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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 269 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":225257,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60064,"identifier":"45.2-2112","token":"45.2\/V\/21\/3\/45.2-2112","url":"\/45.2-2112\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-2112\/","token":"45.2\/V\/21\/3\/45.2-2112","dublin_core":{"Title":" Abandoning exploration hole; affidavits required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-2112","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Within 45 days after the abandonment of any exploration hole, the permittee shall notify the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> that such exploration hole has been plugged and abandoned, giving the location of the hole. The permittee shall submit an <span class=\"dictionary\">affidavit<\/span> setting forth the time and manner in which the hole was plugged and filled. One copy of the <span class=\"dictionary\">affidavit<\/span> shall be retained by the permittee, one shall be sent to the <span class=\"dictionary\">State Geologist<\/span>, and the third shall be sent to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n ABANDONING EXPLORATION HOLE; AFFIDAVITS REQUIRED (\u00a7 45.2-2112)\n\nWithin 45 days after the abandonment of any exploration hole, the permittee\nshall notify the Director that such exploration hole has been plugged and\nabandoned, giving the location of the hole. The permittee shall submit an\naffidavit setting forth the time and manner in which the hole was plugged and\nfilled. One copy of the affidavit shall be retained by the permittee, one shall\nbe sent to the State Geologist, and the third shall be sent to the Director.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 269, \u00a7 45.1-276; 2021, Sp. Sess. 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