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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 379 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. Unfortunately, the 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1413617,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355339,"identifier":"23.1-2628","token":"23.1\/IV\/26\/4\/23.1-2628","url":"\/23.1-2628\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2628\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/26\/4\/23.1-2628","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Water Resources Research Center established","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2628","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Virginia Water Resources Research Center (the Water Center) is established to develop, implement, and coordinate water and related land research programs in the Commonwealth and transfer the results of research and new technology to potential users. The Water Center shall be located at the University.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER ESTABLISHED (\u00a7 23.1-2628)\n\nThe Virginia Water Resources Research Center (the Water Center) is established\nto develop, implement, and coordinate water and related land research programs\nin the Commonwealth and transfer the results of research and new technology to\npotential users. The Water Center shall be located at the University.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 379, \u00a7 23-135.7:8; 2016, c. 588.","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"}}