Virginia Code 3.2-3304: (Expires July 1, 2028) Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 3.2-3304
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Virginia Code 3.2-100
- farm: means any person that obtains at least 51 percent of its annual gross income from agricultural operations and produces the agricultural waste used as feedstock for the waste-to-energy technology, (ii) "agricultural waste" means biomass waste materials capable of decomposition that are produced from the raising of plants and animals during agricultural operations, including animal manures, bedding, plant stalks, hulls, and vegetable matter, and (iii) "waste-to-energy technology" means any technology, including but not limited to a methane digester, that converts agricultural waste into gas, steam, or heat that is used to generate electricity on-site. See Virginia Code 1-222.1
“DCR” means the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
“Farm Act” means the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, P.L. 115-334, or subsequent federal farm program authorizing legislation.
“Federal coverage program” means the federal margin coverage program for dairy producers as contained in the Farm Act.
“Fund” means the Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program Fund created pursuant to § 3.2-3305.1.
“Program” means the Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program created pursuant to this chapter.