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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>73324</law_id><section_number>10.1-1021.1</section_number><catch_line>Geographic distribution of land protected</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>10.1-1018.1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="10.2">Virginia Land Conservation Foundation</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The Foundation shall seek to achieve a fair distribution of land protected throughout the Commonwealth, based upon the following:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The importance of conserving land in all regions of the Commonwealth; <a id="paragraph-263888" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1021.1/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The importance of protecting specific properties that can benefit all Virginia citizens; and <a id="paragraph-263889" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1021.1/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The importance of addressing the particular land conservation needs of areas of the state where Fund moneys are generated. <a id="paragraph-263890" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1021.1/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2000, c. 1053.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
