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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>348953</law_id><section_number>15.2-6013</section_number><catch_line>Chapter liberally construed</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="46" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="IV">Other Governmental Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="22" identifier="60">Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the Commonwealth and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.</p></section></text><history>1988, c. 833, &#xA7; 15.1-1648; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
