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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 428 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 1980 \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 1984, chapter 235; 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":1371799,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346192,"identifier":"10.1-706","token":"10.1\/I\/7\/2\/10.1-706","url":"\/10.1-706\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-706\/","token":"10.1\/I\/7\/2\/10.1-706","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of the Department","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-706","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Promote understanding of the value of public beaches and the causes and effects of erosion<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Make available information concerning erosion<\/span> of public beaches; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Encourage research and development<\/span> of new erosion<\/span> control techniques and new sources of sand for public beach<\/span> enhancement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT (\u00a7 10.1-706)\n\nThe Department shall:\n\n1. Promote understanding of the value of public beaches and the causes and\neffects of erosion;\n\n2. Make available information concerning erosion of public beaches;\n\n3. Encourage research and development of new erosion control techniques and new\nsources of sand for public beach enhancement.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 428, \u00a7 10-216; 1984, c. 235; 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"}}