VirginiaStormwater officials may enter property to investigate and address required work
This proposal would let local stormwater authorities and some sewer operators enter property to investigate, and address required land work after an owner fails to act.
What it does
Local stormwater authorities and regulated sewer operators may enter property to gather information or investigate possible violations. Nonlocal operators may enter only property that sends a discharge into their system.
If an owner fails to take acceptable action after proper notice, a stormwater authority may enter property to start or continue actions required by its conditions for land-disturbing activity.
Argument forAuthorities could investigate stormwater violations and address required work when an owner does not act after notice.
Argument againstProperty owners could have officials enter their land and carry out required actions if they fail to act after notice.
More detail
A locality serving as a stormwater authority or a regulated sewer system operator may enter property to gather information or investigate. This applies to localities serving as stormwater authorities, regulated municipal storm sewer operators, and their authorized agents. Entry must be at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, and must be needed to enforce the stormwater law. A regulated sewer operator that is not a locality may enter only property that sends a discharge into its system.
A stormwater authority may enter property to start or continue actions required by its conditions for land-disturbing activity. This applies when an owner fails to meet a stormwater authority's conditions for a land-disturbing activity. The owner must receive proper notice and fail to take acceptable action within the time specified. Entry may follow the owner's failure to act within the time specified after proper notice.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Feb 4Continued to next session in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote)
- Feb 2Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- Feb 2House subcommittee offered
- Jan 30Assigned HACNR sub: ChesapeakeMinor
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1436)
- Jan 22Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 22Presented and ordered printed 26105034DIntroduced
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