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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>63374</law_id><section_number>10.1-1119.6</section_number><catch_line>Review of capital projects and availability of working lands</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>10.1-1119.7</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="II">Activities Administered by Other Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="11">Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2.1">Office of Working Lands Preservation</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In preparing its report on each major state project, as required in Article 2 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="State agencies to submit environmental impact reports on major projects" href="/10.1-1188/">10.1-1188</a> et seq.) of Chapter 11.1, each state agency shall demonstrate that it has considered the impact that project would have on the availability of working farm and forest lands as required in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Characteristics to be considered in evaluating impacts on farm and forest lands" href="/10.1-1119.7/">10.1-1119.7</a>, and has adequately considered alternatives and mitigating measures. The Department of Environmental Quality, in conducting its review of each major state project, shall ensure that such consideration has been demonstrated and shall incorporate its evaluation of the effects that project would have on the availability of working farm and forest lands in its comments to the State Forester and Governor. The procedures for review of highway and road construction projects established in accordance with subsection B of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="State agencies to submit environmental impact reports on major projects" href="/10.1-1188/">10.1-1188</a> shall include provisions requiring that the factors listed in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Characteristics to be considered in evaluating impacts on farm and forest lands" href="/10.1-1119.7/">10.1-1119.7</a> are considered as part of the review of each project.</p></section></text><history>2024, cc. 10, 146.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
