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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>363971</law_id><section_number>45.2-102</section_number><catch_line> Department of Energy; appointment of Director</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="99" identifier="45.2">Mines, Minerals, and Energy</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Administration</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Administration</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Department of Energy</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Energy is established in the executive branch within the Secretariat of Commerce and Trade. The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall be headed by a <span class="dictionary">Director</span> who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor for a term coincident with the Governor&#x2019;s term.</p></section></text><history>1984, c. 590, &#xA7; 45.1-1.1; 1994, c. 28, &#xA7; 45.1-161.2; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 387, 532.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
