{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/55.1-509.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/55.1-509.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/55.1-509.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/55.1-509.html"}],"law_id":62501,"edition_id":1,"section_id":62501,"structure_id":13360,"section_number":"55.1-509","catch_line":"Reporting requirements","history":"2023, cc. 765, 796.","full_text":"A\n\nBased on the reports submitted to it pursuant to the federal Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, 7 U.S.C. \u00a7 3501 et seq., and other information the Department, at its discretion, deems appropriate, the Department shall compile an annual report in consultation with the appropriate state agencies and boards for each calendar year containing all of the following, if available:1\n\nThe total amount of agricultural land that is under foreign ownership;2\n\nThe percentage change in foreign ownership of agricultural land in the Commonwealth for each year over the prior 10 years;3\n\nThe purpose for which foreign-owned agricultural land in the Commonwealth is being used currently. To the extent such information is available, the Department shall also include any significant recent changes or trends in the uses of foreign-owned agricultural land in the Commonwealth;4\n\nWith the assistance of relevant state agencies, information regarding the extent of, and any recent changes in, foreign ownership of energy production, storage, or distribution facilities in the Commonwealth to the extent such information is available; and5\n\nAny legislative, regulatory, or administrative policy changes the Department recommends in light of the information in this report.B\n\nThe Department shall publish its inaugural report pursuant to subsection A on its website no later than July 1, 2023, and each subsequent report pursuant to subsection A no later than July 1 of each following year. The Department shall also deliver copies of such report to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":227943,"text":"Based on the reports submitted to it pursuant to the federal Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, 7 U.S.C. \u00a7 3501 et seq., and other information the Department, at its discretion, deems appropriate, the Department shall compile an annual report in consultation with the appropriate state agencies and boards for each calendar year containing all of the following, if available:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":227944,"text":"The total amount of agricultural land that is under foreign ownership;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":227945,"text":"The percentage change in foreign ownership of agricultural land in the Commonwealth for each year over the prior 10 years;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":227946,"text":"The purpose for which foreign-owned agricultural land in the Commonwealth is being used currently. To the extent such information is available, the Department shall also include any significant recent changes or trends in the uses of foreign-owned agricultural land in the Commonwealth;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":227947,"text":"With the assistance of relevant state agencies, information regarding the extent of, and any recent changes in, foreign ownership of energy production, storage, or distribution facilities in the Commonwealth to the extent such information is available; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":227948,"text":"Any legislative, regulatory, or administrative policy changes the Department recommends in light of the information in this report.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"B"},"6":{"id":227949,"text":"The Department shall publish its inaugural report pursuant to subsection A on its website no later than July 1, 2023, and each subsequent report pursuant to subsection A no later than July 1 of each following year. 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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 765<\/a> and 796<\/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":69296,"section_number":"3.2-102","catch_line":"General powers and duties of the Commissioner","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-102\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":245365,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62501,"identifier":"55.1-509","token":"55.1\/I\/5.1\/55.1-509","url":"\/55.1-509\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-509\/","token":"55.1\/I\/5.1\/55.1-509","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reporting requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-509","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Based on the reports submitted to it pursuant to the federal Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, 7 U.S.C. \u00a7 3501 et seq., and other information the Department<\/span>, at its discretion, deems appropriate, the Department<\/span> shall compile an annual report in consultation with the appropriate state agencies and boards for each calendar year containing all of the following, if available: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The total amount of agricultural land<\/span> that is under foreign ownership; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The percentage change in foreign ownership of agricultural land<\/span> in the Commonwealth for each year over the prior 10 years; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The purpose for which foreign-owned agricultural land<\/span> in the Commonwealth is being used currently. To the extent such information is available, the Department<\/span> shall also include any significant recent changes or trends in the uses of foreign-owned agricultural land<\/span> in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> With the assistance of relevant state agencies, information regarding the extent of, and any recent changes in, foreign ownership of energy production, storage, or distribution facilities in the Commonwealth to the extent such information is available; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Any legislative, regulatory, or administrative policy changes the Department<\/span> recommends in light of the information in this report. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall publish its inaugural report pursuant to subsection A on its website no later than July 1, 2023, and each subsequent report pursuant to subsection A no later than July 1 of each following year. The Department<\/span> shall also deliver copies of such report to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTING REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 55.1-509)\n\nA. Based on the reports submitted to it pursuant to the federal Agricultural\nForeign Investment Disclosure Act, 7 U.S.C. \u00a7 3501 et seq., and other\ninformation the Department, at its discretion, deems appropriate, the Department\nshall compile an annual report in consultation with the appropriate state\nagencies and boards for each calendar year containing all of the following, if\navailable:\n\n 1. The total amount of agricultural land that is under foreign ownership;\n\n 2. The percentage change in foreign ownership of agricultural land in the\n Commonwealth for each year over the prior 10 years;\n\n 3. The purpose for which foreign-owned agricultural land in the Commonwealth\n is being used currently. To the extent such information is available, the\n Department shall also include any significant recent changes or trends in the\n uses of foreign-owned agricultural land in the Commonwealth;\n\n 4. With the assistance of relevant state agencies, information regarding the\n extent of, and any recent changes in, foreign ownership of energy production,\n storage, or distribution facilities in the Commonwealth to the extent such\n information is available; and\n\n 5. Any legislative, regulatory, or administrative policy changes the\n Department recommends in light of the information in this report.\n\nB. The Department shall publish its inaugural report pursuant to subsection A on\nits website no later than July 1, 2023, and each subsequent report pursuant to\nsubsection A no later than July 1 of each following year. The Department shall\nalso deliver copies of such report to the Governor, the General Assembly, and\nthe Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural\nResources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural\nResources.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, cc. 765, 796.","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}}