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Such local districts may be established by the Department on its own motion or upon request of the governing body or bodies of the area involved.\n\nB\n\nIn each district there shall be a local air pollution control committee, the members of which shall be appointed by the Department from lists of recommended nominees submitted by the respective governing bodies of each locality, all or a portion of which are included in the district. The number of members on each committee shall be in the discretion of the Department. When a district includes two or more localities or portions thereof, the Department shall apportion the membership of the committee among the localities, provided that each locality shall have at least one representative on the committee. The members shall not be compensated out of state funds, but may be reimbursed for expenses out of state funds. Localities may provide for the payment of compensation and reimbursement of expenses to the members and may appropriate funds therefore. The portion of such payment to be borne by each locality shall be prescribed by agreement.\n\nC\n\nThe local committee is empowered to observe compliance with the regulations of the Board and report instances of noncompliance to the Department, to conduct educational programs relating to air pollution and its effects, to assist the Department in its air monitoring programs, to initiate and make studies relating to air pollution and its effects, and to make recommendations to the Department.\n\nD\n\nThe governing body of any locality, wholly or partially included within any such district, may appropriate funds for use by the local committee in air pollution control and studies.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1288473,"text":"The Department may create, within any area of the Commonwealth, local air pollution control districts comprising a city or county or a part or parts of each, or two or more cities or counties, or any combination or parts thereof. Such local districts may be established by the Department on its own motion or upon request of the governing body or bodies of the area involved.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1288474,"text":"In each district there shall be a local air pollution control committee, the members of which shall be appointed by the Department from lists of recommended nominees submitted by the respective governing bodies of each locality, all or a portion of which are included in the district. The number of members on each committee shall be in the discretion of the Department. When a district includes two or more localities or portions thereof, the Department shall apportion the membership of the committee among the localities, provided that each locality shall have at least one representative on the committee. The members shall not be compensated out of state funds, but may be reimbursed for expenses out of state funds. Localities may provide for the payment of compensation and reimbursement of expenses to the members and may appropriate funds therefore. The portion of such payment to be borne by each locality shall be prescribed by agreement.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":1288475,"text":"The local committee is empowered to observe compliance with the regulations of the Board and report instances of noncompliance to the Department, to conduct educational programs relating to air pollution and its effects, to assist the Department in its air monitoring programs, to initiate and make studies relating to air pollution and its effects, and to make recommendations to the Department.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":1288476,"text":"The governing body of any locality, wholly or partially included within any such district, may appropriate funds for use by the local committee in air pollution control and studies.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":49626,"edition_id":2,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":49625,"metadata":{"child_laws":46,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:12:29","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:55","permalink":{"id":1372655,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49626,"identifier":"1","token":"10.1\/II\/13\/1","url":"\/10.1\/II\/13\/1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49625,"edition_id":2,"name":"Air Pollution Control Board","identifier":"13","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":7,"parent_id":49595,"metadata":{"child_laws":56,"child_structures":5},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:12:29","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:55","permalink":{"id":1372653,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49625,"identifier":"13","token":"10.1\/II\/13","url":"\/10.1\/II\/13\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49595,"edition_id":2,"name":"Activities Administered by Other Entities","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":2,"parent_id":49584,"metadata":{"child_laws":483,"child_structures":70},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:12:05","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:51","permalink":{"id":1371835,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49595,"identifier":"II","token":"10.1\/II","url":"\/10.1\/II\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49584,"edition_id":2,"name":"Conservation","identifier":"10.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":38,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":886,"child_structures":125},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:11:52","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:44","permalink":{"id":1370315,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49584,"identifier":"10.1","token":"10.1","url":"\/10.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":345574,"structure_id":49626,"section_number":"10.1-1300","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/10.1-1300\/","token":"10.1\/II\/13\/1\/10.1-1300","metadata":false},{"id":345573,"structure_id":49626,"section_number":"10.1-1300.1","catch_line":"Certified mail; 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judicial review","url":"\/10.1-1311\/","token":"10.1\/II\/13\/1\/10.1-1311","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":345599,"structure_id":49626,"section_number":"10.1-1313","catch_line":"State Advisory Board on Air Pollution","url":"\/10.1-1313\/","token":"10.1\/II\/13\/1\/10.1-1313","metadata":false},"metadata":{"court_decisions":""},"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/10.1-1312\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1966. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 497 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1966 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1972, chapter 781; in 1988, chapter 891; in 2022, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0356\">356<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1372757,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345598,"identifier":"10.1-1312","token":"10.1\/II\/13\/1\/10.1-1312","url":"\/10.1-1312\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1312\/","token":"10.1\/II\/13\/1\/10.1-1312","dublin_core":{"Title":"Air pollution control districts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1312","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> may create, within any area of the Commonwealth, local <span class=\"dictionary\">air pollution<\/span> control districts comprising a city or county or a part or parts of each, or two or more cities or counties, or any combination or parts thereof. Such local districts may be established by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> on its own <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span> or upon request of the governing body or bodies of the area involved. <a id=\"paragraph-1288473\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1312\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> In each district there shall be a local <span class=\"dictionary\">air pollution<\/span> control committee, the members of which shall be appointed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> from lists of recommended nominees submitted by the respective governing bodies of each locality, all or a portion of which are included in the district. The number of members on each committee shall be in the discretion of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>. When a district includes two or more localities or portions thereof, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall apportion the membership of the committee among the localities, provided that each locality shall have at least one representative on the committee. The members shall not be compensated out of state funds, but may be reimbursed for expenses out of state funds. Localities may provide for the payment of compensation and reimbursement of expenses to the members and may appropriate funds therefore. The portion of such payment to be borne by each locality shall be prescribed by agreement. <a id=\"paragraph-1288474\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1312\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The local committee is empowered to observe compliance with the regulations of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> and report instances of noncompliance to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, to conduct educational programs relating to <span class=\"dictionary\">air pollution<\/span> and its effects, to assist the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> in its air monitoring programs, to initiate and make studies relating to <span class=\"dictionary\">air pollution<\/span> and its effects, and to make recommendations to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1288475\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1312\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> The governing body of any locality, wholly or partially included within any such district, may appropriate funds for use by the local committee in <span class=\"dictionary\">air pollution<\/span> control and studies. <a id=\"paragraph-1288476\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1312\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICTS (\u00a7 10.1-1312)\n\nA. The Department may create, within any area of the Commonwealth, local air\npollution control districts comprising a city or county or a part or parts of\neach, or two or more cities or counties, or any combination or parts thereof.\nSuch local districts may be established by the Department on its own motion or\nupon request of the governing body or bodies of the area involved.\n\nB. In each district there shall be a local air pollution control committee, the\nmembers of which shall be appointed by the Department from lists of recommended\nnominees submitted by the respective governing bodies of each locality, all or a\nportion of which are included in the district. The number of members on each\ncommittee shall be in the discretion of the Department. When a district includes\ntwo or more localities or portions thereof, the Department shall apportion the\nmembership of the committee among the localities, provided that each locality\nshall have at least one representative on the committee. The members shall not\nbe compensated out of state funds, but may be reimbursed for expenses out of\nstate funds. Localities may provide for the payment of compensation and\nreimbursement of expenses to the members and may appropriate funds therefore.\nThe portion of such payment to be borne by each locality shall be prescribed by\nagreement.\n\nC. The local committee is empowered to observe compliance with the regulations\nof the Board and report instances of noncompliance to the Department, to conduct\neducational programs relating to air pollution and its effects, to assist the\nDepartment in its air monitoring programs, to initiate and make studies relating\nto air pollution and its effects, and to make recommendations to the Department.\n\nD. The governing body of any locality, wholly or partially included within any\nsuch district, may appropriate funds for use by the local committee in air\npollution control and studies.\n\nHISTORY: 1966, c. 497, \u00a7 10-17.19; 1969, Ex. Sess., c. 8; 1972, c. 781; 1988,\nc. 891; 2022, c. 356.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}