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This effort shall also include watermen who are viable working participants of the aquaculture industry as contract growers, cooperatives or other business entities.\n\nB\n\nThe Department shall provide funds in the form of grants to accomplish the objectives described in subsection A. The Department shall develop guidelines for the operation of the program that shall include, at a minimum, eligibility criteria for receiving grant awards, financial accountability for receiving grant awards, allowable uses of grant funds, and agricultural programmatic priorities. 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 806<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1420985,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357234,"identifier":"3.2-108","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-108","url":"\/3.2-108\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-108\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-108","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department to establish a program to support new and emerging crops and technologies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-108","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> From such funds as may be appropriated for such purposes and from gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds as may be received, the Department<\/span> shall establish a program to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Encourage the production of alternative crops in the Commonwealth that may be used as a feedstock for energy generation and transportation, thereby supporting farmers and farm communities in their efforts to: (i) sustain<\/span> and enhance economically viable business opportunities in agriculture; (ii) reduce nonpoint source pollution in the Chesapeake Bay and other waters of the Commonwealth; (iii) restore depleted soils; (iv) provide wildlife habitat; (v) reduce greenhouse gases; and (vi) reduce the country’s dependence on foreign supplies of energy; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Assist the development of bioenergy feedstock crop technologies, including but not limited to, seed stock supplies, production technology, harvest equipment, transportation infrastructure and storage facilities; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Identify and assist in the development of commercially viable bioenergy market opportunities, including recruitment, expansion and establishment of renewable bioenergy businesses in Virginia; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Promote the aquaculture of the species that are natives to or reside within the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the Virginia Coast, in concert with the efforts of Virginia higher education institutions and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, with a focus on assisting “traditional watermen” who rely on harvesting marine fish and shellfish. This effort shall also include watermen who are viable working participants of the aquaculture industry as contract<\/span> growers, cooperatives or other business entities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall provide funds in the form of grants to accomplish the objectives described in subsection A. The Department<\/span> shall develop guidelines for the operation of the program that shall include, at a minimum, eligibility criteria for receiving grant awards, financial accountability for receiving grant awards, allowable uses of grant funds, and agricultural programmatic priorities. The Department<\/span> shall consult with the Department<\/span> of Conservation and Recreation and the U.S. Department<\/span> of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, when appropriate, to ensure compatibility with existing cost-share and other agricultural incentive programs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO SUPPORT NEW AND EMERGING CROPS AND\nTECHNOLOGIES (\u00a7 3.2-108)\n\nA. From such funds as may be appropriated for such purposes and from gifts,\ndonations, grants, bequests, and other funds as may be received, the Department\nshall establish a program to:\n\n 1. Encourage the production of alternative crops in the Commonwealth that may\n be used as a feedstock for energy generation and transportation, thereby\n supporting farmers and farm communities in their efforts to: (i) sustain and\n enhance economically viable business opportunities in agriculture; (ii) reduce\n nonpoint source pollution in the Chesapeake Bay and other waters of the\n Commonwealth; (iii) restore depleted soils; (iv) provide wildlife habitat; (v)\n reduce greenhouse gases; and (vi) reduce the country’s dependence on\n foreign supplies of energy;\n\n 2. Assist the development of bioenergy feedstock crop technologies, including\n but not limited to, seed stock supplies, production technology, harvest\n equipment, transportation infrastructure and storage facilities;\n\n 3. Identify and assist in the development of commercially viable bioenergy\n market opportunities, including recruitment, expansion and establishment of\n renewable bioenergy businesses in Virginia; and\n\n 4. Promote the aquaculture of the species that are natives to or reside within\n the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the Virginia Coast, in concert with the\n efforts of Virginia higher education institutions and the Virginia Marine\n Resources Commission, with a focus on assisting “traditional\n watermen” who rely on harvesting marine fish and shellfish. This effort\n shall also include watermen who are viable working participants of the\n aquaculture industry as contract growers, cooperatives or other business\n entities.\n\nB. The Department shall provide funds in the form of grants to accomplish the\nobjectives described in subsection A. The Department shall develop guidelines\nfor the operation of the program that shall include, at a minimum, eligibility\ncriteria for receiving grant awards, financial accountability for receiving\ngrant awards, allowable uses of grant funds, and agricultural programmatic\npriorities. The Department shall consult with the Department of Conservation and\nRecreation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources\nConservation Service, when appropriate, to ensure compatibility with existing\ncost-share and other agricultural incentive programs.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 806, \u00a7 3.1-14.5; 2008, c. 860.","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"}}