2.2-618 - State programs to implement federal statutes. - Virginia Statutes

§ 2.2-618. State programs to implement federal statutes.

Any agency of the executive branch of state government that is authorized todevelop a state program to implement any mandates contained in a federalstatute shall develop the state program and adopt any necessary regulationsusing the following criteria:

1. State programs shall be developed by the agency to meet the requirementsof federal statutes in good faith with a critical view toward any federalregulations, guidelines, or policies.

2. State programs shall be developed with due consideration of the financialrestraints of the Commonwealth, local governments, and the citizens ofVirginia.

3. Any state program that implements the goals of the federal statute shalluse the most efficient method possible with careful consideration given tocost of the program and the impact of the program on Virginia citizens andlocal governments, and the long-range public health, safety, and welfare ofcitizens of the Commonwealth.

(1995, c. 604, § 2.1-798; 2001, c. 844.)