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15104465D
SENATE BILL NO. 1201 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources on January 29, 2015) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Wagner) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1, relating to stormwater; dredging.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1 as follows:

§ 62.1-44.15:28.1. Pollutant removal by dredging.

Upon approval by the Chesapeake Bay Program as a creditable practice for pollutant removal under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model, the Board shall establish a procedure for the approval of dredging operations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed as a method of meeting pollutant reduction and loading requirements. The dredging operation and disposal of dredged material shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Any locality imposing a fee relating to stormwater pursuant to § 15.2-2243 shall make funds available for stormwater maintenance dredging where stormwater has contributed to the deposition of sediment in state waters.