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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 378 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 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1978, chapter 360; in 2006, chapter 784<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56393,"section_number":"36-3","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-3\/"},{"id":68949,"section_number":"36-49.1","catch_line":"Adoption of Conservation Plans","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-49.1\/"},{"id":64498,"section_number":"36-51.1","catch_line":"Requirements for \"conservation plan\" generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-51.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":208539,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58361,"identifier":"36-48.1","token":"36\/1\/7\/36-48.1","url":"\/36-48.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-48.1\/","token":"36\/1\/7\/36-48.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Creation of Conservation Areas","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-48.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A conservation area<\/span> as defined in \u00a7 36-3<\/a> may be created by an authority<\/span> as provided in this chapter and a conservation plan may be adopted to provide for the conservation, rehabilitation, and revitalization of such conservation area<\/span>. The conservation plan shall (i) outline specific boundaries for the conservation area<\/span>, (ii) be adopted in accordance with \u00a7 36-49.1<\/a>, and (iii) satisfy the requirements as set forth in \u00a7 36-51.1<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCREATION OF CONSERVATION AREAS (\u00a7 36-48.1)\n\nA conservation area as defined in \u00a7 36-3 may be created by an authority as\nprovided in this chapter and a conservation plan may be adopted to provide for\nthe conservation, rehabilitation, and revitalization of such conservation area.\nThe conservation plan shall (i) outline specific boundaries for the conservation\narea, (ii) be adopted in accordance with \u00a7 36-49.1, and (iii) satisfy the\nrequirements as set forth in \u00a7 36-51.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 378; 1978, c. 360; 2006, c. 784.","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}}