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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 855 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 1972 \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 1980, chapter 368; in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":[{"id":346195,"section_number":"10.1-709","catch_line":"Establishment of fund; unexpended money","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-709\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1371777,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346187,"identifier":"10.1-701","token":"10.1\/I\/7\/1\/10.1-701","url":"\/10.1-701\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-701\/","token":"10.1\/I\/7\/1\/10.1-701","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of Department","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-701","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall have the duty to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Coordinate shore erosion control programs of all state agencies and institutions to implement practical solutions to shoreline erosion problems; however, such coordination shall not restrict the statutory authority of the individual agencies having responsibilities relating to shore erosion control; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Secure the cooperation and assistance of the United States and any of its agencies to protect waterfront property from destructive shore erosion; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Evaluate the effectiveness and practicability of current shore erosion control programs; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Explore all facets of the problems and alternative solutions to determine if other practical and economical methods and practices may be devised to control shore erosion. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF DEPARTMENT (\u00a7 10.1-701)\n\nThe Department shall have the duty to:\n\n1. Coordinate shore erosion control programs of all state agencies and\ninstitutions to implement practical solutions to shoreline erosion problems;\nhowever, such coordination shall not restrict the statutory authority of the\nindividual agencies having responsibilities relating to shore erosion control;\n\n2. Secure the cooperation and assistance of the United States and any of its\nagencies to protect waterfront property from destructive shore erosion;\n\n3. Evaluate the effectiveness and practicability of current shore erosion\ncontrol programs; and\n\n4. Explore all facets of the problems and alternative solutions to determine if\nother practical and economical methods and practices may be devised to control\nshore erosion.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 855, \u00a7 21-11.18; 1980, c. 368; 1988, c. 891.","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"}}