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The Director has the power and duty to regulate gas, oil, or geophysical operations, collect fees, and perform other responsibilities prescribed in regulations adopted by the Department or the Board.B\n\nThe Director shall appoint the Virginia Gas and Oil Inspector.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":303538,"text":"The Director has the jurisdiction and authority necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 92 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 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75751,"section_number":"45.2-1405","catch_line":" Mining in proximity to gas and oil wells","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1405\/"},{"id":63308,"section_number":"45.2-1503","catch_line":" Mining in proximity to gas and oil wells","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1503\/"},{"id":71660,"section_number":"45.2-1600","catch_line":" Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1600\/"},{"id":69703,"section_number":"45.2-707","catch_line":" Mining in proximity to gas or oil wells","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-707\/"},{"id":64161,"section_number":"45.2-939","catch_line":" Surface coal mining; distance from wells; requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-939\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":224695,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84693,"identifier":"45.2-1604","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/1\/45.2-1604","url":"\/45.2-1604\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1604\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/1\/45.2-1604","dublin_core":{"Title":" Duties and responsibilities of the Director; Virginia Gas and Oil Inspector","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1604","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> has the <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> and authority necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> has the power and duty to regulate <span class=\"dictionary\">gas<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">oil<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">geophysical operations<\/span>, collect fees, and perform other responsibilities prescribed in regulations adopted by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-303538\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1604\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> shall appoint the Virginia <span class=\"dictionary\">Gas<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">Oil<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Inspector<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-303539\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1604\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR; VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL INSPECTOR (\u00a7\n45.2-1604)\n\nA. The Director has the jurisdiction and authority necessary to enforce the\nprovisions of this chapter. The Director has the power and duty to regulate gas,\noil, or geophysical operations, collect fees, and perform other responsibilities\nprescribed in regulations adopted by the Department or the Board.\n\nB. The Director shall appoint the Virginia Gas and Oil Inspector.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 92, \u00a7 45.1-361.4; 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}}