Virginia Orphaned Well Fund statute (Sec 45.2-1642)

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est: There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Orphaned Well Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund."
prio: The plugging and restoration of orphaned well sites that pose an imminent danger to public safety shall have the highest priority.
purp: Moneys from the Fund shall be used solely for purposes of restoration and plugging of orphaned wells.
surch: shall pay a $200 surcharge per permit into the Fund
surv: The Director shall conduct a survey to determine the condition and location of orphaned wells in the Commonwealth.

est: There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Orphaned Well Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund."
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/45.2-1642/ · Sec 45.2-1642(A), fund sentence · source p09-VA-src-02 · visit p09-VA-visit-02
purp: Moneys from the Fund shall be used solely for purposes of restoration and plugging of orphaned wells.
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/45.2-1642/ · (A), purpose sentence · source p09-VA-src-02 · visit p09-VA-visit-02
surv: The Director shall conduct a survey to determine the condition and location of orphaned wells in the Commonwealth.
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/45.2-1642/ · (B), survey sentence · source p09-VA-src-02 · visit p09-VA-visit-02
prio: The plugging and restoration of orphaned well sites that pose an imminent danger to public safety shall have the highest priority.
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/45.2-1642/ · (B), priority sentence · source p09-VA-src-02 · visit p09-VA-visit-02
surch: shall pay a $200 surcharge per permit into the Fund
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/45.2-1642/ · (D), surcharge clause · source p09-VA-src-02 · visit p09-VA-visit-02

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-VA. Still missing: subsection E text.