§ 45.2-2108 Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Exploration activity” means and is limited to the drilling of test holes or stratigraphic or core holes of a depth in excess of 50 feet for the purpose of determining the location, quantity, or quality of uranium ore. “Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity. “Usable quality water” means groundwater that is used or can be used for a beneficial purpose, including a domestic, livestock, or irrigation use.
History
This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 269 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1982 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1984, chapter 590.
1982, c. 269, § 45.1-273; 1984, c. 590; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.