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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>58054</law_id><section_number>10.1-1443</section_number><catch_line>Draft certification of site approval</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><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> Within thirty days after receipt of the governing body&#x2019;s report or as otherwise provided in subsection F of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Application for certification of site approval" href="/10.1-1441/">10.1-1441</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall <span class="dictionary">issue</span> or deny a draft <span class="dictionary">certification</span> of site approval.
			When <span class="dictionary">application</span> is made pursuant to subsection H of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Application for certification of site approval" href="/10.1-1441/">10.1-1441</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall <span class="dictionary">issue</span> or deny draft <span class="dictionary">certification</span> of site approval within ninety days after receipt of the completed <span class="dictionary">application</span>. <a id="paragraph-212618" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1443/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may deny the <span class="dictionary">application</span> for <span class="dictionary">certification</span> of site approval if it finds that the <span class="dictionary">applicant</span> has failed or refused to negotiate in good faith with the governing body for the purpose of attempting to develop a siting agreement. <a id="paragraph-212619" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1443/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The draft <span class="dictionary">certification</span> of site approval shall specify the terms, conditions and requirements that the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> deems necessary to protect health, safety, welfare, the environment and natural resources. <a id="paragraph-212620" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1443/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Copies of the draft <span class="dictionary">certification</span> of site approval, together with notice of the date, time and place of public <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> required under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Public hearing on draft certification of site approval" href="/10.1-1444/">10.1-1444</a>, shall be delivered by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> to the governing body of each <span class="dictionary">host community</span>, and to <span class="dictionary">persons</span> owning property adjoining the site for the proposed <span class="dictionary">facility</span>. At least one copy of the draft <span class="dictionary">certification</span> shall be available at a convenient location in the <span class="dictionary">host community</span> for inspection and copying during normal business hours. <a id="paragraph-212621" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1443/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1986, c. 492, &#xA7; 10-299; 1988, c. 891.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
