Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. The
assessment should present an analysis of the existing fiscal characteristics,
revenue structure, and physical infrastructure in the county, city, or town
where the proposed operation is to be located to the extent they may be
affected by the proposed operation. The applicant should identify measures that
may need to be undertaken in order to maintain or expand the services, revenue
sources, expenditure levels and capital facilities of the affected local
government due to the proposed operation. As appropriate, the applicant should
describe any new, upgraded or expanded infrastructure and capital facilities
that will be necessary to support the proposed operation, estimates how much
improvements may cost and the person or persons who will be responsible for
providing necessary infrastructure or capital facility improvements. In all
projections of potential effects on infrastructure and related fiscal impacts,
methodologies for constructing projections, related assumptions, calculations
and computations used to formulate projections should also be presented and
described.
B. The assessment should
address the following fiscal and infrastructure elements:
1. The transportation systems including
roads, railroads or existing oil or gas pipelines that are available to support
the operation and how they will be affected by the proposed operation. The
discussion should include an estimate of the number of vehicle trips that will
be generated on the transportation system, the size of any operational support
vehicles, and the design capacity of affected roads relative to the projected
size, weight and volume of vehicle traffic. Identify any new transportation
system needs, including pipeline systems and roads, necessary to meet the
demands of the proposed operation and how the applicant will develop or assist
in developing and upgrading necessary transportation systems;
2. Infrastructure and capital facility
support systems available including utility services, water services, sewer
services, solid waste disposal services and facilities, etc. and the projected
demands the proposed operation will place on such systems and their existing
capacity to respond to that demand. Identify any needed upgrades or expansion
of related infrastructure, equipment or services, estimate the cost of
providing upgrades, and describe how the applicant will assist in providing
resources to met such needs;
3. The
availability of public safety and health services such as hospitals, emergency
rescue services, police and fire services and related infrastructure and the
capacity to respond to accidents or incidents that may result from the gas or
oil operation. Identify any needed upgrades or expansion of related
infrastructure, equipment or services, estimate the cost of providing upgrades,
and describe how the applicant will assist in providing resources to meet such
needs;
4. The distribution of
existing temporary and permanent housing units within the locality and whether
these will be adequate to accommodate the projected influx of the operation
workers. Discuss how any need for temporary housing may affect existing land
uses. Also, discuss how any projected housing needs will be met by the
applicant if available units are insufficient to meet the projected housing
demand; and
5. The public service
needs, including but not limited to educational services, recreational needs,
and social services, that will be generated by the immigration of laborers into
the affected locality in support of the operation. Discuss the capacity of
these services and whether the existing capacity is sufficient to handle the
projected population increase. If the existing capacity is projected to be
insufficient to meet anticipated needs, the applicant should explain what
measures will be necessary to address increased service needs.
C. Describe the actions and
measures that will be taken to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts on fiscal
characteristics identified in the assessment associated with the expansion or
development of infrastructure to support the proposed operation.
§§ 10.1-1188 et seq. and 62.1-195.1 of the Code
of Virginia.
