§ 44-146.37. Disbursements made from Virginia Disaster Response Fund
A. Disbursements for costs and expenses, including, but not limited to equipment, material, hazardous materials emergency response operations and immediate accident or incident site cleanup costs and expenses in preventing or alleviating damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused by accidents or incident, involving hazardous materials, shall be made from the Virginia Disaster Response Fund in […]
§ 44-146.32. One-time and annual fees
A. For each nuclear power station in commercial operation on July 1, 1982, the person owning the station shall pay to the Department, within ninety days of such date, a one-time fee of $55,000. B. For each nuclear power station commencing commercial operation after July 1, 1982, the person owning the station shall pay to […]
§ 44-146.33. Radiological Emergency Preparedness Fund
All moneys received by the Department under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury and set apart in a special fund to be known as the “Radiological Emergency Preparedness Fund.” Moneys deposited in this fund shall be expended by the Department to the extent appropriated only to support the activities of state agencies […]
§ 44-146.34. Purpose; definitions
A. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development and implementation of a program to protect the environment and the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the Commonwealth from the threats and potential threats of accidents or incidents involving hazardous materials. This program shall be known as the Virginia Hazardous […]
§ 44-146.31. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Department” means the Department of Emergency Management. “Nuclear power station” means a facility producing electricity through the utilization of nuclear energy for sale to the public which is required to be licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and includes all units of the […]
§ 44-146.29:3. Emergency Shelters Upgrade Assistance Grant Fund
There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Emergency Shelters Upgrade Assistance Grant Fund, referred to in this section as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and […]
§ 44-146.30. Department of Emergency Management to monitor transportation of hazardous radioactive materials
The Coordinator of the Department of Emergency Management, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Virginia Waste Management Board, will maintain a register of shippers of hazardous radioactive materials and monitor the transportation within the Commonwealth of those hazardous radioactive materials, as defined by the Virginia Waste Management Board, which may constitute a significant potential danger […]
§ 44-146.28:1. Compact enacted into law; terms
The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the Commonwealth of Virginia with all other states legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT ARTICLE I. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITIES. This compact is made and entered into by and between the participating member states which […]
§ 44-146.28:2. Disaster relief assistance by out-of-state businesses and employees
A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Critical infrastructure” means real and personal property and equipment owned or used to provide public utility or communications services, including communications networks, electric generation facilities, transmission and distribution systems, gas distribution systems, lines, poles, pipes, structures, towers, water and sewage pipelines and […]
§ 44-146.29. Expired
Expired.