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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>83762</law_id><section_number>45.2-2117</section_number><catch_line> State and local authority</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="V">Other Sources of Energy; Energy Policy</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="21">Nuclear Energy</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3">Exploration for Uranium Ore</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Nothing in this article shall be construed to alter the <span class="dictionary">authority</span> of any state or local governing body, including any <span class="dictionary">authority</span> conferred under Chapter 22 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Declaration of legislative intent" href="/15.2-2200/">15.2-2200</a> et seq.) of Title 15.2, relating to any matter that is the subject of this article.</p></section></text><history>1982, c. 269, &#xA7; 45.1-284; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
