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2005 SESSION
051629284Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 10.1 a section numbered 10.1-104.4 as follows:
§ 10.1-104.4. Nutrient management plans required for state lands; review of plans.
A. On or before July 1, 2006, all state agencies, state colleges and universities, and other state governmental entities that own land upon which fertilizer, manure, sewage sludge or other compounds containing nitrogen or phosphorous are applied to support agricultural, turf, plant growth, or other uses shall develop and implement a nutrient management plan for such land. The plan shall be (i) developed by a Department-certified nutrient management planner and (ii) in conformance with the following nutrient management requirements:
1. For all state-owned agricultural lands where nutrient applications occur, state agencies, state colleges and universities, and other state governmental entities shall submit site-specific individual nutrient management plans prepared by a certified nutrient management planner pursuant to § 10.1-104.2 and regulations promulgated thereunder.
2. For all state-owned lands other than agricultural lands where nutrient applications occur, state agencies, state colleges and universities, and other state governmental entities shall submit nutrient management plans or planning standards and specifications, prepared by a certified nutrient management planner pursuant to § 10.1-104.2 and regulations promulgated thereunder.
B. Plans or planning standards and specifications submitted under subdivisions A 1 and 2 shall be reviewed and approved by the Department. Such approved plans and planning standards and specifications shall be in effect for a maximum of three years, and shall be revised and submitted for approval to the Department at least once every three years thereafter.
C. State agencies, state colleges and universities, and other state governmental entities shall maintain and properly implement any such nutrient management plan or planning standards or specifications on all areas where nutrients are applied.
D. The Department may (i) provide technical assistance and training on the development and implementation of a nutrient management plan, (ii) conduct periodic reviews as part of its responsibilities authorized under this section, and (iii) assess an administrative charge to cover a portion of the costs for services associated with its responsibilities authorized under this section.
E. The Department shall develop written procedures for the development, submission, and the implementation of a nutrient management plan or planning standards and specifications that shall be provided to all state agencies, state colleges and universities, and other state governmental entities that own land upon which nutrients are applied.