10.1-706 - Duties of the Department.

§ 10.1-706. Duties of the Department.

The Department shall:

1. Promote understanding of the value of public beaches and the causes andeffects of erosion;

2. Make available information concerning erosion of public beaches;

3. Encourage research and development of new erosion control techniques andnew sources of sand for public beach enhancement.

(1980, c. 428, § 10-216; 1984, c. 235; 1988, c. 891.)