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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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1371815,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346196,"identifier":"10.1-710","token":"10.1\/I\/7\/2\/10.1-710","url":"\/10.1-710\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-710\/","token":"10.1\/I\/7\/2\/10.1-710","dublin_core":{"Title":"Guidelines for allocation of grant funds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-710","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall consider the following when selecting localities for program<\/span> participation and in determining grant allocations:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Present and future beach ownership; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Erosion<\/span> caused by public navigational works; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Intensity of use; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Availability of public beaches in the vicinity; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Evidence<\/span> of a locality<\/span>’s ability and willingness to develop<\/span> a long-term capacity to combat erosion<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Rate of erosion<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Actions of a locality<\/span> which lead to, or may result in, the erosion<\/span> of beaches; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Such other matters as the Board<\/span> shall deem sufficient for consideration. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGUIDELINES FOR ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS (\u00a7 10.1-710)\n\nThe Board shall consider the following when selecting localities for program\nparticipation and in determining grant allocations:\n\n1. Present and future beach ownership;\n\n2. Erosion caused by public navigational works;\n\n3. Intensity of use;\n\n4. Availability of public beaches in the vicinity;\n\n5. Evidence of a locality’s ability and willingness to develop a long-term\ncapacity to combat erosion;\n\n6. Rate of erosion;\n\n7. Actions of a locality which lead to, or may result in, the erosion of\nbeaches; and\n\n8. Such other matters as the Board shall deem sufficient for consideration.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 428, \u00a7 10-221; 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"}}