CODE OF VIRGINIA DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT (§ 10.1-706) The Department shall: 1. Promote understanding of the value of public beaches and the causes and effects of erosion; 2. Make available information concerning erosion of public beaches; 3. Encourage research and development of new erosion control techniques and new sources of sand for public beach enhancement. HISTORY: 1980, c. 428, § 10-216; 1984, c. 235; 1988, c. 891.