HOUSE BILL NO. 3178 Offered January 19, 2007 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-1186.01, relating to reimbursement to localities of funds for upgrades of publicly owned treatment works. ---------- Patron-- Callahan ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 10.1-1186.01 as follows:

§ 10.1-1186.01. Reimbursements to localities for upgrades to treatment works.

A. In addition to any deposits made pursuant to § 10.1-2128, the General Assembly shall provide  no more than $500,000,000 for the provision of grants to finance the costs of design and installation of nutrient removal technology at the publicly owned treatment works designated as significant dischargers as defined in § 10.1-2117 and as contained in subsection E.

B. The distribution of grants for the design and installation of nutrient removal technology at those publicly owned treatment works included in subsection E shall be effected by one of the following methods:

1. In one lump sum payment to be made upon completion of the project, for minor renovation projects, or to be made upon certification that the construction, enlargement, or upgrade is either 75 percent complete or 75 percent of the local share of the costs of the upgrades have been expended, whichever is less, such payment to be paid by the State Treasurer out of funds appropriated to the Water Quality Improvement Fund pursuant to § 10.1-2131;

2. Over a specified time through a contractual agreement entered into by the Treasury Board and approved by the Governor, on behalf of the Commonwealth, and the locality, or public service authority undertaking the design and installation of nutrient removal technology, such payments to be paid by the State Treasurer out of funds appropriated to the Treasury Board; or

3. In one lump sum payment to be made upon completion of the project by the Virginia Public Building Authority pursuant to §§ 2.2-2261, 2.2-2263, and 2.1-2264, including the Commonwealth's share of the interest costs expended by the locality or regional authority for financing such project during the period from 50 percent completion of construction to final completion of construction.

C. The General Assembly shall have the sole authority to determine whether reimbursement will be made pursuant of subdivision B 1, B 2, or B 3. The Department of Planning and Budget, after consulting with the Treasury Board, shall evaluate all proposed publicly owned treatment works projects and make recommendations to the Governor regarding the method of reimbursement for inclusion in the biennial budget.

D. The grants awarded pursuant to this section shall include such appropriations as provided for in Chapter 4 of the Acts of Assembly of 2004, Special Session I; Chapter 951 of the Acts of Assembly of 2005; Chapter 2 of the Acts of Assembly of 2006, Special Session 1; and Chapter 10 of the Acts of Assembly of 2006, Special Session I.

E. The $500 million appropriated for the provision of grants to finance the costs of design and installation of nutrient removal technology at the following 89 publicly owned treatment works shall be provided pursuant to the distribution methodology included in § 10.1-2131. However, in no case shall any publicly owned treatment works receive a grant or less than 35 percent of the costs of the design and installation of nutrient removal technology.

 

  FACILITY NAME                       OWNER   Shenandoah - Potomac River Basin   ACSA-Fishersville STP               Augusta County Service Authority Luray STP                           Town of Luray ACSA-Middle River Regional STP      Augusta County Service Authority HRRSA-North River WWTF              Harrisonburg-Rockingham Regional                                     Sewer Authority ACSA-Stuarts Draft STP              Augusta County Service Authority Waynesboro STP                      City of Waynesboro ACSA-Weyers Cave STP                Augusta County Service Authority Berryville STP                      Town of Berryville Front Royal STP                     Town of Front Royal Mount Jackson STP                   Town of Mount Jackson New Market STP                      Town of New Market Shenandoah Co.-North Fork Regional WWTP                  Shenandoah County Stoney Creek Sanitary District STP  Stoney Creek Sanitary District Strasburg STP                       Town of Strasburg Woodstock STP                       Town of Woodstock FWSA-Opequon Water  Reclamation Facility                Frederick-Winchester Service                                     Authority FWSA-Parkins Mill WWTF              Frederick-Winchester Service                                     Authority Purcellville-Basham Simms WWTF      Town of Purcellville LCSA-Broad Run WRF                  Loudoun County Service Authority Leesburg WPCF                       Town of Leesburg Round Hill WWTP                     Town of Round Hill PWCSA-H.L. Mooney WWTF              Prince William County Service                                     Authority Upper Occoquan Sewage Authority WWTP                      Upper Occoquan Sewage Authority FCW&SA-Vint Hill WWTF               Fauquier County Water and Sewer                                     Authority Alexandria Service Authority WWTP   Alexandria Service Authority Arlington Co. WPCF                  Arlington County Fairfax Co. - Noman-Cole Pollution  Control Facility                    Fairfax County Stafford Co.-Aquia WWTP             Stafford County Colonial Beach STP                  Town of Colonial Beach Dahlgren Sanitary District WWTP     King George County Service                                     Authority Fairview Beach STP                  King George County Service                                     Authority Purkins Corner WWTP                 King George County Service                                     Authority District of Columbia – Blue Plains STP (Virginia portion)       Loudoun County Service Authority                                     and Fairfax County contract                                     for capacity   Rappahannock River Basin   Culpeper WWTP                       Town of Culpeper Marshall WWTP                       Town of Marshall Mountain Run WWTP                   Culpeper County Orange STP                          Town of Orange Rapidan STP                         Rapidan Service Authority FCW&SA-Remington WWTP               Fauquier County Water and                                     Sewer Authority Warrenton STP                       Town of Warrenton Wilderness Shores WWTP              Rapidan Service Authority Spotsylvania Co.-FMC WWTF           Spotsylvania County Fredericksburg WWTF                 City of Fredericksburg Stafford Co.-Little Falls Run WWTF  Stafford County Spotsylvania Co.-Massaponax WWTF    Spotsylvania County Montross-Westmoreland WWTP          Westmoreland County Oakland Park STP                    King George County Service Authority Tappahannock WWTP                   Town of Tappahannock Urbanna WWTP                        Town of Urbanna Warsaw STP                          Town of Warsaw Reedville Sanitary District WWTP    Reedville Sanitary District Kilmarnock WWTP                     Town of Kilmarnock   York River Basin   Caroline Co. Regional STP           Caroline County Gordonsville STP                    Town of Gordonsville Ashland WWTP                        Hanover County Doswell WWTP                        Hanover County HRSD-York River STP                 Hampton Roads Sanitation District Parham Landing WWTP                 New Kent County Totopotomoy WWTP                    Hanover County HRSD-West Point STP                 Hampton Roads Sanitation District HRSD-Mathews Courthouse STP         Hampton Roads Sanitation District   James River Basin   Buena Vista STP                     City of Buena Vista Clifton Forge STP                   Town of Clifton Forge Covington STP                       City of Covington Lexington-Rockbridge Regional WQCF  Maury Service Authority Alleghany Co.-Low Moor STP          Alleghany County Alleghany Co.-Lower Jackson River WWTP                          Alleghany County Amherst-Rutledge Creek WWTP         Town of Amherst Lynchburg STP                       City of Lynchburg RWSA-Moores Creek Regional STP      Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority Crewe WWTP                          Town of Crewe Farmville WWTP                      Town of Farmville Chesterfield Co.-Falling Creek WWTP Chesterfield County Henrico Co. WWTP                    Henrico County Hopewell Regional WWTF              City of Hopewell Chesterfield Co.-Proctors Creek WWTP                          Chesterfield County Richmond WWTP                       City of Richmond South Central Wastewater Authority WWTF                      South Central Wastewater                                     Authority Chickahominy WWTP                   New Kent County HRSD-Boat Harbor STP                Hampton Roads Sanitation District HRSD-James River STP                Hampton Roads Sanitation District HRSD-Williamsburg STP               Hampton Roads Sanitation District HRSD-Nansemond STP                  Hampton Roads Sanitation District HRSD-Army Base STP                  Hampton Roads Sanitation District HRSD-Virginia Initiative Plant STP  Hampton Roads Sanitation District HRSD-Chesapeake/Elizabeth STP       Hampton Roads Sanitation District   Eastern Shore Basin   Cape Charles WWTP                   Town of Cape Charles Onancock WWTP                       Town of Onancock Tangier Island WWTP                 Town of Tangier

F. To the extent that any publicly owned treatment works receives less than the grant specified pursuant to § 10.1-2131, any year-end revenue surplus or unappropriated balances deposited in the Water Quality Improvement Fund, as required by § 10.1-2128, shall be prioritized in order to augment the funding of those projects for which grants have been prorated. Any additional reimbursements to these prorated projects shall not exceed the total reimbursement amount due pursuant to the formula established in subsection E of § 10.1-2131.