AMENDMENT(S) REJECTED BY THE SENATE

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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SEN. HERRING (WITHDRAWN)

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A locality may request the State Health Commissioner to

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Upon request of any locality, the State Health Commissioner shall

SEN. HERRING (WITHDRAWN)

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existence

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maintenance requirements

SEN. HERRING (WITHDRAWN)

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That until the final promulgation of regulations governing the operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems pursuant to Chapters 892 and 924 of the Acts of Assembly of 2007, the Board of Health shall require the manufacturer of any alternative onsite sewage system approved for use in the Commonwealth to provide, for the Board's approval, operation and maintenance instructions for such system.  Alternative onsite sewage systems shall be operated and maintained pursuant to such instructions, or any local operation and maintenance regulations, whichever are more stringent, until the final promulgation of regulations governing the operation and maintenance of such systems by the Board.

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SEN. HERRING (WITHDRAWN)

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SEN. EDWARDS

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That the provisions contained in subsections C and D of § 15.2-2157 of the Code of Virginia shall become effective upon (i) the final promulgation by both the Board of Health of regulations governing the operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems and the Board of Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage Systems Professionals for the licensure of onsite soil evaluators, installers of alternative onsite sewage systems, and operators of alternative onsite sewage systems pursuant to Chapters 892 and 924 of the Acts of Assembly of 2007, or (ii) on July 1, 2014, whichever is earlier.

SEN. EDWARDS

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5.  That notwithstanding any other provision of this act, subsections C and D of § 15.2-2157 of the Code of Virginia shall become effective upon certification by the State Commissioner of Health that the Department has sufficient staffing, at the state and local levels, to ensure the adequate enforcement of the state installation and maintenance regulations and standards promulgated by the Board of Health pursuant to Chapters 892 and 924 of the Acts of Assembly of 2007.