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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>69504</law_id><section_number>15.2-2114.01</section_number><catch_line>Local Stormwater Management Fund; grant moneys</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="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="21">Franchises; Sale and Lease of Certain Municipal Public Property; Public Utilities</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">General Provisions for Public Utilities</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">locality</span> may by <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> create a local Stormwater Management Fund consisting of appropriated local moneys for the purpose of granting funds to an owner of private property or a common interest community for stormwater management and erosion prevention on previously developed lands. Grants from such fund shall be used only for (i) the construction, improvement, or repair of a stormwater management facility; (ii) erosion and sediment control; (iii) joint flooding mitigation projects of condominium owners; or (iv) flood mitigation and protection measures that are part of a comprehensive flood mitigation and protection plan adopted by the <span class="dictionary">locality</span>. Grants made pursuant to clause (iv) shall, where practicable, prioritize projects that include nature-based practices.</p></section></text><history>2019, cc. 344, 559; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 380; 2023, c. 449.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
