                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NEGOTIATIONS; SITING AGREEMENT (§ 10.1-1442)

A. The governing body or its designated representatives and the applicant, after
submission of notice of intent to file an application for certification of site
approval, may meet to discuss any matters pertaining to the site and the
facility, including negotiations of a siting agreement. The time and place of
any meeting shall be set by agreement, but at least forty-eight hours&#8217;
notice shall be given to members of the governing body and the applicant.

B. The siting agreement may include any terms and conditions, including
mitigation of adverse impacts and financial compensation to the host community,
concerning the facility.

C. The siting agreement shall be executed by the signatures of (i) the chief
executive officer of the host community, who has been so directed by a majority
vote of the local governing body, and (ii) the applicant or authorized agent.

D. The Board shall assist in facilitating negotiations between the local
governing body and the applicant.

E. No injunction, stay, prohibition, mandamus or other order or writ 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 law.

HISTORY: 1986, c. 492, § 10-298; 1988, c. 891.