The Governor may exercise the powers and authority to possess and operate for public uses any person’s property used in the mining, production, or marketing of coal in the manner provided in this article.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 45.2-610

  • public uses: means the mining, production, or marketing of coal for the purpose of providing and furnishing heat or power to the people of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 45.2-608

Code 1950, § 45-148; 1950, p. 30; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-148; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.315; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.

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