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2023 SESSION
23101756DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 62.1-44.119:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 62.1-44.119:1. Effective date.
The provisions of this chapter shall not become effective
unless, on or after July 1, 2026, 2030: the
1. The Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources jointly determine that the Commonwealth's commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan have not been satisfied by a combination of (i) agricultural best management conservation practices, including the coverage of a sufficient portion of Chesapeake Bay cropland by nutrient management plans or the installation of a sufficient number of livestock stream exclusion practices or (ii) other point or nonpoint source pollution reduction efforts; and
2. The Commonwealth has fully funded the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund each year of the current or existing biennial period as calculated pursuant to § 10.1-2128.1.