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I, c. 387.","full_text":"A\n\nAny person who applies for a hearing in front of the Board pursuant to the provisions of § 45.2-1619, 45.2-1620, or 45.2-1622 shall simultaneously with the filing of such application provide notice by commercial delivery service, return receipt requested, or certified mail, return receipt requested, to each gas or oil owner, coal owner, or mineral owner having an interest underlying the tract that is the subject of the hearing and to the operator of any gas storage field certificated by the State Corporation Commission as a public utility facility whose certificated area includes the tract that is the subject of the hearing. Whenever a hearing applicant is unable to provide such written notice because the identity or location of a person to whom notice is required to be given is unknown, the hearing applicant shall promptly notify the Board of such inability.B\n\nAt least 10 days prior to a hearing, the Board shall publish its agenda in a newspaper of general circulation in each locality where the lands that are the subject of the hearing are located. The agenda shall include the name of each applicant, the locality where the lands that are the subject of the hearing are located, the purpose of the hearing, and the date, time, and location of the hearing.C\n\nThe Board shall conduct all hearings on any application made to it pursuant to the formal litigated issues hearing provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.). The applicant and any person to whom notice is required to be given pursuant to subsection A shall have standing to be heard at the hearing. The Board shall render its decision on such application within 30 days of the hearing’s closing date and shall provide notification of its decision to all parties to the hearing pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Process Act.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242712,"text":"Any person who applies for a hearing in front of the Board pursuant to the provisions of § 45.2-1619, 45.2-1620, or 45.2-1622 shall simultaneously with the filing of such application provide notice by commercial delivery service, return receipt requested, or certified mail, return receipt requested, to each gas or oil owner, coal owner, or mineral owner having an interest underlying the tract that is the subject of the hearing and to the operator of any gas storage field certificated by the State Corporation Commission as a public utility facility whose certificated area includes the tract that is the subject of the hearing. Whenever a hearing applicant is unable to provide such written notice because the identity or location of a person to whom notice is required to be given is unknown, the hearing applicant shall promptly notify the Board of such inability.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":242713,"text":"At least 10 days prior to a hearing, the Board shall publish its agenda in a newspaper of general circulation in each locality where the lands that are the subject of the hearing are located. 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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 347 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 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1989, chapter 529; in 1990, chapter 92; in 1997, chapter 759<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 534<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 351<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62118,"section_number":"45.2-1609","catch_line":" Appeals; venue; standing","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1609\/"},{"id":64077,"section_number":"45.2-1622","catch_line":" Pooling of interests for coalbed methane gas wells; conflicting claims to ownership","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1622\/"},{"id":72088,"section_number":"45.2-1623","catch_line":" Conflicting claims of ownership; arbitration","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1623\/"},{"id":54396,"section_number":"45.2-1624","catch_line":" Release of funds held in escrow or suspense because of conflicting claims to coalbed methane gas","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1624\/"},{"id":69690,"section_number":"45.2-1631","catch_line":" Permit required; gas, oil, or geophysical operations; coalbed methane gas wells; environmental assessment","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1631\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"},{"id":77291,"section_number":"45.2-1619","catch_line":" Field rules and drilling units for wells; hearings and orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1619\/"},{"id":81791,"section_number":"45.2-1620","catch_line":" Pooling of interests in drilling units","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1620\/"},{"id":64077,"section_number":"45.2-1622","catch_line":" Pooling of interests for coalbed methane gas wells; conflicting claims to ownership","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1622\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224753,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66948,"identifier":"45.2-1618","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/2\/45.2-1618","url":"\/45.2-1618\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1618\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/2\/45.2-1618","dublin_core":{"Title":" Notice of hearing; standing; form of hearing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1618","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person who applies for a hearing<\/span> in front of the Board<\/span> pursuant to the provisions of § 45.2-1619<\/a>, 45.2-1620<\/a>, or 45.2-1622<\/a> shall simultaneously with the filing of such application provide notice by commercial delivery service, return receipt requested, or certified mail, return receipt requested, to each gas or oil owner<\/span>, coal owner<\/span>, or mineral owner<\/span> having an interest underlying the tract that is the subject of the hearing<\/span> and to the operator of any gas storage field certificated by the State Corporation Commission as a public utility facility whose certificated area includes the tract that is the subject of the hearing<\/span>. Whenever a hearing<\/span> applicant is unable to provide such written notice because the identity or location of a person to whom notice is required to be given is unknown, the hearing<\/span> applicant shall promptly notify the Board<\/span> of such inability. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> At least 10 days prior to a hearing<\/span>, the Board<\/span> shall publish its agenda in a newspaper of general circulation in each locality where the lands that are the subject of the hearing<\/span> are located. The agenda shall include the name of each applicant, the locality where the lands that are the subject of the hearing<\/span> are located, the purpose of the hearing<\/span>, and the date, time, and location of the hearing<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall conduct all hearings<\/span> on any application made to it pursuant to the formal litigated issues<\/span> hearing<\/span> provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). The applicant and any person to whom notice is required to be given pursuant to subsection A shall have standing to be heard at the hearing<\/span>. The Board<\/span> shall render its decision on such application within 30 days of the hearing<\/span>’s closing date and shall provide notification of its decision to all parties to the hearing<\/span> pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Process Act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n NOTICE OF HEARING; STANDING; FORM OF HEARING (\u00a7 45.2-1618)\n\nA. Any person who applies for a hearing in front of the Board pursuant to the\nprovisions of § 45.2-1619, 45.2-1620, or 45.2-1622 shall simultaneously\nwith the filing of such application provide notice by commercial delivery\nservice, return receipt requested, or certified mail, return receipt requested,\nto each gas or oil owner, coal owner, or mineral owner having an interest\nunderlying the tract that is the subject of the hearing and to the operator of\nany gas storage field certificated by the State Corporation Commission as a\npublic utility facility whose certificated area includes the tract that is the\nsubject of the hearing. Whenever a hearing applicant is unable to provide such\nwritten notice because the identity or location of a person to whom notice is\nrequired to be given is unknown, the hearing applicant shall promptly notify the\nBoard of such inability.\n\nB. At least 10 days prior to a hearing, the Board shall publish its agenda in a\nnewspaper of general circulation in each locality where the lands that are the\nsubject of the hearing are located. The agenda shall include the name of each\napplicant, the locality where the lands that are the subject of the hearing are\nlocated, the purpose of the hearing, and the date, time, and location of the\nhearing.\n\nC. The Board shall conduct all hearings on any application made to it pursuant\nto the formal litigated issues hearing provisions of the Administrative Process\nAct (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.). The applicant and any person to whom notice is\nrequired to be given pursuant to subsection A shall have standing to be heard at\nthe hearing. The Board shall render its decision on such application within 30\ndays of the hearing’s closing date and shall provide notification of its\ndecision to all parties to the hearing pursuant to the provisions of the\nAdministrative Process Act.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 347, \u00a7 45.1-304; 1989, c. 529; 1990, c. 92, \u00a7 45.1-361.19;\n1997, c. 759; 2008, c. 534; 2019, c. 351; 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}}