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The Director may use the resources and facilities of the Division or enter into contracts for performance of such reclamation with any person, any soil conservation district, or any agency of the state or federal government. After completion of the reclamation and payment of all costs and administrative expenses associated with the completion of reclamation, any additional funds from the forfeiture of the bond shall be returned.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":301623,"text":"In the event of forfeiture of a performance bond, in whole or in part, the Director shall deposit the proceeds in the state treasury in a special fund to be used by the Director to complete the reclamation plan and other regulatory requirements pertaining to the operation for which the forfeited bond had been posted. The Director may use the resources and facilities of the Division or enter into contracts for performance of such reclamation with any person, any soil conservation district, or any agency of the state or federal government. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 290 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 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1984, chapter 590.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78271,"section_number":"45.2-1048","catch_line":" Collection of reclamation tax and penalties for nonpayment","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1048\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223799,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84157,"identifier":"45.2-1024","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/10\/2\/45.2-1024","url":"\/45.2-1024\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1024\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/10\/2\/45.2-1024","dublin_core":{"Title":" Performance of reclamation operations by Director","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1024","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In the event of forfeiture of a performance <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span>, in whole or in part, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> shall deposit the proceeds in the state treasury in a special fund to be used by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> to complete the reclamation plan and other regulatory requirements pertaining to the operation for which the forfeited <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> had been posted. 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The Director may use the resources and facilities of the Division or\nenter into contracts for performance of such reclamation with any person, any\nsoil conservation district, or any agency of the state or federal government.\nAfter completion of the reclamation and payment of all costs and administrative\nexpenses associated with the completion of reclamation, any additional funds\nfrom the forfeiture of the bond shall be returned.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 290, \u00a7 45.1-248; 1984, c. 590; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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}}