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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>73284</law_id><section_number>62.1-44.15:66</section_number><catch_line>No limitation on authority of Department of Energy</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="3.1">State Water Control Law</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2.4">Erosion and Sediment Control Law for Localities Not Administering a Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The provisions of this article shall not limit the powers or duties of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Energy as they relate to mine <span class="dictionary">reclamation</span> under Chapters 10 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title=" Definitions" href="/45.2-1000/">45.2-1000</a> et seq.) and 12 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/45.2-1200/">45.2-1200</a> et seq.) of Title 45.2 or oil or gas exploration under the Virginia Gas and Oil Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title=" Definitions" href="/45.2-1600/">45.2-1600</a> et seq.).</p></section></text><history>1973, c. 486, &#xA7; 21-89.13; 1988, c. 891, &#xA7; 10.1-571; 1996, c. 688; 2012, cc. 785, 819; 2013, cc. 47, 129, 756, 793; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 532.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
