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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>68637</law_id><section_number>62.1-132.5</section_number><catch_line>Planning</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="62.1">Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="10">Virginia Port Authority</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The Authority shall initiate and further plans for the development of the ports of the Commonwealth, and, to this end, shall keep informed as to the present requirements and likely future needs of those ports.</p></section></text><history>1981, c. 589.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
