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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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2013, chapters 756<\/a> and 793<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":269743,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71293,"identifier":"62.1-44.15:76","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.5\/62.1-44.15_76","url":"\/62.1-44.15_76\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.15_76\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.5\/62.1-44.15_76","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local government requirements for water quality protection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.15:76","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Local governments shall employ the criteria<\/span> promulgated by the Board<\/span> to ensure that the use and development of land in Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas<\/span> shall be accomplished in a manner that protects the quality of state waters<\/span> consistent with the provisions of this article.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER QUALITY PROTECTION (\u00a7 62.1-44.15:76)\n\nLocal governments shall employ the criteria promulgated by the Board to ensure\nthat the use and development of land in Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas shall\nbe accomplished in a manner that protects the quality of state waters consistent\nwith the provisions of this article.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, cc. 608, 891, \u00a7 10.1-2111; 2013, cc. 756, 793.","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}}