Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 10.1 > Subtitle I > Chapter 7 - Shoreline Erosion and Public Beach Preservation

• Board: means the Board of Conservation and Recreation. See Virginia Code 10.1-705
• Coal surface mining operation: means :

  1. See Virginia Code 45.2-1000

• Department: means the Department of Conservation and Recreation. See Virginia Code 10.1-100
• development: means the replenishment and restoration of existing public beaches. See Virginia Code 10.1-705
• Director: means the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation. See Virginia Code 10.1-100
• Erosion: means the process of destruction by the action of wind, water, or ice of the land bordering the tidal waters of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 10.1-705
• Federal act: means the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, P. See Virginia Code 45.2-1000
• Locality: means a county, city or town. See Virginia Code 10.1-705
• Nonlegislative citizen member: means any natural person who is not a member of the General Assembly of Virginia. See Virginia Code 1-225
• Permit: means a permit issued by the Director pursuant to state regulations. See Virginia Code 45.2-1000
• Permittee: means a person holding any of the following permits issued by the Director: (i) a permit for coal surface mining pursuant to § Virginia Code 45.2-1000
• Person: means any individual, partnership, association, joint venture, trust, company, firm, joint stock company, corporation, other group or combination acting as a unit, or other legal entity. See Virginia Code 45.2-1000
• Program: means the provisions of the Public Beach Conservation and Development Act. See Virginia Code 10.1-705
• Public beach: means a sandy beach located on a tidal shoreline suitable for bathing in a county, city or town and open to indefinite public use. See Virginia Code 10.1-705
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• shore erosion: means the process of destruction by the action of water, wind, or ice of the land bordering any body of water including all rivers and the tidal waters of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 10.1-700
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Traffic infraction: means a violation of law punishable as provided in § Virginia Code 46.2-100
• Vehicle: means every device in, on or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except personal delivery devices and devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Virginia Code 46.2-100