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I, c. 387.","full_text":"A\n\nIn addition to any other remedies provided for in this chapter, the Director may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction to restrain any interference with the exercise of the right to enter or to conduct any work pursuant to this chapter.\n\nB\n\nThe Director is authorized, to the extent of funds available for the purposes herein, to construct and operate plants for the control and treatment of water pollution resulting from mine drainage. Such plants may include major intercepters and other facilities appurtenant to such plants. No such control or treatment shall in any way be less than that required under the federal Clean Water Act.\n\nC\n\nThe Director may transfer funds to other appropriate state or local agencies in order to carry out the reclamation authorized by this article.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1355814,"text":"In addition to any other remedies provided for in this chapter, the Director may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction to restrain any interference with the exercise of the right to enter or to conduct any work pursuant to this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1355815,"text":"The Director is authorized, to the extent of funds available for the purposes herein, to construct and operate plants for the control and treatment of water pollution resulting from mine drainage. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 290 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 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1450881,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363998,"identifier":"45.2-1042","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/10\/4\/45.2-1042","url":"\/45.2-1042\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1042\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/10\/4\/45.2-1042","dublin_core":{"Title":" Miscellaneous powers of Director","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1042","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> In addition to any other remedies provided for in this chapter, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> any <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of competent <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> for an <span class=\"dictionary\">injunction<\/span> to restrain any interference with the exercise of the right to enter or to conduct any work pursuant to this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-1355814\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1042\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> is authorized, to the extent of funds available for the purposes herein, to construct and operate plants for the control and treatment of water pollution resulting from mine drainage. Such plants may include major intercepters and other facilities appurtenant to such plants. No such control or treatment shall in any way be less than that required under the federal Clean Water Act. <a id=\"paragraph-1355815\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1042\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> may transfer funds to other appropriate state or local agencies in <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to carry out the reclamation authorized by this article. <a id=\"paragraph-1355816\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1042\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n MISCELLANEOUS POWERS OF DIRECTOR (\u00a7 45.2-1042)\n\nA. In addition to any other remedies provided for in this chapter, the Director\nmay petition any court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction to restrain\nany interference with the exercise of the right to enter or to conduct any work\npursuant to this chapter.\n\nB. The Director is authorized, to the extent of funds available for the purposes\nherein, to construct and operate plants for the control and treatment of water\npollution resulting from mine drainage. Such plants may include major\nintercepters and other facilities appurtenant to such plants. No such control or\ntreatment shall in any way be less than that required under the federal Clean\nWater Act.\n\nC. The Director may transfer funds to other appropriate state or local agencies\nin order to carry out the reclamation authorized by this article.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 290, \u00a7 45.1-270; 2021, Sp. Sess. 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