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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. 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 2011, chapters 594<\/a> and 681<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1496285,"object_type":"law","relational_id":375147,"identifier":"62.1-44.34:26","token":"62.1\/3.1\/12\/62.1-44.34_26","url":"\/62.1-44.34_26\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.34_26\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/12\/62.1-44.34_26","dublin_core":{"Title":"Responsibilities of the Council","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.34:26","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Council<\/span> shall have the following responsibilities:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To foster the exchange of information between the federal, state, and local government; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To enhance Virginia’s participation in the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Region III Response Team; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To review and evaluate the response to emergency situations and recommend changes to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Oil<\/span> and Hazardous Materials<\/span> Emergency Response Plan; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To provide ongoing analysis of the most recent technical developments for the remediation of discharges<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To coordinate its activities with the Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL (\u00a7 62.1-44.34:26)\n\nThe Council shall have the following responsibilities:\n\n1. To foster the exchange of information between the federal, state, and local\ngovernment;\n\n2. To enhance Virginia’s participation in the United States Environmental\nProtection Agency’s Region III Response Team;\n\n3. To review and evaluate the response to emergency situations and recommend\nchanges to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Oil and Hazardous Materials\nEmergency Response Plan;\n\n4. To provide ongoing analysis of the most recent technical developments for the\nremediation of discharges; and\n\n5. To coordinate its activities with the Secure and Resilient Commonwealth\nPanel.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 598; 2011, cc. 594, 681.","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"}}