AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE TO THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE

SEN. WILLIAMS

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3.  Except as otherwise provided in the Appropriations Act, in any fiscal year when moneys are not appropriated to the Fund in excess of those specified in § 10.1-2128(A), or when moneys appropriated to the Fund in excess of those specified in § 10.1-2128(A) are less than 40 percent of those specified in § 10.1-2128(A), the Secretary of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, the State Forester, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Directors of the Departments of Environmental Quality and Conservation and Recreation and with the advice and guidance of the Board of Conservation and Recreation, the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board, the State Water Control Board and the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Board and following a public comment period of at least 30 days and a public hearing, shall allocate those moneys deposited in the Fund between point and nonpoint sources, both of which shall receive moneys in each such year.

SEN. QUAYLE

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July

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June

SEN. WILLIAMS

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1.  In communities for which the ratio of annual sewer charges to reasonable sewer cost does not exceed 0.29, the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality shall authorize grants in the amount of 35 percent of the costs of the design and installation of biological nutrient removal facilities or other nutrient removal technology;

2.  In communities for which the ratio of annual sewer charges to reasonable sewer cost is between 0.3 and 0.49, the Director shall authorize grants in the amount of 45 percent of the costs of the design and installation of biological nutrient removal facilities of other nutrient removal technology;

3.  In communities for which the ratio of annual sewer charges to reasonable sewer cost is between 0.5 and 0.79, the Director shall authorize grants in the amount of 60 percent of the costs of design and installation of biological nutrient removal facilities of other nutrient removal technology; and

4.  In communities for which the ratio of annual sewer charges to reasonable sewer cost exceeds 0.79, the Director shall authorize grants in the amount of 75 percent of the costs of design and installation of biological nutrient removal facilities or other nutrient removal technology.