                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

WATERSHED PLANNING; WATERSHED PERMITTING; PROMOTION AND COORDINATION (§
10.1-1193)

A. The Department, with the assistance of the Watershed Planning and Permitting
Coordination Task Force, shall undertake such efforts it deems necessary and
appropriate to coordinate the watershed-level activities conducted by state and
local agencies and authorities and to foster the development of watershed
planning by localities. To aid in the coordination and promotion of these
activities, the Department shall to the extent practicable in its discretion:

   1. Promote and coordinate state and local agencies&#8217; and
   authorities&#8217; efforts to undertake watershed planning and watershed
   permitting;

   2. Acquire, maintain and make available informational resources on watershed
   planning;

   3. Promote the continuation of research and dialogue on what is entailed in
   watershed planning and watershed permitting;

   4. Identify sources and methods for providing local officials with technical
   assistance in watershed planning;

   5. Encourage and foster training of local officials in watershed planning;

   6. Develop recommendations for needed regulatory and legislative changes to
   assist local governments in developing and implementing watershed planning;

   7. Identify barriers to watershed planning and watershed permitting, including
   state policies, regulations and procedures, and recommend alternatives to
   overcome such obstacles; and

   8. Develop, foster and coordinate approaches to watershed permitting.

B. The Department shall report annually its watershed planning and permitting
activities, findings and recommendations and those of the Task Force to the
Governor and the General Assembly. This annual report may be incorporated as
part of the report required by &#xA7; 62.1-44.118.

C. Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring additional permitting
or planning requirements on agricultural or forestal activities.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 793; 2007, c. 637.