General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 20 “Geothermal Energy”, which is part of Subtitle V “Other Sources of Energy; Energy Policy”, which is part of Title 45.2 “Mines, Minerals, and Energy”. It contains 4 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 4 sections.

§ 45.2-2000 Definitions
§ 45.2-2001 Application
§ 45.2-2002 Ownership
§ 45.2-2003 Findings; clarification of nature of the resource