SD13 - Annual Report of the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission


Executive Summary:
The Virginia Coal and Energy Commission was established as a permanent agency of the Commonwealth in 1979. Since that time, it has sought in a number of ways to carry out its charge to "study all aspects of coal as an energy resource and ... to stimulate, encourage, promote, and assist in the development of renewable energy resources ... " (§ 9-145.1 of the Code of Virginia). This document is submitted as the Commission's report on its 1983 activities.