Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act

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This is Article 2.5 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act.” It is part of Chapter 3.1 “State Water Control Law”, which is part of Title 62.1 “Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors”. It contains 13 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 13 sections.

§ 62.1-44.15:67	Cooperative state-local program
§ 62.1-44.15:68	Definitions
§ 62.1-44.15:69	Powers and duties of the Board
§ 62.1-44.15:70	Exclusive authority of Board to institute legal actions
§ 62.1-44.15:71	Repealed
§ 62.1-44.15:72	Board to develop criteria
§ 62.1-44.15:73	Local government authority
§ 62.1-44.15:74	Local governments to designate Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas; incorporate into local plans and ordinances; impose civil penalties
§ 62.1-44.15:75	Local governments outside of Tidewater Virginia may adopt provisions
§ 62.1-44.15:76	Local government requirements for water quality protection
§ 62.1-44.15:77	Effect on other governmental authority
§ 62.1-44.15:78	State agency consistency
§ 62.1-44.15:79	Vested rights protected