HB466: Environmental permits; issuance to businesses near greenways.
HOUSE BILL NO. 466
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 10.1-1184.1 as follows:
§ 10.1-1186.6. Environmental permits and certificates issued for businesses near greenways.
A. No person holding a permit or certificate from the State Air Pollution Control Board, State Water Control Board, or Virginia Waste Management Board shall be subject to a review of or change in the conditions of his permit or certificate solely due the proximity of the permitted operation to a public greenway.
B. As used in this section, "public greenway" means any system of hiking, biking, or horseback trails established by a locality or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth.