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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 183 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 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1986, chapter 492; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 58<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 368<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":171831,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77245,"identifier":"2.2-216","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/7\/2.2-216","url":"\/2.2-216\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-216\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/7\/2.2-216","dublin_core":{"Title":"Coordination of water quality information; monitoring the quality of the waters, habitat, and living resources of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-216","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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1.<\/span> Serve as the lead Secretary for the coordination of technical assistance, information, and training to ensure that consistent water quality information is provided to all citizens of the Commonwealth; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Consult with the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and cooperate with appropriate state and federal agencies in the development and implementation of a comprehensive program to monitor the quality of the waters, habitat, and the living resources of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOORDINATION OF WATER QUALITY INFORMATION; MONITORING THE QUALITY OF THE WATERS,\nHABITAT, AND LIVING RESOURCES OF CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ITS TRIBUTARIES (\u00a7 2.2-216)\n\nThe Secretary shall:\n\n1. Serve as the lead Secretary for the coordination of technical assistance,\ninformation, and training to ensure that consistent water quality information is\nprovided to all citizens of the Commonwealth; and\n\n2. Consult with the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of\nHealth and Human Resources and cooperate with appropriate state and federal\nagencies in the development and implementation of a comprehensive program to\nmonitor the quality of the waters, habitat, and the living resources of the\nChesapeake Bay and its tributaries.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 183, \u00a7 2.1-51.8:2; 1986, c. 492; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 58;\n2008, c. 368.","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}}