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The Department of Environmental Quality, in conducting its review of each major state project, shall ensure that such consideration has been demonstrated and shall incorporate its evaluation of the effects that project would have on the availability of working farm and forest lands in its comments to the State Forester and Governor. The procedures for review of highway and road construction projects established in accordance with subsection B of \u00a7 10.1-1188 shall include provisions requiring that the factors listed in \u00a7 10.1-1119.7 are considered as part of the review of each project.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230920,"text":"In preparing its report on each major state project, as required in Article 2 (\u00a7 10.1-1188 et seq.) of Chapter 11.1, each state agency shall demonstrate that it has considered the impact that project would have on the availability of working farm and forest lands as required in \u00a7 10.1-1119.7, and has adequately considered alternatives and mitigating measures. 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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 10<\/a> and 146<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56585,"section_number":"10.1-1119.7","catch_line":"Characteristics to be considered in evaluating impacts on farm and forest lands","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1119.7\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56585,"section_number":"10.1-1119.7","catch_line":"Characteristics to be considered in evaluating impacts on farm and forest lands","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1119.7\/"},{"id":64699,"section_number":"10.1-1188","catch_line":"State agencies to submit environmental impact reports on major projects","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1188\/"}],"permalink":{"id":145073,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63374,"identifier":"10.1-1119.6","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/2.1\/10.1-1119.6","url":"\/10.1-1119.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1119.6\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/2.1\/10.1-1119.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Review of capital projects and availability of working lands","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1119.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In preparing its report on each major state project, as required in Article 2 (\u00a7 10.1-1188<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 11.1, each state agency shall demonstrate that it has considered the impact that project would have on the availability of working farm and forest lands as required in \u00a7 10.1-1119.7<\/a>, and has adequately considered alternatives and mitigating measures. The Department of Environmental Quality, in conducting its review of each major state project, shall ensure that such consideration has been demonstrated and shall incorporate its evaluation of the effects that project would have on the availability of working farm and forest lands in its comments to the State Forester and Governor. The procedures for review of highway and road construction projects established in accordance with subsection B of \u00a7 10.1-1188<\/a> shall include provisions requiring that the factors listed in \u00a7 10.1-1119.7<\/a> are considered as part of the review of each project.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREVIEW OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AND AVAILABILITY OF WORKING LANDS (\u00a7 10.1-1119.6)\n\nIn preparing its report on each major state project, as required in Article 2\n(\u00a7 10.1-1188 et seq.) of Chapter 11.1, each state agency shall demonstrate that\nit has considered the impact that project would have on the availability of\nworking farm and forest lands as required in \u00a7 10.1-1119.7, and has adequately\nconsidered alternatives and mitigating measures. The Department of Environmental\nQuality, in conducting its review of each major state project, shall ensure that\nsuch consideration has been demonstrated and shall incorporate its evaluation of\nthe effects that project would have on the availability of working farm and\nforest lands in its comments to the State Forester and Governor. The procedures\nfor review of highway and road construction projects established in accordance\nwith subsection B of \u00a7 10.1-1188 shall include provisions requiring that the\nfactors listed in \u00a7 10.1-1119.7 are considered as part of the review of each\nproject.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 10, 146.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}