Code of Virginia § 45.2-1645. Chesapeake Bay; drilling for gas or oil prohibited.
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Notwithstanding any other law, no person shall drill for gas or oil in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay or any of its tributaries. The provisions of this subsection shall be enforced consistent with the requirements of this chapter.
1989, c. 325; § 62.1-195.1; 1990, c. 967; 1992, cc. 480, 887; 1993, c. 239; 1994, c. 957 ; 2012, cc. 785 , 819 ; 2013, cc. 756 , 793 ; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387 .