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Any revenue resulting from the sale of such credits shall be used to implement additional submerged aquatic vegetation monitoring and research or to cover any administrative costs of participation in the credit market. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> may enter into agreements necessary to effect such participation, including with private entities for assistance with registration and sale of offset credits. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall hold exclusive title to such credits until sold.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCARBON MARKET PARTICIPATION; SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION (\u00a7 10.1-1186.6)\n\nThe Department may participate in any carbon market for which submerged aquatic\nvegetation restoration qualifies as an activity that generates carbon offset\ncredits. Any revenue resulting from the sale of such credits shall be used to\nimplement additional submerged aquatic vegetation monitoring and research or to\ncover any administrative costs of participation in the credit market. The\nDepartment may enter into agreements necessary to effect such participation,\nincluding with private entities for assistance with registration and sale of\noffset credits. The Department shall hold exclusive title to such credits until\nsold.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 810.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}