10.1-2001 - Purposes.
§ 10.1-2001. Purposes.
The purposes of the Virginia Museum of Natural History are:
1. To investigate, preserve and exhibit the various elements of naturalhistory found in Virginia and other parts of the United States and the world;
2. To foster an understanding and appreciation of how man and the earth haveevolved;
3. To encourage and promote research in the varied natural heritage ofVirginia and other parts of the world;
4. To encourage individuals and scholars to study our natural history and toapply this understanding of the past to the challenge of the future;
5. To establish a state museum of natural history in Virginia where specimensof natural history, especially those of Virginia origin, can be properlyhoused, cared for, cataloged and studied and to ensure a permanent repositoryof our natural heritage; and
6. To coordinate an efficient network in Virginia where researchers and thepublic can readily use the natural history material of the Museum, itsbranches, Virginia's institutions of higher education and other museums.These purposes are hereby declared to be a matter of legislativedetermination.
(1988, cc. 707, 891.)