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Within 90 days of the effective date of this section, the Commissioner shall submit the proposed guidelines to the Registrar of Regulations for publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations. At least 30 days shall be provided for public comment after the publication of the proposed guidelines. After the close of the public comment period, the Commissioner shall consider the comments that he has received and may incorporate any changes into the guidelines that he deems appropriate. He shall develop a written summary and analysis of the comments, which shall be made available to the public upon request. Thereafter, the Commissioner shall submit final guidelines for publication in the Register. The guidelines shall become effective on April 1, 1997. The Commissioner may alter the guidelines periodically after his proposed changes have been published in the Register and a public comment period has been provided.B\n\nThe Commissioner shall compile a report by August 31 annually listing the number of complaints received, the nature of each complaint, the actions taken in resolution of each complaint, and any penalties that may have been assessed. The Commissioner shall have the discretion to exclude and keep confidential specific information regarding ongoing investigations. The Commissioner shall: (i) provide the report to the Board, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, and to every district; (ii) publish notice in the Virginia Register that the report is available; and (iii) make the report available to the public upon request.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":265459,"text":"In consultation with the districts, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, and interested persons, the Commissioner shall develop guidelines for the implementation of this chapter. These guidelines shall address, among other things, the conduct of investigations, sources of assistance for owners and operators, and intergovernmental cooperation. Within 90 days of the effective date of this section, the Commissioner shall submit the proposed guidelines to the Registrar of Regulations for publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations. At least 30 days shall be provided for public comment after the publication of the proposed guidelines. 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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 773<\/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 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":194177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73832,"identifier":"3.2-408","token":"3.2\/I\/4\/3.2-408","url":"\/3.2-408\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-408\/","token":"3.2\/I\/4\/3.2-408","dublin_core":{"Title":"Guidelines to be published by Commissioner; report","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-408","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In consultation with the districts<\/span>, the Department<\/span> of Conservation and Recreation, and interested persons, the Commissioner<\/span> shall develop guidelines for the implementation of this chapter. These guidelines shall address, among other things, the conduct of investigations, sources of assistance for owners<\/span> and operators<\/span>, and intergovernmental cooperation. Within 90 days of the effective date of this section, the Commissioner<\/span> shall submit the proposed guidelines to the Registrar of Regulations for publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations. At least 30 days shall be provided for public comment after the publication of the proposed guidelines. After the close of the public comment period, the Commissioner<\/span> shall consider the comments that he has received and may incorporate any changes into the guidelines that he deems appropriate. He shall develop a written summary and analysis of the comments, which shall be made available to the public upon request. Thereafter, the Commissioner<\/span> shall submit final guidelines for publication in the Register. The guidelines shall become effective on April 1, 1997. The Commissioner<\/span> may alter the guidelines periodically after his proposed changes have been published in the Register and a public comment period has been provided. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall compile a report by August 31 annually listing the number of complaints<\/span> received, the nature of each complaint<\/span>, the actions taken in resolution of each complaint<\/span>, and any penalties that may have been assessed. The Commissioner<\/span> shall have the discretion to exclude and keep confidential specific information regarding ongoing investigations. The Commissioner<\/span> shall: (i) provide the report to the Board<\/span>, the Department<\/span> of Conservation and Recreation, and to every district<\/span>; (ii) publish notice in the Virginia Register that the report is available; and (iii) make the report available to the public upon request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGUIDELINES TO BE PUBLISHED BY COMMISSIONER; REPORT (\u00a7 3.2-408)\n\nA. In consultation with the districts, the Department of Conservation and\nRecreation, and interested persons, the Commissioner shall develop guidelines\nfor the implementation of this chapter. These guidelines shall address, among\nother things, the conduct of investigations, sources of assistance for owners\nand operators, and intergovernmental cooperation. Within 90 days of the\neffective date of this section, the Commissioner shall submit the proposed\nguidelines to the Registrar of Regulations for publication in the Virginia\nRegister of Regulations. At least 30 days shall be provided for public comment\nafter the publication of the proposed guidelines. After the close of the public\ncomment period, the Commissioner shall consider the comments that he has\nreceived and may incorporate any changes into the guidelines that he deems\nappropriate. He shall develop a written summary and analysis of the comments,\nwhich shall be made available to the public upon request. Thereafter, the\nCommissioner shall submit final guidelines for publication in the Register. The\nguidelines shall become effective on April 1, 1997. The Commissioner may alter\nthe guidelines periodically after his proposed changes have been published in\nthe Register and a public comment period has been provided.\n\nB. The Commissioner shall compile a report by August 31 annually listing the\nnumber of complaints received, the nature of each complaint, the actions taken\nin resolution of each complaint, and any penalties that may have been assessed.\nThe Commissioner shall have the discretion to exclude and keep confidential\nspecific information regarding ongoing investigations. The Commissioner shall:\n(i) provide the report to the Board, the Department of Conservation and\nRecreation, and to every district; (ii) publish notice in the Virginia Register\nthat the report is available; and (iii) make the report available to the public\nupon request.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 773, \u00a7 10.1-559.9; 2008, c. 860.","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}}