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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 604<\/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. 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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":173789,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84886,"identifier":"2.2-618","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/6\/2\/2.2-618","url":"\/2.2-618\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-618\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/6\/2\/2.2-618","dublin_core":{"Title":"State programs to implement federal statutes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-618","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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1.<\/span> State programs shall be developed by the agency to meet the requirements of federal statutes<\/span> in good faith with a critical view toward any federal regulations, guidelines, or policies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> State programs shall be developed with due consideration of the financial restraints of the Commonwealth, local governments, and the citizens of Virginia. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Any state program that implements the goals of the federal statute<\/span> shall use the most efficient method possible with careful consideration given to cost of the program and the impact of the program on Virginia citizens and local governments, and the long-range public health, safety, and welfare of citizens of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE PROGRAMS TO IMPLEMENT FEDERAL STATUTES (\u00a7 2.2-618)\n\nAny agency of the executive branch of state government that is authorized to\ndevelop a state program to implement any mandates contained in a federal statute\nshall develop the state program and adopt any necessary regulations using the\nfollowing criteria:\n\n1. State programs shall be developed by the agency to meet the requirements of\nfederal statutes in good faith with a critical view toward any federal\nregulations, guidelines, or policies.\n\n2. State programs shall be developed with due consideration of the financial\nrestraints of the Commonwealth, local governments, and the citizens of Virginia.\n\n3. Any state program that implements the goals of the federal statute shall use\nthe most efficient method possible with careful consideration given to cost of\nthe program and the impact of the program on Virginia citizens and local\ngovernments, and the long-range public health, safety, and welfare of citizens\nof the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 604, \u00a7 2.1-798; 2001, c. 844.","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}}