{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-706","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 10.1-706","heading":"Duties of the Department","body":"The Department shall:1. Promote understanding of the value of public beaches and the causes and effects of erosion;2. Make available information concerning erosion of public beaches;3. Encourage research and development of new erosion control techniques and new sources of sand for public beach enhancement.1980, c. 428, § 10-216; 1984, c. 235; 1988, c. 891.","path":["Title 10.1. CONSERVATION","Subtitle I. ACTIVITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION","Chapter 7. SHORELINE EROSION AND PUBLIC BEACH PRESERVATION","Article 2. PUBLIC BEACH CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/10.1-706/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:13:59Z","sha256":"7416a07876bcbf8c7b339bdc6ba16ea18862274693035961f28dccfaab051ab7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-705","next":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-707"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}