                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROHIBITING HIGH-PAH PAVEMENT SEALANTS; CIVIL PENALTY (§ 62.1-196.1)

A. For the purposes of this section:
			&#8220;High-PAH pavement sealant&#8221; means a sealant product intended for
application on asphalt pavement surfaces, including driveways and parking lots,
containing levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in excess of one percent
by weight.
			&#8220;Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons&#8221; or &#8220;PAH&#8221; means a
group of compounds that are byproducts of incomplete combustion, that include
several carcinogens, and that are designated as hazardous substances pursuant to
&#xA7; 9602(a) of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. &#xA7; 9601 et seq.).

B. No person shall sell or distribute at retail or offer for retail sale or
distribution a high-PAH pavement sealant on or after July 1, 2024. This
subsection shall not restrict the continued sale of such a product by a retailer
of any existing inventory in stock on July 1, 2024.

C. No person shall apply or use a high-PAH pavement sealant on or after July 1,
2025.

D. Any person who violates any provision of this section is subject to a civil
penalty of $250, to be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State
Treasurer into the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund established in
&#xA7; 10.1-2500.

HISTORY: 2024, c. 736.