                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 VIRGINIA SOLAR ENERGY CENTER; PURPOSES (§ 45.2-1900)

A. The Virginia Solar Energy Center (the Center) is established as part of the
Department. The purposes of the Center are to (i) serve the people of the
Commonwealth as a clearinghouse to gather, maintain, and disseminate general and
technical information on solar energy and its utilization; (ii) coordinate
programs for solar energy data-gathering in the Commonwealth; (iii) coordinate
efforts and programs on solar energy with other state agencies and institutions,
other states, and federal agencies; (iv) promote cooperation among and between
Virginia business, industry, and agriculture and the public related to the use
of solar energy; (v) develop public education programs on solar energy for use
in schools and by the public; and (vi) provide assistance in formulating
policies on the utilization of solar energy that would be in the best interest
of the Commonwealth.

B. The Center may receive nonstate funds for the purposes provided in this
section.

HISTORY: 1984, c. 590, § 45.1-391; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.