As used in this title, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n'Chief' means the Chief of the Division of Mines of the Department of Energy.\n'Department' means the Department of Energy.\n'Director' means the Director of the Department of Energy.\n'State Geologist' means the Commissioner of Mineral Resources and State Geologist appointed pursuant to § 45.2-107.\n1984, c. 590, § 45.1-1.2; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.1; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 387, 532.
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