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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 887 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. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1996, chapter 1005<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 454<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73949,"section_number":"62.1-140","catch_line":"Definitions; bond resolution; form and requisites of bonds; sale and disposition of proceeds; temporary bonds","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-140\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":145337,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56886,"identifier":"10.1-1182","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/1\/10.1-1182","url":"\/10.1-1182\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1182\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/1\/10.1-1182","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1182","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Department<\/span>” means the Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality.\n\t\t“Director<\/span>” means the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality.\n\t\t“Environment<\/span>” means the natural, scenic, and historic attributes of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Environmental justice<\/span>” means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of every person, regardless of race, color, national origin, faith, disability, or income, in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws<\/span>, regulations, and policies.\n\t\t“Special order<\/span>” means an administrative order issued to any party<\/span> that has a stated duration of not more than twelve months and that may include a civil penalty<\/span> of not more than $10,000.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 10.1-1182)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Department” means the Department of Environmental Quality.\n\t\t“Director” means the Director of the Department of Environmental\nQuality.\n\t\t“Environment” means the natural, scenic, and historic attributes\nof the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Environmental justice” means the fair treatment and meaningful\ninvolvement of every person, regardless of race, color, national origin, faith,\ndisability, or income, in the development, implementation, and enforcement of\nenvironmental laws, regulations, and policies.\n\t\t“Special order” means an administrative order issued to any party\nthat has a stated duration of not more than twelve months and that may include a\ncivil penalty of not more than $10,000.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 887; 1996, c. 1005; 2020, c. 454.","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}}