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HOUSE BILL NO. 122 Offered January 10, 2024 Prefiled January 1, 2024 A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-1197.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Environmental Quality; review and authorization of projects; hearing and appeal. ---------- Patrons-- Sullivan, Austin, Herring and Lopez ---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 10.1-1197.7 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 10.1-1197.7. Review and authorization of projects.

A. Upon submission of a complete application, the Department, after consultation with other agencies in the Secretariat of Natural and Historic Resources before authorizing the project, shall conduct an assessment of whether the application meets the requirements of the applicable permit by rule regulations. If the Department determines that the application is deficient, it promptly shall notify the applicant in writing and specify the deficiencies.

B. Any interested party, including an applicant for a permit, who has participated in a proceeding for a permit to construct or operate a small renewable energy project under procedures adopted by the Department pursuant to this section, and who is aggrieved by the final decision of the Department, shall have the remedies provided by the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).

C. Any person (i) aggrieved by the final decision of the Department and (ii) who has participated in a proceeding for a permit to construct or operate a small renewable energy project under procedures adopted by the Department pursuant to this section may seek judicial review of such action in accordance with Article 5 (§ 2.2-4025 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond. The court shall hear and decide such action as soon as practicable after the date of filing. Any party in interest of such action shall have the right to appeal to the Supreme Court in accordance with the provisions of § 12.1-39.