In addition to the authority of the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, the Virginia Waste Management Board and the Director to bring actions in the courts of the Commonwealth to enforce any law, regulation, case decision or condition of a permit or certification, the Attorney General is hereby authorized on behalf of such boards or the Director to seek to intervene pursuant to Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in any action then pending in a federal court in order to resolve a dispute already being litigated in that court by the United States through the Environmental Protection Agency.
2001, cc. 166, 174.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality
§ 10.1-1182.1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 10.1-1183. Creation of Department of Environmental Quality; statement of policy
§ 10.1-1184.1. Additional duties of Department; controversial permits
§ 10.1-1185. Appointment of Director; powers and duties of Director
§ 10.1-1186. General powers of the Department
§ 10.1-1186.01. Reimbursements to localities for upgrades to treatment works
§ 10.1-1186.1. Department to publish toxics inventory
§ 10.1-1186.1:1. Hazardous Waste Site Inventory
§ 10.1-1186.2. Supplemental environmental projects
§ 10.1-1186.2:1. Impact of electric generating facilities
§ 10.1-1186.4. Enforcement powers; federal court
§ 10.1-1186.6. Carbon market participation; submerged aquatic vegetation
§ 10.1-1187. Provision of the Code continued
§ 10.1-1187.2. Virginia Environmental Excellence Program established
§ 10.1-1187.3. Program categories and criteria
§ 10.1-1187.4. Procedures for participation
§ 10.1-1187.6. Approval of alternate compliance methods
§ 10.1-1187.7. Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards
§ 10.1-1188. State agencies to submit environmental impact reports on major projects
§ 10.1-1188.1. Department of Transportation to consider wildlife corridors
§ 10.1-1189. Department to review report and make statement to Governor
§ 10.1-1190. Approval of Governor required for construction of facility
§ 10.1-1191. Development of procedures, etc., for administration of chapter
§ 10.1-1192. Cooperation of state agencies
§ 10.1-1193. Watershed planning; watershed permitting; promotion and coordination
§ 10.1-1194. Watershed Planning and Permitting Coordination Task Force created; membership; duties
§ 10.1-1195. Watershed planning and permitting advisory panels
§ 10.1-1196. Guiding definition and principles
§ 10.1-1197. Cooperation of state agencies
§ 10.1-1197.3. Purposes of Fund; loans to small businesses; administrative costs
§ 10.1-1197.6. Permit by rule for small renewable energy projects
§ 10.1-1197.7. Review and authorization of projects
§ 10.1-1197.8. Limitation of State Corporation Commission authority
§ 10.1-1197.9. Enforcement; civil penalties; criminal penalties; injunctive relief