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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 598 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 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1496277,"object_type":"law","relational_id":375145,"identifier":"62.1-44.34:24","token":"62.1\/3.1\/12\/62.1-44.34_24","url":"\/62.1-44.34_24\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.34_24\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/12\/62.1-44.34_24","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.34:24","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise:<\/p>

“Council<\/span>” means the Virginia Spill Response Council<\/span>.<\/p>

“Discharge<\/span>” means spillage, leakage, pumping, pouring, seepage, emitting, dumping, emptying, injecting, escaping, leaching, fire, explosion, or other releases.<\/p>

“Hazardous materials<\/span>” means substances or materials which may pose unreasonable risks to health, safety, property, or the environment when used, transported, stored, or disposed of, which may include materials which are solid, liquid, or gas. Hazardous materials<\/span> may include toxic substances, flammable and ignitable materials, explosives, corrosive materials, and radioactive materials and include (i) those substances or materials in a form or quantity which may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when transported, and which the Secretary of Transportation of the United States has so designated by regulation<\/span> or order<\/span>; (ii) hazardous substances as defined or designated by law<\/span> or regulation<\/span> of the Commonwealth or law<\/span> or regulation<\/span> of the United States government; and (iii) hazardous waste as defined or designated by law<\/span> or regulation<\/span> of the Commonwealth.<\/p>

“Oil<\/span>” means oil<\/span> of any kind and in any form including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil<\/span>, sludge, oil<\/span> refuse, oil<\/span> mixed with waste, crude oils<\/span>, and other liquid hydrocarbons regardless of specific gravity.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 62.1-44.34:24)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise:\n\n“Council” means the Virginia Spill Response Council.\n\n“Discharge” means spillage, leakage, pumping, pouring, seepage,\nemitting, dumping, emptying, injecting, escaping, leaching, fire, explosion, or\nother releases.\n\n“Hazardous materials” means substances or materials which may pose\nunreasonable risks to health, safety, property, or the environment when used,\ntransported, stored, or disposed of, which may include materials which are\nsolid, liquid, or gas. Hazardous materials may include toxic substances,\nflammable and ignitable materials, explosives, corrosive materials, and\nradioactive materials and include (i) those substances or materials in a form or\nquantity which may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when\ntransported, and which the Secretary of Transportation of the United States has\nso designated by regulation or order; (ii) hazardous substances as defined or\ndesignated by law or regulation of the Commonwealth or law or regulation of the\nUnited States government; and (iii) hazardous waste as defined or designated by\nlaw or regulation of the Commonwealth.\n\n“Oil” means oil of any kind and in any form including, but not\nlimited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, oil mixed with waste, crude\noils, and other liquid hydrocarbons regardless of specific gravity.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 598.","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"}}