Sunday, November 23, 2008
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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
SB1256: Hazardous material; localities to prohibit initiation of new storage thereof in certain floodplains.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 15.2, a section numbered 15.2-926.3 as follows:
§ 15.2-926.3. Storage of hazardous materials.
A. Any locality may by ordinance prohibit the storage of hazardous materials in regulated floodways for a distance of five stream miles upstream of an intake to a public water supply. For the purposes of this section, "hazardous material" includes any element, compound, mixture, solution, or substance that, when released into the environment, may present substantial danger to the public health or welfare or the environment.
B. The locality may impose a civil penalty of no greater than $100 for a violation of an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section. Each day the prohibited action continues after the issuance of an initial violation may constitute a separate violation.
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