{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-1188.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 10.1-1188.1","heading":"Department of Transportation to consider wildlife corridors","body":"The Department of Transportation (VDOT) shall, as part of the environmental review it conducts for a road or highway construction project, include in an environmental impact statement a list of any existing terrestrial or aquatic wildlife corridor identified in the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan (the Plan) created pursuant to Article 8 (§ 29.1-578 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 29.1 that will be affected by such construction project. In the design options for any road or highway construction project that threatens wildlife connectivity in a corridor identified in the Plan, VDOT shall consider measures for the mitigation of harm caused by such road to terrestrial and aquatic wildlife.2020, cc. 323, 672.","path":["Title 10.1. Conservation","Subtitle II. Activities Administered by Other Entities","Chapter 11.1. Department of Environmental Quality","Article 2. Environmental Impact Reports of State Agencies"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/10.1-1188.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:13:59Z","sha256":"4cad8478f39f6a684de86fce5dce56c1c0b3785872d0565d6d0f7f5407bdb9b7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-1188","next":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-1189"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}