Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org8450745.2-610 Additional powers of Governor to operate seized properties2025Mines, Minerals, and EnergyCoal MiningCoal Mines GenerallyCoal Mining Property, Interests, Adjacent Owners, and DamsEmergency Seizure of Coal Property by the Commonwealth

The Governor may exercise the powers and authority to possess and operate for public uses any person’s property used in the mining, production, or marketing of coal in the manner provided in this article.

Code 1950, § 45-148; 1950, p. 30; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-148; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.315; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.