CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 2.2-617)

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

   “Federal statute” means a federal statute that is in accord with
   the United States Constitution imposing mandates on state or local
   governments, which may include, but is not limited to, the following:
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            

      1.  The Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f, et seq., as amended;

      2.  The Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401, et seq., as amended;

      3.  The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq., as
      amended;

      4.  The Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3251, et seq., as amended;

      5.  The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6901,
      et seq., as amended;

      6.  The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
      Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq., as amended;

      7.  The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, P.L. 99-499,
      as amended;

      8.  The Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. § 1531, et seq., as
      amended;

      9.  The Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Statute, 20 U.S.C. § 4011, et
      seq., as amended;

      10.  The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, P.L. 101-336, as
      amended;

      11.  The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, 49 U.S.C. § 2501, et
      seq., as amended;

      12.  The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, P.L. 103-3, as amended;

      13.  The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, P.L. 99-145 and
      99-499, as amended;

      14.  The Federal, State, and Local Partnership for Education Improvement
      Program, 20 U.S.C. § 1751, et seq., as amended;

      15.  The National Voter Registration Act of 1993, P.L. 103-31, as amended;

      16.  The Federal School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, 42
      U.S.C. §§ 1751 and 1773, P.L. 101-336, as amended;

      17.  The Federal Social Services and Medicaid Requirements, 42 U.S.C. §
      1396, et seq., as amended;

      18.  The Federal Highway Safety Programs; and

      19.  The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, P.L.
      102-240, as amended.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 604, § 2.1-797; 2001, c. 844.