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- Article 1. General ProvisionsRead all
- § 45.2-1600
- Definitions
- § 45.2-1601
- Regulation of coal surface mining not affected by chapter
- § 45.2-1602
- Construction; purposes
- § 45.2-1603
- Virginia Gas and Oil Board; membership; compensation
- § 45.2-1604
- Duties and responsibilities of the Director; Virginia Gas and Oil Inspector
- § 45.2-1605
- Exclusivity of regulation and enforcement
- § 45.2-1606
- Confidentiality
- § 45.2-1607
- Expenditure of funds
- § 45.2-1608
- Violations; penalties
- § 45.2-1609
- Appeals; venue; standing
- § 45.2-1610
- Copy of lease to lessor
- § 45.2-1611
- Objections by coal owner
- § 45.2-1612
- Distance limitations of certain wells
- § 45.2-1700
- Definitions
- § 45.2-1701.1
- Public disclosure of certain electric generating facility closures
- § 45.2-100
- Definitions
- § 45.2-101
- Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
- § 45.2-102
- Department of Energy; appointment of Director
- § 45.2-103
- Powers of Department
- § 45.2-104
- Powers and duties of Director
- § 45.2-104.1
- Appointment of Chief Clean Energy Policy Advisor
- § 45.2-105
- Establishment of divisions; division heads
- § 45.2-106
- Department to serve as lead agency for inspections undertaken subsequent to the issuance of a permit
- § 45.2-1800
- Definitions
- § 45.2-1801
- Offshore wind energy resources; policy
- § 45.2-1802
- Division of Offshore Wind established
- § 45.2-2100
- Definitions
- § 45.2-2101
- Nuclear energy; strategic plan
- § 45.2-2000
- Definitions
- § 45.2-2001
- Application
- § 45.2-2002
- Ownership
- § 45.2-2003
- Findings; clarification of nature of the resource
- § 45.2-1900
- Virginia Solar Energy Center; purposes
- § 45.2-1701
- Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency established; powers and duties
- Article 2. Virginia Solar Energy Development and Energy Storage AuthorityRead all
- § 45.2-1901
- Expired
- § 45.2-1703
- Energy performance-based contract procedures; required contract provisions
- § 45.2-2004
- Powers and duties of the Department
- § 45.2-2005
- Reinjection policy
- § 45.2-2006
- Cancellation or suspension of permit
- § 45.2-2007
- Penalties; injunctions
- § 45.2-2008
- Judicial review
- § 45.2-2102
- Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Authority established
- § 45.2-2103
- Purposes; powers of Authority
- § 45.2-2104
- Board of the Authority
- § 45.2-2105
- Establishment of the Consortium
- § 45.2-2106
- Moneys of Authority
- § 45.2-2107
- Audits; external reviews
- § 45.2-1803
- Definitions
- § 45.2-1804
- Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority established; purpose
- § 45.2-1805
- Membership; terms; vacancies; expenses
- § 45.2-1806
- Powers and duties of the Authority
- § 45.2-1807
- Director; staff; counsel to the Authority
- § 45.2-1808
- Annual report
- § 45.2-1809
- Confidentiality of information
- § 45.2-1810
- Declaration of public purpose; exemption from taxation
- § 45.2-1811
- Operation
- § 45.2-1812
- Public-private partnerships
- § 45.2-1813
- Federal loan guarantees
- § 45.2-107
- Division of Geology and Mineral Resources; State Geologist
- § 45.2-108
- General powers and duties of State Geologist
- § 45.2-109
- Using or revealing proprietary information
- § 45.2-110
- Powers and duties of the Division
- § 45.2-111
- Publication of reports
- § 45.2-112
- Disposition of materials that have served purpose of the Division
- § 45.2-113
- Immunity from prosecution for trespass
- § 45.2-1702
- Definitions
- § 45.2-1704
- Application of article
- § 45.2-1613
- Meetings of the Board; notice; general powers and duties
- § 45.2-1614
- Additional duties and responsibilities of the Board
- § 45.2-1615
- Applicability and construction
- § 45.2-1616
- Statewide spacing of wells
- § 45.2-1617
- Voluntary pooling of interests in drilling units; validity of unit agreements
- § 45.2-1618
- Notice of hearing; standing; form of hearing
- § 45.2-1619
- Field rules and drilling units for wells; hearings and orders
- § 45.2-1620
- Pooling of interests in drilling units
- § 45.2-1621
- Coalbed methane gas; ownership
- § 45.2-1622
- Pooling of interests for coalbed methane gas wells; conflicting claims to ownership
- § 45.2-1623
- Conflicting claims of ownership; arbitration
- § 45.2-1624
- Release of funds held in escrow or suspense because of conflicting claims to coalbed methane gas
- § 45.2-1625
- Appeals of the Director's decisions; notices; hearings and orders
- § 45.2-1626
- Enforcement
- § 45.2-1627
- Standing when Director or Board fails to act
- § 45.2-1628
- Recording of orders
- Article 3. Regulation of Gas and Oil Development and ProductionRead all
- § 45.2-1629
- Duties, responsibilities, and authority of the Director
- § 45.2-1630
- Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Inspector
- § 45.2-1631
- Permit required; gas, oil, or geophysical operations; coalbed methane gas wells; environmental assessment
- § 45.2-1632
- Notice of permit applications and permit modification applications required; content
- § 45.2-1633
- Bonding and financial security required
- § 45.2-1634
- Gas and Oil Plugging and Restoration Fund
- § 45.2-1635
- Expiration of permits
- § 45.2-1636
- Abandonment or cessation of well or corehole operation; plugging required
- § 45.2-1637
- Objections to permits; hearing
- § 45.2-1638
- Appeals of Director's decisions to the Board
- § 45.2-1639
- Persons required to register; designated agents
- § 45.2-1640
- Report of permitted activities and production required; contents
- § 45.2-1641
- Developing a gas or oil well as a water well
- § 45.2-1642
- Orphaned Well Fund; orphaned wells
- § 45.2-1643
- Interference by injection wells with groundwater supply
- § 45.2-1644
- Safety in coalbed methane gas, oil, and geophysical operations
- § 45.2-1705
- Legislative findings
- § 45.2-1706
- Repealed
- § 45.2-1706.1
- Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy
- § 45.2-1707
- Repealed
- § 45.2-1708
- Role of local governments in achieving objectives of the Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy
- § 45.2-1709
- Nuclear energy; considered a clean energy source
- § 45.2-2108
- Definitions
- § 45.2-2109
- Regulations
- § 45.2-2110
- Permit for exploration activity required; fee
- § 45.2-2111
- Maps or plats of proposed exploration activity area
- § 45.2-2112
- Abandoning exploration hole; affidavits required
- § 45.2-2113
- Plugging
- § 45.2-2114
- Developing an exploration hole as a water well
- § 45.2-2115
- Right of inspection by Director
- § 45.2-2116
- Uranium mining permit applications; uranium mining deemed to have significant effect on surface
- § 45.2-2117
- State and local authority
- § 45.2-2118
- Confidentiality of logs, surveys, and reports
- § 45.2-2119
- Civil penalty
- § 45.2-1912
- Definitions
- § 45.2-1913
- Clean Energy Advisory Board; purpose
- § 45.2-1914
- Membership; terms; quorum; meetings
- § 45.2-1915
- Powers and duties of the Board; report
- § 45.2-1916
- Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Loan and Rebate Fund
- § 45.2-1917
- Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Loan and Rebate Pilot Program
- Article 4. Virginia Energy PlanRead all
- § 45.2-1712
- Annual reporting by investor-owned public utilities
- § 45.2-1713
- Submission of the Plan
- § 45.2-1710
- Development of the Virginia Energy Plan
- § 45.2-1711
- Schedule for the Plan
- § 45.2-1645
- Chesapeake Bay; drilling for gas or oil prohibited
- § 45.2-1646
- Tidewater Virginia; drilling for gas or oil prohibited in certain areas
- § 45.2-1647
- Hydraulic fracturing; groundwater management area
- Article 5. Replacement of Water by Gas Well OperatorsRead all
- § 45.2-1648
- Operator's right to sample water
- § 45.2-1649
- Replacement of water supply
- § 45.2-1714
- Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium established; board of directors
- § 45.2-1715
- Functions, powers, and duties of the Consortium
- § 45.2-1716
- Appointment of a director; powers and duties
- Article 6. Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development AuthorityRead all
- § 45.2-1718
- (Effective until July 1, 2029) Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority established; purpose
- § 45.2-1719
- (Effective until July 1, 2029) Membership; terms; vacancies; expenses
- § 45.2-1721
- (Effective until July 1, 2029) Annual report
- § 45.2-1722
- (Effective until July 1, 2029) Confidentiality of information
- § 45.2-1723
- (Effective until July 1, 2029) Declaration of public purpose; exemption from taxation
- § 45.2-1724
- (Effective until July 1, 2029) Sunset
- § 45.2-1717
- (Effective until July 1, 2029) Definitions
- § 45.2-1720
- (Effective until July 1, 2029) Powers and duties of the Authority
- Article 7. Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and ProgramRead all
- § 45.2-1725
- Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program
- Article 8. Electric Vehicle Rebate ProgramRead all
- § 45.2-1726
- (Effective until January 1, 2027) Definitions
- § 45.2-1727
- (Effective until January 1, 2027) Electric Vehicle Rebate Program
- § 45.2-1728
- (Effective until January 1, 2027) Eligibility for rebate; amount of rebate
- § 45.2-1729
- (Effective until January 1, 2027) Program website
- § 45.2-1730
- (Effective until January 1, 2027) Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Advisory Council
- § 45.2-1731
- (Effective until January 1, 2027) Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Fund
- § 45.2-1732
- (Effective until January 1, 2027) Report
- § 45.2-1733
- (Effective until January 1, 2027) Sunset
- Article 9. Virginia Power Innovation Fund and ProgramRead all
- § 45.2-1734
- Virginia Power Innovation Fund and Program
