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- Va. Code § 45.2-1227 · Local standards and regulations; waiver of application of chapter; review for strict compliance with chapter
- Va. Code § 45.2-1228 · Orphaned Lands Reclamation Fund
- Va. Code § 45.2-1229 · Survey; priorities for reclamation
- Va. Code § 45.2-1230 · Agreements with owners or lessees; reclamation by Director
- Va. Code § 45.2-1231 · Contracts for reclamation
- Va. Code § 45.2-1232 · Acceptance of federal funds, gifts, etc
- Va. Code § 45.2-1233 · Definition
- Va. Code § 45.2-1234 · Minerals Reclamation Fund
- Va. Code § 45.2-1235 · Membership in Fund; payments required
- Va. Code § 45.2-1236 · Release of bonds and other securities
- Va. Code § 45.2-1237 · Return of member payments
- Va. Code § 45.2-1238 · Revocation of permits; reclamation work
- Va. Code § 45.2-1239 · Collection of debt where cost of reclamation exceeds member's forfeited payments, etc
- Va. Code § 45.2-1240 · Decreases in size of Fund
- Va. Code § 45.2-1241 · Order of return of payments
- Va. Code § 45.2-1242 · Discontinuance of Fund
- Va. Code § 45.2-1243 · Construction of article; Fund used solely for reclamation
- Va. Code § 45.2-1300 · Definitions
- Va. Code § 45.2-1301 · Dams and mine refuse piles; construction
- Va. Code § 45.2-1302 · Examination of dams and mine refuse piles; potentially hazardous conditions; plans to be submitted by licensed operators
- Va. Code § 45.2-1303 · Consent required before working mine near land of another
- Va. Code § 45.2-1304 · Adjacent owner to be permitted to survey mine; proceedings to compel entry for survey
- Va. Code § 45.2-1400 · Scope of chapter
- Va. Code § 45.2-1401 · Regulations governing conditions and practices at underground mineral mines
- Va. Code § 45.2-1402 · Adoption of regulations
- Va. Code § 45.2-1403 · Flame safety lamps
- Va. Code § 45.2-1404 · Standards for regulations
- Va. Code § 45.2-1405 · Mining in proximity to gas and oil wells
- Va. Code § 45.2-1500 · Scope of chapter
- Va. Code § 45.2-1501 · Regulations governing conditions and practices at surface mineral mines
- Va. Code § 45.2-1502 · Standards for regulations
- Va. Code § 45.2-1503 · Mining in proximity to gas and oil wells
- Va. Code § 45.2-1504 · Respiratory equipment
- Va. Code § 45.2-1505 · Health regulations
- Va. Code § 45.2-1600 · Definitions
- Va. Code § 45.2-1601 · Regulation of coal surface mining not affected by chapter
- Va. Code § 45.2-1602 · Construction; purposes
- Va. Code § 45.2-1603 · Virginia Gas and Oil Board; membership; compensation
- Va. Code § 45.2-1604 · Duties and responsibilities of the Director; Virginia Gas and Oil Inspector
- Va. Code § 45.2-1605 · Exclusivity of regulation and enforcement
- Va. Code § 45.2-1606 · Confidentiality
- Va. Code § 45.2-1607 · Expenditure of funds
- Va. Code § 45.2-1608 · Violations; penalties
- Va. Code § 45.2-1609 · Appeals; venue; standing
- Va. Code § 45.2-1610 · Copy of lease to lessor
- Va. Code § 45.2-1611 · Objections by coal owner
- Va. Code § 45.2-1612 · Distance limitations of certain wells
- Va. Code § 45.2-1613 · Meetings of the Board; notice; general powers and duties
- Va. Code § 45.2-1614 · Additional duties and responsibilities of the Board
- Va. Code § 45.2-1615 · Applicability and construction
- Va. Code § 45.2-1616 · Statewide spacing of wells
- Va. Code § 45.2-1617 · Voluntary pooling of interests in drilling units; validity of unit agreements
- Va. Code § 45.2-1618 · Notice of hearing; standing; form of hearing
- Va. Code § 45.2-1619 · Field rules and drilling units for wells; hearings and orders
- Va. Code § 45.2-1620 · Pooling of interests in drilling units
- Va. Code § 45.2-1621 · Coalbed methane gas; ownership
- Va. Code § 45.2-1622 · Pooling of interests for coalbed methane gas wells; conflicting claims to ownership
- Va. Code § 45.2-1623 · Conflicting claims of ownership; arbitration
- Va. Code § 45.2-1624 · Release of funds held in escrow or suspense because of conflicting claims to coalbed methane gas
- Va. Code § 45.2-1625 · Appeals of the Director's decisions; notices; hearings and orders
- Va. Code § 45.2-1626 · Enforcement
- Va. Code § 45.2-1627 · Standing when Director or Board fails to act
- Va. Code § 45.2-1628 · Recording of orders
- Va. Code § 45.2-1629 · Duties, responsibilities, and authority of the Director
- Va. Code § 45.2-1630 · Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Inspector
- Va. Code § 45.2-1631 · Permit required; gas, oil, or geophysical operations; coalbed methane gas wells; environmental assessment
- Va. Code § 45.2-1632 · Notice of permit applications and permit modification applications required; content
- Va. Code § 45.2-1633 · Bonding and financial security required
- Va. Code § 45.2-1634 · Gas and Oil Plugging and Restoration Fund
- Va. Code § 45.2-1635 · Expiration of permits
- Va. Code § 45.2-1636 · Abandonment or cessation of well or corehole operation; plugging required
- Va. Code § 45.2-1637 · Objections to permits; hearing
- Va. Code § 45.2-1638 · Appeals of Director's decisions to the Board
- Va. Code § 45.2-1639 · Persons required to register; designated agents
- Va. Code § 45.2-1640 · Report of permitted activities and production required; contents
- Va. Code § 45.2-1641 · Developing a gas or oil well as a water well
- Va. Code § 45.2-1642 · Orphaned Well Fund; orphaned wells
- Va. Code § 45.2-1643 · Interference by injection wells with groundwater supply
- Va. Code § 45.2-1644 · Safety in coalbed methane gas, oil, and geophysical operations
- Va. Code § 45.2-1645 · Chesapeake Bay; drilling for gas or oil prohibited
- Va. Code § 45.2-1646 · Tidewater Virginia; drilling for gas or oil prohibited in certain areas
- Va. Code § 45.2-1647 · Hydraulic fracturing; groundwater management area
- Va. Code § 45.2-1648 · Operator's right to sample water
- Va. Code § 45.2-1649 · Replacement of water supply
- Va. Code § 45.2-1700 · Definitions
- Va. Code § 45.2-1701 · Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency established; powers and duties
- Va. Code § 45.2-1701.1 · Public disclosure of certain electric generating facility closures
- Va. Code § 45.2-1702 · Definitions
- Va. Code § 45.2-1703 · Energy performance-based contract procedures; required contract provisions
- Va. Code § 45.2-1704 · Application of article
- Va. Code § 45.2-1705 · Legislative findings
- Va. Code § 45.2-1706 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 45.2-1706.1 · Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy
- Va. Code § 45.2-1707 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 45.2-1708 · Role of local governments in achieving objectives of the Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy
- Va. Code § 45.2-1709 · Nuclear energy; considered a clean energy source
- Va. Code § 45.2-1710 · Development of the Virginia Energy Plan
- Va. Code § 45.2-1711 · Schedule for the Plan
- Va. Code § 45.2-1712 · Annual reporting by investor-owned public utilities
- Va. Code § 45.2-1713 · Submission of the Plan