Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6317645.2-1645 Chesapeake Bay; drilling for gas or oil prohibited2025Mines, Minerals, and EnergyGas and OilVirginia Gas and Oil ActDrilling for Gas or Oil in the Chesapeake Bay or Tidewater Virginia; Hydraulic Fracturing

Notwithstanding any other law, no person shall drill for gas or oil in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay or any of its tributaries. The provisions of this subsection shall be enforced consistent with the requirements of this chapter.

1989, c. 325; § 62.1-195.1; 1990, c. 967; 1992, cc. 480, 887; 1993, c. 239; 1994, c. 957; 2012, cc. 785, 819; 2013, cc. 756, 793; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.