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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 553<\/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. 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 2000, chapters 386<\/a> and 456<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":270271,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65464,"identifier":"62.1-69.27","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.27","url":"\/62.1-69.27\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-69.27\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.27","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission purposes and mission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-69.27","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission’s purposes and mission shall be to provide guidance for the stewardship and enhancement of the water quality and natural resources of the Rappahannock River Basin<\/span>. The Commission shall be a forum in which local governments and citizens can discuss issues<\/span> affecting the Basin’s water quality and quantity and other natural resources. Through promoting communication, coordination and education, and by suggesting appropriate solutions to identified problems, the Commission shall promote activities by local, state and federal governments, and by individuals, that foster resource stewardship for the environmental and economic health of the Basin.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION PURPOSES AND MISSION (\u00a7 62.1-69.27)\n\nThe Commission’s purposes and mission shall be to provide guidance for the\nstewardship and enhancement of the water quality and natural resources of the\nRappahannock River Basin. The Commission shall be a forum in which local\ngovernments and citizens can discuss issues affecting the Basin’s water\nquality and quantity and other natural resources. Through promoting\ncommunication, coordination and education, and by suggesting appropriate\nsolutions to identified problems, the Commission shall promote activities by\nlocal, state and federal governments, and by individuals, that foster resource\nstewardship for the environmental and economic health of the Basin.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 553; 2000, cc. 386, 456.","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}}