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The Department shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at his pleasure for a term coincident with his own or until a successor shall be appointed and qualified.B\n\nIn addition to the powers designated elsewhere in this chapter, the Department shall have the power to:1\n\nAdminister the policies and regulations established by the Board pursuant to this chapter;2\n\nEmploy such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter;3\n\nMake and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts with the United States, other state agencies and governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth; and4\n\nProvide upon request and without charge, technical assistance to local governing bodies regarding stockpiling of tires pursuant to its authority in this chapter to promote resource conservation and resource recovery systems. 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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 492 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":145947,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60650,"identifier":"10.1-1404","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/1\/10.1-1404","url":"\/10.1-1404\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1404\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/1\/10.1-1404","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department continued; general powers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1404","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> of Waste Management<\/span> is continued. The Department<\/span> shall be headed by a Director<\/span>, who shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at his pleasure for a term coincident with his own or until a successor shall be appointed and qualified. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition to the powers designated elsewhere in this chapter, the Department<\/span> shall have the power to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Administer the policies and regulations established by the Board<\/span> pursuant to this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Make and enter into all contracts<\/span> and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts<\/span> with the United States, other state agencies and governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Provide upon request and without charge, technical assistance to local governing bodies regarding stockpiling of tires pursuant to its authority in this chapter to promote resource conservation<\/span> and resource recovery systems<\/span>. The governing body of any county, city or town may adopt an ordinance<\/span> regulating the stockpiling of tires, including but not limited to, the location of such stockpiles and the number of tires to be deposited at the site. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT CONTINUED; GENERAL POWERS (\u00a7 10.1-1404)\n\nA. The Department of Waste Management is continued. The Department shall be\nheaded by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at his\npleasure for a term coincident with his own or until a successor shall be\nappointed and qualified.\n\nB. In addition to the powers designated elsewhere in this chapter, the\nDepartment shall have the power to:\n\n 1. Administer the policies and regulations established by the Board pursuant\n to this chapter;\n\n 2. Employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this\n chapter;\n\n 3. Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to\n the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this\n chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts with the United States,\n other state agencies and governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth; and\n\n 4. Provide upon request and without charge, technical assistance to local\n governing bodies regarding stockpiling of tires pursuant to its authority in\n this chapter to promote resource conservation and resource recovery systems.\n The governing body of any county, city or town may adopt an ordinance\n regulating the stockpiling of tires, including but not limited to, the\n location of such stockpiles and the number of tires to be deposited at the\n site.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 492, \u00a7 10-268; 1988, c. 891.","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}}