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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 842<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1387443,"object_type":"law","relational_id":349107,"identifier":"15.2-6628","token":"15.2\/IV\/66.1\/15.2-6628","url":"\/15.2-6628\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-6628\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/66.1\/15.2-6628","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-6628","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this act<\/span> the following words and terms have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:<\/p>

“Act<\/span>” means the Northern Neck Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority<\/span> Act<\/span>.<\/p>

“Authority<\/span>” means the Northern Neck Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority<\/span> created by this act<\/span>.<\/p>

“Board of Directors<\/span>” means the governing body<\/span> of the Authority<\/span>.<\/p>

“Bonds<\/span>” means any bonds<\/span>, notes, debentures, or other evidence<\/span> of financial indebtedness issued by this Authority<\/span> pursuant to this act<\/span>.<\/p>

“Commonwealth<\/span>” means the Commonwealth<\/span> of Virginia.<\/p>

“Participating political subdivision<\/span>” means any of the counties of the Northern Neck Planning District Commission or any other subdivision that may join the Authority<\/span> pursuant to the act<\/span>.<\/p>

“Political subdivision” means a county<\/span>, municipality, or other public body of the Commonwealth<\/span>.<\/p>

“Site<\/span>” means any land holding that can improve public access to waters of the Commonwealth<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 15.2-6628)\n\nAs used in this act the following words and terms have the following meanings\nunless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:\n\n“Act” means the Northern Neck Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority\nAct.\n\n“Authority” means the Northern Neck Chesapeake Bay Public Access\nAuthority created by this act.\n\n“Board of Directors” means the governing body of the Authority.\n\n“Bonds” means any bonds, notes, debentures, or other evidence of\nfinancial indebtedness issued by this Authority pursuant to this act.\n\n“Commonwealth” means the Commonwealth of Virginia.\n\n“Participating political subdivision” means any of the counties of\nthe Northern Neck Planning District Commission or any other subdivision that may\njoin the Authority pursuant to the act.\n\n“Political subdivision” means a county, municipality, or other\npublic body of the Commonwealth.\n\n“Site” means any land holding that can improve public access to\nwaters of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 842.","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"}}