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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>73224</law_id><section_number>10.1-214</section_number><catch_line>Virginia natural area preserves system established</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>10.1-209</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="2">Parks and Recreation</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3">Virginia Natural Area Preserves Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A state <span class="dictionary">system</span> of <span class="dictionary">natural area preserves</span> is hereby established and shall be called the Virginia <span class="dictionary">Natural Area Preserves</span> <span class="dictionary">System</span>. The <span class="dictionary">system</span> shall consist of <span class="dictionary">natural area preserves</span> dedicated as provided in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Dedication of natural area preserves" href="/10.1-213/">10.1-213</a>. Once dedicated, a <span class="dictionary">natural area preserve</span> shall be managed in a manner consistent with continued preservation of the <span class="dictionary">natural heritage resources</span> it supports.</p></section></text><history>1989, c. 553.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
