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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 450 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 891; in 2020, chapter 958<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1371727,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346176,"identifier":"10.1-651","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-651","url":"\/10.1-651\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-651\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-651","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment and administration of Program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-651","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Stream Restoration<\/span> Assistance Program<\/span> is continued to protect the natural streams<\/span> of the Commonwealth. The Program<\/span> shall aid in the stabilization and protection of natural streams<\/span> which have been severely damaged by naturally occurring flooding events. The Program<\/span> shall be administered by the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board in cooperation with soil and water conservation districts and local governments throughout the Commonwealth. To assist in the development of the Program<\/span>, the Board shall seek the advisory opinion<\/span> of the State Water Control Board and the Department<\/span> of Wildlife Resources.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM (\u00a7 10.1-651)\n\nThe Stream Restoration Assistance Program is continued to protect the natural\nstreams of the Commonwealth. The Program shall aid in the stabilization and\nprotection of natural streams which have been severely damaged by naturally\noccurring flooding events. The Program shall be administered by the Virginia\nSoil and Water Conservation Board in cooperation with soil and water\nconservation districts and local governments throughout the Commonwealth. To\nassist in the development of the Program, the Board shall seek the advisory\nopinion of the State Water Control Board and the Department of Wildlife\nResources.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 450, \u00a7 21-11.22; 1988, c. 891; 2020, c. 958.","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"}}