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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 607 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 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0282\">282<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1446815,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363324,"identifier":"40.1-22.1","token":"40.1\/3\/1\/40.1-22.1","url":"\/40.1-22.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-22.1\/","token":"40.1\/3\/1\/40.1-22.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Governor authorized to enter certain agreements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-22.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The Governor of Virginia is hereby authorized to enter into:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Such agreements with the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration as are necessary to provide training for the <span class=\"dictionary\">employees<\/span> of the Virginia <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Labor and Industry and other appropriate agencies of the Commonwealth to assist in the enforcement of Public <span class=\"dictionary\">Law<\/span> 91-596. <a id=\"paragraph-1354040\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-22.1\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Reciprocal agreements with the appropriate authorities of any state within the United States and of the District of Columbia, with respect to the collection of claims for wages and other demands upon claims filed with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Labor and Industry. <a id=\"paragraph-1354041\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-22.1\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGOVERNOR AUTHORIZED TO ENTER CERTAIN AGREEMENTS (\u00a7 40.1-22.1)\n\nThe Governor of Virginia is hereby authorized to enter into:\n\n1. Such agreements with the United States Occupational Safety and Health\nAdministration as are necessary to provide training for the employees of the\nVirginia Department of Labor and Industry and other appropriate agencies of the\nCommonwealth to assist in the enforcement of Public Law 91-596.\n\n2. Reciprocal agreements with the appropriate authorities of any state within\nthe United States and of the District of Columbia, with respect to the\ncollection of claims for wages and other demands upon claims filed with the\nDepartment of Labor and Industry.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 607; 1997, c. 282.","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"}}