                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LOANS AND GRANTS FOR AGRICULTURAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (§ 62.1-229.1)

Loans or grants may be made from the Fund, in the Board&#8217;s discretion, to
(i) any person for the construction, renovation, improvement, or equipping of
facilities or structures to implement agricultural best management practices to
prevent pollution of state waters; (ii) a local government that has developed a
low-interest loan program to provide loans or other incentives to facilitate the
construction, renovation, improvement, or equipping of such facilities or
structures; or (iii) a financial institution working with a local government to
establish a program pursuant to clause (ii). The Board shall develop guidelines
for the administration of such loans and grants and shall determine the terms
and conditions of any loan or grant from the Fund. For purposes of this section,
facilities or structures to implement agricultural best management practices may
include riparian buffers planted in trees and maintained in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the loan or grant.

HISTORY: 1999, c. 497; 2019, c. 552.