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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>345553</law_id><section_number>10.1-1231</section_number><catch_line>Brownfield restoration and land renewal policy and programs</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="38" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Activities Administered by Other Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="5" identifier="12.1">Brownfield Restoration and Land Renewal Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage remediation and restoration of <span class="dictionary">brownfields</span> by removing barriers and providing incentives and assistance whenever possible. The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Environmental Quality and the Economic Development <span class="dictionary">Partnership</span> and other appropriate agencies shall establish policies and programs to implement these policies, including a Voluntary Remediation Program, the <span class="dictionary">Brownfields</span> Restoration and Redevelopment <span class="dictionary">Fund</span>, and other measures as may be appropriate.</p></section></text><history>2002, c. 378.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
