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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 939<\/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. 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 2009, chapter 575<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1451971,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364213,"identifier":"45.2-1715","token":"45.2\/V\/17\/5\/45.2-1715","url":"\/45.2-1715\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1715\/","token":"45.2\/V\/17\/5\/45.2-1715","dublin_core":{"Title":" Functions, powers, and duties of the Consortium","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1715","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Consortium<\/span> shall serve as an interdisciplinary study, research, and information resource for the Commonwealth on coastal energy issues<\/span>. As used in this article, “coastal energy” includes wave or tidal action, currents, offshore winds, thermal differences, and methane hydrates. The Consortium<\/span> shall (i) consult with the General Assembly, federal, state, and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, private industry, and other potential users of coastal energy research; (ii) establish and administer agreements with other baccalaureate institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth to carry out research projects relating to the feasibility of increasing the Commonwealth’s reliance on all domestic forms of coastal energy; (iii) disseminate new information and research results; (iv) apply for grants made available pursuant to federal legislation, including the federal Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000, P.L. 106-193, and from other sources; and (v) facilitate the application and transfer of new coastal energy technologies.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE CONSORTIUM (\u00a7 45.2-1715)\n\nThe Consortium shall serve as an interdisciplinary study, research, and\ninformation resource for the Commonwealth on coastal energy issues. As used in\nthis article, “coastal energy” includes wave or tidal action,\ncurrents, offshore winds, thermal differences, and methane hydrates. The\nConsortium shall (i) consult with the General Assembly, federal, state, and\nlocal agencies, nonprofit organizations, private industry, and other potential\nusers of coastal energy research; (ii) establish and administer agreements with\nother baccalaureate institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth to\ncarry out research projects relating to the feasibility of increasing the\nCommonwealth’s reliance on all domestic forms of coastal energy; (iii)\ndisseminate new information and research results; (iv) apply for grants made\navailable pursuant to federal legislation, including the federal Methane Hydrate\nResearch and Development Act of 2000, P.L. 106-193, and from other sources; and\n(v) facilitate the application and transfer of new coastal energy technologies.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 939, \u00a7 67-601; 2009, c. 575; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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"}}