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The maximum effort shall be made to utilize the best available scientific technology that is specific to the targeted nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species, environmentally sound, practical, and cost effective.B\n\nSuch operations and measures shall be conducted subject to the appropriation of general funds authorized for the purpose of suppressing, controlling, eradicating, preventing, or retarding the spread of any nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species, or the receipt of funds designated for this purpose from private entities, local governments, political subdivisions, or federal grants. If such funds are not available to carry out the purposes of this chapter, then the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources shall seek and accept all possible funds from other sources, including federal, state, local, and private grants, loans, and donations.C\n\nIn carrying out its powers, the Department may cooperate with any federal agencies, any agency of an adjacent state, any other state agencies, local governments, political subdivisions, and authorities within the Commonwealth. Other state agencies shall cooperate and provide assistance as requested by the Director in carrying out the purposes of this article.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":239584,"text":"The Department may conduct operations and measures to suppress, control, eradicate, prevent, or retard the spread of any nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species. 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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 446<\/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 2004, chapter 467<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":193361,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65929,"identifier":"29.1-573","token":"29.1\/5\/7\/29.1-573","url":"\/29.1-573\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-573\/","token":"29.1\/5\/7\/29.1-573","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department; powers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-573","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may conduct operations and measures to suppress<\/span>, control, eradicate, prevent, or retard the spread of any nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species<\/span>. The maximum effort shall be made to utilize the best available scientific technology that is specific to the targeted nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species<\/span>, environmentally sound, practical, and cost effective. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Such operations and measures shall be conducted subject to the appropriation of general funds authorized for the purpose of suppressing, controlling, eradicating, preventing, or retarding the spread of any nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species<\/span>, or the receipt of funds designated for this purpose from private entities, local governments, political subdivisions, or federal grants. If such funds are not available to carry out the purposes of this chapter, then the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources shall seek and accept all possible funds from other sources, including federal, state, local, and private grants, loans, and donations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In carrying out its powers, the Department<\/span> may cooperate with any federal agencies, any agency of an adjacent state, any other state agencies, local governments, political subdivisions, and authorities within the Commonwealth. Other state agencies shall cooperate and provide assistance as requested by the Director<\/span> in carrying out the purposes of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT; POWERS (\u00a7 29.1-573)\n\nA. The Department may conduct operations and measures to suppress, control,\neradicate, prevent, or retard the spread of any nonindigenous aquatic nuisance\nspecies. The maximum effort shall be made to utilize the best available\nscientific technology that is specific to the targeted nonindigenous aquatic\nnuisance species, environmentally sound, practical, and cost effective.\n\nB. Such operations and measures shall be conducted subject to the appropriation\nof general funds authorized for the purpose of suppressing, controlling,\neradicating, preventing, or retarding the spread of any nonindigenous aquatic\nnuisance species, or the receipt of funds designated for this purpose from\nprivate entities, local governments, political subdivisions, or federal grants.\nIf such funds are not available to carry out the purposes of this chapter, then\nthe Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources shall seek and accept all\npossible funds from other sources, including federal, state, local, and private\ngrants, loans, and donations.\n\nC. In carrying out its powers, the Department may cooperate with any federal\nagencies, any agency of an adjacent state, any other state agencies, local\ngovernments, political subdivisions, and authorities within the Commonwealth.\nOther state agencies shall cooperate and provide assistance as requested by the\nDirector in carrying out the purposes of this article.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 446; 2004, c. 467; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.","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}}