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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 555<\/a> and 556<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78018,"section_number":"45.2-1710","catch_line":" Development of the Virginia Energy Plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1710\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224983,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77219,"identifier":"45.2-1718","token":"45.2\/V\/17\/6\/45.2-1718","url":"\/45.2-1718\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1718\/","token":"45.2\/V\/17\/6\/45.2-1718","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective until July 1, 2029) Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority established; purpose","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1718","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Southwest Virginia<\/span> Energy Research and Development Authority<\/span> is established as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth. The purposes of the Authority<\/span> are to promote opportunities for energy development in Southwest Virginia<\/span>, create jobs and economic activity in Southwest Virginia<\/span> consistent with the Virginia Energy Plan<\/span> prepared pursuant to Article 4 (\u00a7 45.2-1710<\/a> et seq.), and position Southwest Virginia<\/span> and the Commonwealth as a leader in energy workforce and energy technology research and development. The Authority<\/span> may also consult with research institutions, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and stakeholders as the Authority<\/span> deems appropriate. The Authority<\/span> shall have only those powers enumerated in this article.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 1, 2029) SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ENERGY RESEARCH AND\nDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED; PURPOSE (\u00a7 45.2-1718)\n\nThe Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority is established\nas a political subdivision of the Commonwealth. The purposes of the Authority\nare to promote opportunities for energy development in Southwest Virginia,\ncreate jobs and economic activity in Southwest Virginia consistent with the\nVirginia Energy Plan prepared pursuant to Article 4 (\u00a7 45.2-1710 et seq.), and\nposition Southwest Virginia and the Commonwealth as a leader in energy workforce\nand energy technology research and development. The Authority may also consult\nwith research institutions, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and\nstakeholders as the Authority deems appropriate. The Authority shall have only\nthose powers enumerated in this article.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, cc. 555, 556, \u00a7 67-1601; 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}}