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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59294</law_id><section_number>45.2-1229</section_number><catch_line> Survey; priorities for reclamation</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="45.2">Mines, Minerals, and Energy</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Mineral Mines</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">Mineral Mines Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="12">Permits for Certain Mining Operations; Reclamation of Land</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="3">Orphaned Lands</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Director</span> shall conduct a survey to determine the extent of the <span class="dictionary">orphaned lands</span> in the Commonwealth and shall establish priorities for the <span class="dictionary">reclamation</span> of such lands.</p></section></text><history>1978, c. 634, &#xA7; 45.1-197.4; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
