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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 122 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 1990 \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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1426869,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358526,"identifier":"30-187","token":"30\/24\/30-187","url":"\/30-187\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-187\/","token":"30\/24\/30-187","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-187","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission shall have the power and duty to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Study all aspects of water supply and allocation problems in the Commonwealth, whether these problems are of a quantitative or qualitative nature; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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3.<\/span> Report annually its findings<\/span> and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor. The chairman of the Commission shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Commission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION (\u00a7 30-187)\n\nThe Commission shall have the power and duty to:\n\n1. Study all aspects of water supply and allocation problems in the\nCommonwealth, whether these problems are of a quantitative or qualitative\nnature;\n\n2. Coordinate the legislative recommendations of all other state entities having\nresponsibilities with respect to water supply and allocation issues; and\n\n3. Report annually its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and\nthe Governor. The chairman of the Commission shall submit to the General\nAssembly and the Governor an annual executive summary of the interim activity\nand work of the Commission no later than the first day of each regular session\nof the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in\nthe procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the\nprocessing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the\nGeneral Assembly’s website.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 122, \u00a7 9-145.8; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 1000.","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"}}