                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO GRANTS FROM THE FUND (§ 10.1-2130)

All Water Quality Improvement Grants shall be governed by a legally binding and
enforceable grant agreement between the recipient and the granting agency. In
addition to provisions providing for payment of the total amount of the grant,
the agreement shall, at a minimum, also contain provisions that govern design
and installation and require proper long-term operation, monitoring and
maintenance of funded projects, including design and performance criteria, as
well as contractual or stipulated penalties in an amount sufficient to ensure
compliance with the agreement, which may include repayment with interest, for
any breach of the agreement, including failure to properly operate, monitor or
maintain. Grant agreements shall be made available for public review and comment
for a period of no less than thirty days but no more than sixty days prior to
execution. The granting agency shall cause notice of a proposed grant agreement
to be given to all applicants for Water Quality Improvement Grants whose
applications are then pending and to any person requesting such notice.

HISTORY: 1997, cc. 21, 625, 626; 1999, c. 509.