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This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 77 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 1983 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1984, chapter 590; in 1991, chapter 495; in 2013, chapters 47<\/a> and 129<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69745,"section_number":"11-1","catch_line":"Certain contracts void as to creditors and purchasers unless in writing; law governing validity of contracts creating security interests","order_by":null,"url":"\/11-1\/"},{"id":61635,"section_number":"45.2-1043","catch_line":" Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1043\/"}],"permalink":{"id":223843,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81373,"identifier":"45.2-1033","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/10\/4\/45.2-1033","url":"\/45.2-1033\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1033\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/10\/4\/45.2-1033","dublin_core":{"Title":" Operator may perform reclamation; bidding; conditions; adjustment of required bonds; regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1033","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding any licensing requirement under Title 54.1, an operator<\/span> is eligible to bid on contracts<\/span> to conduct reclamation projects under the State Reclamation Program and the Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund in accordance with this article and Article 5 (§ 45.2-1043<\/a> et seq.) if the Director<\/span> finds that the following conditions have been met: (i) the operator<\/span> has had at least three years of relevant mining experience in the Commonwealth pursuant to this chapter and (ii) the operator<\/span> meets all other applicable requirements of federal, state, and local law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 11 (§ 11-1<\/a> et seq.), the Director<\/span> may adjust the amounts of required bid or performance bonds<\/span> for such contracts<\/span> upon a finding<\/span> that such amounts are sufficient to protect the public interest. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall adopt regulations to implement this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n OPERATOR MAY PERFORM RECLAMATION; BIDDING; CONDITIONS; ADJUSTMENT OF REQUIRED\nBONDS; REGULATIONS (\u00a7 45.2-1033)\n\nA. Notwithstanding any licensing requirement under Title 54.1, an operator is\neligible to bid on contracts to conduct reclamation projects under the State\nReclamation Program and the Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund in accordance\nwith this article and Article 5 (§ 45.2-1043 et seq.) if the Director finds\nthat the following conditions have been met: (i) the operator has had at least\nthree years of relevant mining experience in the Commonwealth pursuant to this\nchapter and (ii) the operator meets all other applicable requirements of\nfederal, state, and local law.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 11 (§ 11-1 et seq.), the\nDirector may adjust the amounts of required bid or performance bonds for such\ncontracts upon a finding that such amounts are sufficient to protect the public\ninterest.\n\nC. The Director shall adopt regulations to implement this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 77, \u00a7 45.1-261.1; 1984, c. 590; 1991, c. 495; 2013, cc. 47,\n129; 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}}