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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 608 and 891 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 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2005, chapter 41<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 785<\/a> and 819<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 756<\/a> and 793<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 674<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68417,"section_number":"15.2-2223.2","catch_line":"Comprehensive plan to include coastal resource management guidance","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2223.2\/"},{"id":76147,"section_number":"45.2-1646","catch_line":" Tidewater Virginia; drilling for gas or oil prohibited in certain areas","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1646\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":59976,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:51","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_51\/"},{"id":86461,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:72","catch_line":"Board to develop criteria","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_72\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269711,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65612,"identifier":"62.1-44.15:68","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.5\/62.1-44.15_68","url":"\/62.1-44.15_68\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.15_68\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.5\/62.1-44.15_68","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.15:68","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:\n\t\t“Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area<\/span>” means an area delineated by a local government in accordance with criteria<\/span> established pursuant to \u00a7 62.1-44.15:72<\/a>.\n\t\t“Criteria<\/span>” means criteria<\/span> developed by the Board<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 62.1-44.15:72<\/a> for the purpose of determining the ecological and geographic extent of Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas<\/span> and for use by local governments in permitting, denying, or modifying requests to rezone, subdivide, or use and develop land in Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas<\/span>.\n\t\t“Daylighted stream<\/span>” means a stream that had been previously diverted into an underground drainage system, has been redirected into an aboveground channel using natural channel design concepts as defined in \u00a7 62.1-44.15:51<\/a>, and would meet the criteria<\/span> for being designated as a Resource Protection Area (RPA) as defined by the Board<\/span> under this article.\n\t\t“Department<\/span>” means the Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality.\n\t\t“Director<\/span>” means the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality.\n\t\t“Secretary<\/span>” means the Secretary<\/span> of Natural and Historic Resources.\n\t\t“Tidewater Virginia<\/span>” means the following jurisdictions<\/span>:\n\t\tThe Counties of Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Fairfax, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northampton, Northumberland, Prince George, Prince William, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Westmoreland, and York, and the Cities of Alexandria, Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Hopewell, Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Richmond, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 62.1-44.15:68)\n\nFor the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the meanings\nrespectively ascribed to them:\n\t\t“Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area” means an area delineated by a\nlocal government in accordance with criteria established pursuant to \u00a7\n62.1-44.15:72.\n\t\t“Criteria” means criteria developed by the Board pursuant to \u00a7\n62.1-44.15:72 for the purpose of determining the ecological and geographic\nextent of Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas and for use by local governments in\npermitting, denying, or modifying requests to rezone, subdivide, or use and\ndevelop land in Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas.\n\t\t“Daylighted stream” means a stream that had been previously\ndiverted into an underground drainage system, has been redirected into an\naboveground channel using natural channel design concepts as defined in \u00a7\n62.1-44.15:51, and would meet the criteria for being designated as a Resource\nProtection Area (RPA) as defined by the Board under this article.\n\t\t“Department” means the Department of Environmental Quality.\n\t\t“Director” means the Director of the Department of Environmental\nQuality.\n\t\t“Secretary” means the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources.\n\t\t“Tidewater Virginia” means the following jurisdictions:\n\t\tThe Counties of Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield,\nEssex, Fairfax, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City, King\nand Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent,\nNorthampton, Northumberland, Prince George, Prince William, Richmond,\nSpotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Westmoreland, and York, and the Cities of\nAlexandria, Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg,\nHampton, Hopewell, Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Poquoson, Portsmouth,\nRichmond, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, cc. 608, 891, \u00a7 10.1-2101; 2005, c. 41; 2012, cc. 785, 819;\n2013, cc. 756, 793; 2015, c. 674; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.","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}}