility</span>. <a id="paragraph-252426" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1442/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The siting agreement shall be executed by the signatures of (i) the chief executive officer of the <span class="dictionary">host community</span>, who has been so directed by a majority vote of the local governing body, and (ii) the <span class="dictionary">applicant</span> or authorized agent. <a id="paragraph-252427" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1442/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall assist in facilitating negotiations between the local governing body and the <span class="dictionary">applicant</span>. <a id="paragraph-252428" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1442/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> No <span class="dictionary">injunction</span>, <span class="dictionary">stay</span>, prohibition, mandamus or other <span class="dictionary">order</span> or <span class="dictionary">writ</span> shall lie against the conduct of negotiations or discussions concerning a siting agreement or against the agreement itself, except as they may be conducted in violation of the provisions of this chapter or any other state or federal <span class="dictionary">law</span>. <a id="paragraph-252429" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1442/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1986, c. 492, &#xA7; 10-298; 1988, c. 891.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
