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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 794<\/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":[{"id":79770,"section_number":"45.2-1800","catch_line":" Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1800\/"},{"id":55622,"section_number":"45.2-1808","catch_line":" Annual report","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1808\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72701,"section_number":"45.2-1803","catch_line":" Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1803\/"},{"id":55622,"section_number":"45.2-1808","catch_line":" Annual report","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1808\/"}],"permalink":{"id":225069,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85807,"identifier":"45.2-1802","token":"45.2\/V\/18\/1\/45.2-1802","url":"\/45.2-1802\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1802\/","token":"45.2\/V\/18\/1\/45.2-1802","dublin_core":{"Title":" Division of Offshore Wind established","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1802","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall establish the Division<\/span> of Offshore Wind in the Department<\/span> and shall appoint persons to direct, support, and execute the powers and duties of the Division<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The powers and duties of the Division<\/span> include: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Identifying specific measures that will facilitate the establishment of the Hampton Roads region<\/span> as a wind industry hub for offshore wind generation projects in state and federal waters off the United States coast; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Coordinating state agencies’ activities related to offshore wind, including development of programs that prepare the Commonwealth’s workforce to work in the offshore wind industry, create employment opportunities for Virginians within such industry, create opportunities for Commonwealth-based businesses to participate in the offshore wind industry supply chain, and attract out-of-state offshore wind-related businesses to locate within the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Developing and implementing a stakeholder engagement strategy that identifies key groups, sets forth outreach objectives, and outlines a timeline for outreach and engagement; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Identifying regulatory and other barriers to the deployment of offshore wind and attraction of offshore wind supply chain businesses; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Providing staff support for the Authority<\/span> and facilitating fulfillment of the Authority<\/span>’s purpose and duties set forth in Article 2 (§ 45.2-1803<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> On or before October 15 of each year, the Division<\/span> shall submit an annual summary of its activities, the ways in which those activities have furthered the functions and programs of the Division<\/span>, and the benefits of the efforts of the Division<\/span> to the Commonwealth and its economy to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House Committee on Labor and Commerce, and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor. The Division<\/span> may include its submission with the report of the Authority<\/span> required by § 45.2-1808<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n DIVISION OF OFFSHORE WIND ESTABLISHED (\u00a7 45.2-1802)\n\nA. The Director shall establish the Division of Offshore Wind in the Department\nand shall appoint persons to direct, support, and execute the powers and duties\nof the Division.\n\nB. The powers and duties of the Division include:\n\n 1. Identifying specific measures that will facilitate the establishment of the\n Hampton Roads region as a wind industry hub for offshore wind generation\n projects in state and federal waters off the United States coast;\n\n 2. Coordinating state agencies’ activities related to offshore wind,\n including development of programs that prepare the Commonwealth’s\n workforce to work in the offshore wind industry, create employment\n opportunities for Virginians within such industry, create opportunities for\n Commonwealth-based businesses to participate in the offshore wind industry\n supply chain, and attract out-of-state offshore wind-related businesses to\n locate within the Commonwealth;\n\n 3. Developing and implementing a stakeholder engagement strategy that\n identifies key groups, sets forth outreach objectives, and outlines a timeline\n for outreach and engagement;\n\n 4. Identifying regulatory and other barriers to the deployment of offshore\n wind and attraction of offshore wind supply chain businesses; and\n\n 5. Providing staff support for the Authority and facilitating fulfillment of\n the Authority’s purpose and duties set forth in Article 2 (§\n 45.2-1803 et seq.).\n\nC. On or before October 15 of each year, the Division shall submit an annual\nsummary of its activities, the ways in which those activities have furthered the\nfunctions and programs of the Division, and the benefits of the efforts of the\nDivision to the Commonwealth and its economy to the Governor and the Chairmen of\nthe House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance and\nAppropriations, the House Committee on Labor and Commerce, and the Senate\nCommittee on Commerce and Labor. The Division may include its submission with\nthe report of the Authority required by § 45.2-1808.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 794, \u00a7 45.1-161.5:1; 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}}