                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 10.1-1181.13)

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:

&#8220;Construction project&#8221; means any land-disturbing activity that
involves construction of infrastructure, including interstate highways,
pipelines, or energy generation and transmission facilities.

&#8220;Forest mitigation&#8221; means addressing the direct and indirect adverse
impacts to forests that may be caused by a construction project by avoiding and
minimizing impacts to the extent practicable and then compensating for the
remaining impacts.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 959.