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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 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1984, chapter 734; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1413625,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355341,"identifier":"23.1-2630","token":"23.1\/IV\/26\/4\/23.1-2630","url":"\/23.1-2630\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2630\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/26\/4\/23.1-2630","dublin_core":{"Title":"Functions, powers, and duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2630","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Water Center shall (i) consult with the General Assembly; federal, state, and local agencies; water user groups; private industry; and other potential users of research; (ii) establish and administer agreements with other public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to conduct research projects; (iii) disseminate new information and facilitate the transfer and application of new technology; (iv) be a liaison between the Commonwealth and the federal research funding agencies and advocate for the Commonwealth’s water research needs; and (v) encourage the development of academic programs in water resources management in conjunction with the Council<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Water Center shall facilitate and stimulate research that (i) deals with policy issues<\/span> facing the General Assembly, (ii) supports the state water resource agencies, and (iii) provides water planning and management organizations with tools to increase efficiency and effectiveness of water planning and management. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES (\u00a7 23.1-2630)\n\nA. The Water Center shall (i) consult with the General Assembly; federal, state,\nand local agencies; water user groups; private industry; and other potential\nusers of research; (ii) establish and administer agreements with other public\ninstitutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to\nconduct research projects; (iii) disseminate new information and facilitate the\ntransfer and application of new technology; (iv) be a liaison between the\nCommonwealth and the federal research funding agencies and advocate for the\nCommonwealth’s water research needs; and (v) encourage the development of\nacademic programs in water resources management in conjunction with the Council.\n\nB. The Water Center shall facilitate and stimulate research that (i) deals with\npolicy issues facing the General Assembly, (ii) supports the state water\nresource agencies, and (iii) provides water planning and management\norganizations with tools to increase efficiency and effectiveness of water\nplanning and management.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 379, \u00a7 23-135.7:9; 1984, c. 734; 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"}}