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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 590 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 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64163,"section_number":"30-189","catch_line":" Powers and duties of Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-189\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":225123,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75157,"identifier":"45.2-1900","token":"45.2\/V\/19\/1\/45.2-1900","url":"\/45.2-1900\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1900\/","token":"45.2\/V\/19\/1\/45.2-1900","dublin_core":{"Title":" Virginia Solar Energy Center; purposes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1900","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Solar Energy Center (the Center) is established as part of the Department<\/span>. The purposes of the Center are to (i) serve the people of the Commonwealth as a clearinghouse to gather, maintain, and disseminate general and technical information on solar energy and its utilization; (ii) coordinate programs for solar energy data-gathering in the Commonwealth; (iii) coordinate efforts and programs on solar energy with other state agencies and institutions, other states, and federal agencies; (iv) promote cooperation among and between Virginia business, industry, and agriculture and the public related to the use of solar energy; (v) develop public education programs on solar energy for use in schools and by the public; and (vi) provide assistance in formulating policies on the utilization of solar energy that would be in the best interest of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Center may receive nonstate funds for the purposes provided in this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n VIRGINIA SOLAR ENERGY CENTER; PURPOSES (\u00a7 45.2-1900)\n\nA. The Virginia Solar Energy Center (the Center) is established as part of the\nDepartment. The purposes of the Center are to (i) serve the people of the\nCommonwealth as a clearinghouse to gather, maintain, and disseminate general and\ntechnical information on solar energy and its utilization; (ii) coordinate\nprograms for solar energy data-gathering in the Commonwealth; (iii) coordinate\nefforts and programs on solar energy with other state agencies and institutions,\nother states, and federal agencies; (iv) promote cooperation among and between\nVirginia business, industry, and agriculture and the public related to the use\nof solar energy; (v) develop public education programs on solar energy for use\nin schools and by the public; and (vi) provide assistance in formulating\npolicies on the utilization of solar energy that would be in the best interest\nof the Commonwealth.\n\nB. The Center may receive nonstate funds for the purposes provided in this\nsection.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 590, \u00a7 45.1-391; 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}}