Va. Code § 10.1-1181.13
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845
As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Construction project" means any land-disturbing activity that involves construction of infrastructure, including interstate highways, pipelines, or energy generation and transmission facilities.
"Forest mitigation" means addressing the direct and indirect adverse impacts to forests that may be caused by a construction project by avoiding and minimizing impacts to the extent practicable and then compensating for the remaining impacts.
Va. Code § 10.1-1181.13