Virginia Statutes
§ 45.2-2000 — Definitions
Virginia § 45.2-2000
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 45.2Mines, Minerals, and Energy
Subtitle VOther Sources of Energy; Energy Policy
Ch. 20Geothermal Energy
Art. 1General Provisions
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 45.2-2000 (2026).
Text
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Board" means the State Water Control Board.
"Correlative right" means the right of each geothermal owner in a geothermal system to produce without waste his just and equitable share of the geothermal resources in the geothermal system.
"Geothermal energy" means the usable energy that is produced or that can be produced from a geothermal resource.
"Geothermal resource" means the natural heat of the earth and the energy, in whatever form, that is present in, associated with, or created by, or that may be extracted from, such natural heat, as determined by the regulations of the Department.
"Geothermal system" means any aquifer, pool, reservoir, or other geologic formation containing geothermal resources.
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Legislative History
1981, c. 506, § 45.1-179.2; 1984, c. 590; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.
Nearby Sections
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§ 45.2-100
Definitions§ 45.2-1000
Definitions§ 45.2-1001
Limitations of chapter§ 45.2-1002
Application of chapter§ 45.2-1003
Authority and duties of Director§ 45.2-1004
Training and certification of blasters§ 45.2-1005
Conflicts of interest prohibited§ 45.2-1007
Coal Surface Mining Regulatory Fund§ 45.2-1008
Coal exploration operations§ 45.2-1010
Form and contents of permit application; fee§ 45.2-1011
Operation and reclamation plans§ 45.2-1012
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Virginia § 45.2-2000, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/45.2/45.2-2000.