# Va. Code Ann. § 10.1-2201: Department created; appointment of Director; Director to serve as State Historic Preservation Officer

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## Section

- **Citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 10.1-2201
- **Heading:** Department created; appointment of Director; Director to serve as State Historic Preservation Officer
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Code / Title 10.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 22 / Article 1 / Section 10.1-2201

## Text

There is hereby created a Department of Historic Resources. The Department shall be headed by a Director.

The Director shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at his pleasure for a term coincident with his own. The Director shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly if it is in session when the appointment is made, and if not then in session, at the next succeeding session.

The Director shall also serve as the State Historic Preservation Officer for the purposes of carrying out the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-665), as amended.

1989, c. 656.

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