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2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 2 - Parks and Recreation › § 10.1-217. Gifts, devises and bequests

Gifts, devises or bequests, whether personal or real property, and the income derived therefrom, accepted by the Director, shall be deemed as gifts to the Commonwealth, which shall be exempt from all state and local taxes, and shall be regarded as the property of the Commonwealth for the purposes of all tax laws.
1989, c. 553.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 3 - State Park Development Revenue Bond Act › § 10.1-300. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Camping and recreational facilities" means camp sites, cabins, lodges, halls, tent camps, trailer camps, public and park lands, as well as equipment, structures and roads which are appurtenant to and useful in connection with state parks including, but not limited to sanitary and utility services, restaurants, cafeterias, stables, horses and riding equipment, bathing beaches, boathouses, boats, conference facilities, sightseeing facilities, sports facilities, bridges, access highways, and all incidental rights, easements, equipment and structures now under the control of the Department or acquired, constructed, enlarged or improved under the provisions of this chapter.
"Cost of camping and recreational facilities" means the purchase price, the cost of construction, the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements and franchises acquired for construction, enlargements or improvements, reserve funds for the payment of principal or interest on the bonds, interest during construction of the enlargements or improvements, engineering and legal expenses, cost of plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, expenses for determining the feasibility or practicability of the enterprise, administrative expense, and other expenses necessary or incident to the financing and operation of any authorized project.
Code 1950, § 10-100; 1966, c. 41; 1970, c. 651; 1984, c. 750; 1986, c. 498; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 3 - State Park Development Revenue Bond Act › § 10.1-301. General powers of Director

In addition to other powers conferred by law, the Director may, subject to the provisions of this chapter:
1. Acquire, construct, enlarge, improve, operate and maintain camping and recreational facilities in any of the state parks under the control of the Department;
2. Issue revenue bonds of the Commonwealth to pay the cost of camping and recreational facilities and to pledge to the payment of the principal of and the interest on such revenue bonds all or any portion of the revenues to be derived from camping and recreational facilities to be acquired or constructed from the proceeds of such revenue bonds, after obtaining the consent of the Governor;
3. Establish and collect fees and charges for the use of camping and recreational facilities;
4. Receive and accept from any agency or instrumentality of the United States or other public or private body, contributions of either money or property or other things of value, to be held, used and applied for the purposes of this chapter;
5. Make and enter into all contracts or agreements necessary or incidental to the execution of his powers under this chapter;
6. Enter into or obtain contracts or policies of insurance, letters of credit or other agreements to secure payment of the bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this chapter.
Code 1950, § 10-101; 1966, c. 41; 1984, c. 750; 1986, c. 498; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 3 - State Park Development Revenue Bond Act › § 10.1-302. Payment of cost of camping and recreational facilities

The cost of camping and recreational facilities financed under this chapter shall be paid solely from the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, or from proceeds from any grant or contribution which may be made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Code 1950, § 10-102; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 3 - State Park Development Revenue Bond Act › § 10.1-303. Revenue bonds; form and requirements

A. The Director is authorized to provide for the issuance of revenue bonds of the Commonwealth for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of camping and recreational facilities. The principal and interest of the bonds shall be payable solely from the special fund provided in this chapter for such payment. All bonds shall be issued and sold through the Treasury Board whose approval of each of the determinations and designations specified in subsection B of this section shall be required.
B. The revenue bonds shall be dated, shall bear interest rates and be payable at times determined by the Director. The bonds shall mature no longer than thirty years from their date and may be made redeemable before maturity, at a price and under terms and conditions established by the Director prior to the issuance of the bonds. The principal and interest of bonds may be made payable in any lawful medium.
C. The Director shall determine the form of the bonds, including any attached interest coupons, and shall fix the denominations of the bonds and the places of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company. The bonds shall be signed by the Director and the State Treasurer and shall bear the lesser seal of the Commonwealth or a facsimile thereof, and any attached coupons shall bear the facsimile signature of the Director. The bonds may be executed with the facsimile signature of the Director and the State Treasurer, in which case the bonds shall be authenticated by a corporate trustee or other authenticating agent approved by the Director. If any officer whose signature appears on the bonds or coupons ceases to be such officer before delivery of the bonds, the signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes.
D. All revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the negotiable instruments law of the Commonwealth. Such bonds and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation within the Commonwealth.
E. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in registered form, or both, as the Director may determine, and provision may be made for the registration of any coupon bond as to both principal and interest, and for the reconversion of any bonds registered as to both principal and interest into coupon bonds.
Code 1950, § 10-103; 1958, c. 484; 1986, c. 498; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 3 - State Park Development Revenue Bond Act › § 10.1-304. Sale and proceeds of revenue bonds; additional or temporary bonds

A. The Treasury Board as agent for the Director may sell revenue bonds at private or public sale for such price and in the manner it determines to be in the best interests of the Commonwealth.
B. The proceeds of the bonds shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of camping and recreational facilities for which they are issued, and shall be disbursed by the Director.
C. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue are less than the cost of the camping and recreational facilities for which the bonds were issued, additional bonds may be issued to provide the amount of the deficit. Unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust indenture described in this chapter, the additional bonds shall be deemed to be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without preference or priority of the bonds first issued for the facilities.
D. If the proceeds of any bonds issued to pay the cost of camping and recreational facilities exceed the facilities cost, the surplus shall be paid into the fund provided for the payment of principal and interest of the bonds.
E. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, temporary bonds may be issued, under similar restrictions, with or without coupons, exchangeable for subsequently issued definitive bonds.
F. The Director may replace any bond which is mutilated, destroyed or lost.
G. The revenue bonds may be issued in accordance with the specific proceedings and conditions required by this chapter.
Code 1950, § 10-103; 1958, c. 484; 1986, c. 498; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 3 - State Park Development Revenue Bond Act › § 10.1-305. Bonds not to constitute debt of Commonwealth

Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not constitute a debt of the Commonwealth or a pledge of the faith and credit of the Commonwealth, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds provided from fees and charges. The bonds shall state on their face that the Commonwealth is not obligated to pay the bonds or the interest on them except from the special fund provided from fees and charges under this chapter, and that the faith and credit of the Commonwealth are not pledged to the payment of the principal or interest of the bonds. The issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of this chapter shall not obligate the Commonwealth to levy or to pledge any form of taxation for the bonds or to make any appropriation for their payment, other than to appropriate available funds derived as revenue from fees and charges collected under this chapter.
Code 1950, § 10-104; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 3 - State Park Development Revenue Bond Act › § 10.1-306. Trust indenture; provisions applicable to bond resolution

Any issue of revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the Director, in the name of the Commonwealth, and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company. The trust indenture may pledge fees and charges to be received from the use of and for the services rendered by any camp and recreational facilities to be acquired or constructed from the proceeds of such revenue bonds, but no trust indenture shall convey or mortgage any camping or recreational facilities or any part thereof.
Either the resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds or the trust indenture may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the Director in relation to the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, operation, repair and insurance of such facilities, and the custody, safeguarding and application of all moneys. The trust indenture may also provide that camping and recreational facilities shall be acquired, constructed, enlarged or improved, and paid for under the supervision and approval of consulting engineers employed or designated by the Director, in the name of the Commonwealth, and satisfactory to the original purchasers of the bonds issued. The trust indenture may further require that the security given by contractors and by any depository of the proceeds of the bonds or revenues of the camping and recreational facilities or other moneys pertaining to the facilities be satisfactory to the purchasers. It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this Commonwealth to act as depository and to furnish indemnifying bonds or to pledge securities required by the Director. Such indenture may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action of bondholders as is customary in trust indentures securing bonds and debentures of corporations.
In addition, the indenture may contain other provisions that the Director deems reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders.
Code 1950, § 10-105; 1986, c. 498; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 3 - State Park Development Revenue Bond Act › § 10.1-307. Fees and charges

The Director shall establish and collect fees and charges for the use of camping and recreational facilities. These revenues shall be pledged to pay the principal of and the interest on revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter. The fees and charges shall be established and adjusted in respect of the aggregate fees and charges for the camping and recreational facilities the revenues of which shall have been pledged to provide a fund sufficient to pay (i) the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating the facilities unless such cost is otherwise provided for, (ii) the bonds and the interest thereon as the bonds become due and (iii) reasonable reserves for such purposes. Such fees and charges shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other state commission, board, bureau or agency.
Code 1950, § 10-106; 1966, c. 41; 1986, c. 498; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 3 - State Park Development Revenue Bond Act › § 10.1-308. Sinking fund

The fees, charges and revenues derived from any camping and recreational facilities subject to revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, except charges required to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating such facilities and to provide fund reserves, shall be set aside in a sinking fund. The sinking fund is pledged to and charged with the payment of (i) the interest upon the bonds as it becomes due, (ii) the principal of the bonds as it becomes due, (iii) the necessary charges of paying agents for paying the interest and principal, and (iv) any premium upon bonds retired by call or purchase as provided in this chapter. The use and disposition of the sinking fund shall be subject to regulations provided in the resolution or the trust indenture. Unless otherwise provided in the resolution or trust indenture, the sinking fund shall be a fund for all such bonds without distinction or priority of one bond over another. Any moneys in the sinking fund in excess of an amount equal to one year's interest on all bonds then outstanding may be applied to the purchase or redemption of bonds.
Code 1950, § 10-107; 1966, c. 41; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 3 - State Park Development Revenue Bond Act › § 10.1-309. Remedies of bondholders and trustee

Any holder of revenue bonds or attached coupons issued under the provisions of this chapter and any trustee under the trust indenture may protect and enforce all rights granted under the laws of the Commonwealth or under the resolution or trust indenture, and may enforce all duties required by this chapter, or by the resolution or trust indenture, to be performed by the Director, including the establishing, charging and collecting of fees and charges for the use of camping and recreational facilities.
Code 1950, § 10-108; 1986, c. 498; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 3 - State Park Development Revenue Bond Act › § 10.1-310. All moneys received to be trust funds; disbursements

All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds, as grants or other contributions, or as tolls and revenues, shall be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. The Director shall, in the resolution or the trust indenture, provide for the payment of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds and the tolls and revenues to be received into the state treasury and carried on the books of the Comptroller in a special account. The Director may provide for the turning over, transfer or paying over of such funds from the state treasury to any officer, agency, bank or trust company, who shall act as trustee of the funds, and hold and apply the fees for the purposes of this chapter subject to such regulation as this chapter and the resolution or trust indenture may provide.
All moneys paid into the state treasury pursuant to the provisions of this chapter are hereby appropriated to the Department for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Disbursements and payments of moneys so paid into the state treasury shall be made by the State Treasurer upon warrants of the State Comptroller which he shall issue upon vouchers signed by the Director or his designee.
Code 1950, § 10-109; 1986, c. 498; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 3 - State Park Development Revenue Bond Act › § 10.1-311. Revenue refunding bonds

The Director is authorized to provide for the issuance of revenue refunding bonds of the Commonwealth, subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter, for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter and then outstanding, including the redemption premium on the bonds after first obtaining the consent of the Governor.
Code 1950, § 10-110; 1986, c. 498; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 3 - State Park Development Revenue Bond Act › § 10.1-312. Bonds declared legal and authorized investments

The bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be legal and authorized investments for banks, savings institutions, trust companies, building and loan associations, insurance companies, fiduciaries, trustees, guardians and for all public funds of the Commonwealth or other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth. Such bonds shall be eligible to secure the deposit of public funds of the Commonwealth and public funds of counties, cities, towns, school districts or other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth. In addition, the bonds shall be lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their value when accompanied by all unmatured coupons.
1986, c. 498, § 10-112.1; 1988, c. 891; 1996, c. 77.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-400. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Board" means the Board of Conservation and Recreation.
"Department" means the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
"Director" means the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
"River" means a flowing body of water, or a section or portion thereof.
"Scenic river" means a river or section or portion of a river that has been designated a "scenic river" by an act of the General Assembly and that possesses superior natural and scenic beauty, fish and wildlife, and historic, recreational, geologic, cultural, and other assets.
"Virginia Scenic Rivers System" means those rivers or sections of rivers designated as a scenic river by an act of the General Assembly.
1970, c. 468, § 10-168; 1984, c. 739; 1985, c. 346; 1988, c. 891; 1989, c. 656; 2003, c. 240; 2012, cc. 803, 835.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-401. Powers and duties of Director; acquisition of property

A. The Director shall have the duty to:
1. Identify rivers or sections of rivers, including their shores and natural environs, which should be considered for designation because of their scenic, recreational and historic attributes and natural beauty.
2. Conduct studies of rivers or sections of rivers to be considered for designation as wild, scenic or recreational rivers in cooperation with appropriate agencies of the Commonwealth and the United States.
3. Recommend to the Governor and to the General Assembly rivers or sections thereof to be considered for designation as scenic rivers.
4. Appoint Scenic River Advisory Committees or other local or regional committees of not less than three members to consider and manage scenic river interests and issues. The committees shall assist and advise the Director and the local governing body with the protection or management of the scenic river segment in their jurisdiction. The committees may consider and comment to the Director on any federal, state, or local governmental plans to approve, license, fund, or construct facilities that would alter any of the assets that qualified the river for scenic designation.
B. The Director is authorized to acquire in the name of the Commonwealth, either by gift or purchase, any real property or interest therein which the Director considers necessary or desirable for the protection of any scenic river, and may retain title to or transfer the property to other state agencies. The Director may not exercise the right of eminent domain in acquiring any such property or interest.
1970, c. 468, §§ 10-167, 10-169, 10-170, 10-175; 1984, c. 739; 1985, c. 346; 1988, c. 891; 2003, c. 240.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-402. Development of water and related resources and evaluation as scenic resource

The Department may review and make recommendations regarding all planning for the use and development of water and related land resources including the construction of impoundments, diversions, roadways, crossings, channels, locks, canals, or other uses that change the character of a stream or waterway or destroy its scenic assets, so that full consideration and evaluation of the river as a scenic resource will be given before alternative plans for use and development are approved. To effectuate the purposes of this section, all state and local agencies shall consider the recommendations of the Department.
1970, c. 468, § 10-167; 1988, c. 891; 2003, c. 240.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-403. Hearing

Prior to submitting recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly, the Director shall upon request of any interested state agency or political subdivision, or upon his own motion, hold a public hearing on a proposal to designate a scenic river.
1970, c. 468, § 10-172; 1984, c. 739; 1985, c. 346; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-404. Recommendation that a river be designated a scenic river

A recommendation to the Governor and General Assembly that a river or section thereof be designated a scenic river shall be submitted with:
1. The views and recommendations of the State Water Control Board and other affected agencies; and
2. A report showing the proposed area and classification, the characteristics which qualify the river or section of river for designation, the general ownership and land use in the area, and the estimated costs of acquisition and administration in the Scenic Rivers System.
1970, c. 468, § 10-171; 1984, cc. 739, 750; 1988, c. 891.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-405. Duties and powers of the Department; eminent domain prohibited

A. The Department shall:
1. Administer the Virginia Scenic Rivers System to preserve and protect its natural beauty and to assure its use and enjoyment for its scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural or other assets and to encourage the continuance of existing agricultural, horticultural, forestry and open space land and water uses.
2. Periodically survey each scenic river and its immediate environs and monitor all existing and proposed uses of each scenic river and its related land resources.
3. Assist local governments in solving problems associated with the Virginia Scenic Rivers System, in consultation with the Director, the Board, and the advisory committees.
B. The Department shall not exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire any real property or interest therein for the purpose of providing additional access to any scenic river. Nothing in this subsection shall limit or modify any powers granted otherwise to any locality.
C. The Department may seek assistance and advice related to the scenic river program from the Department of Wildlife Resources, the Department of Forestry, the Department of Historic Resources, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, the United States Forest Service, other state and federal agencies and instrumentalities, and affected local governing bodies.
D. The Department shall have the following powers, which may be delegated by the Director:
1. To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its scenic river duties and the execution of its scenic river powers, including but not limited to contracts with private nonprofit organizations, the United States, other state agencies and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth;
2. To accept bequests and gifts of real and personal property as well as endowments, funds, and grants from the United States government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and any other source. To these ends, the Department shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary, convenient, or desirable; and
3. To conduct fund-raising activities as deemed appropriate related to scenic river issues.
1970, c. 468, §§ 10-167, 10-173; 1988, c. 891; 2003, c. 240; 2020, c. 958.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-406.1. Powers of local governments

In consultation with the Director, local governments shall have the authority, where a committee has not been established pursuant to subdivision A 4 of § 10.1-401, to appoint a local scenic river advisory committee to advise the local government and the Director in administering that section of designated scenic river within the local government's jurisdiction. The committees shall assist and advise the Director and the local governing body on the protection or management of the scenic river segment in their jurisdiction. The committees may consider and comment to the Director on any federal, state or local governmental plans to approve, license, fund or construct facilities that would alter any of the assets that qualified the river for scenic designation.
2003, c. 240.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-407. Act of General Assembly required to construct, etc., dam or other structure

A. As used in this chapter, "dam or other structure" means any structure extending from bank to bank of a river that will interfere with the normal movement of waterborne traffic, interfere with the normal movement of fish or wildlife, raise the water level on the upstream side of the structure, or lower the water level on the downstream side of the structure.
B. After designation of any river or section of river as a scenic river by the General Assembly, no dam or other structure impeding the natural flow thereof shall be constructed, operated, or maintained in such river or section of river unless specifically authorized by an act of the General Assembly.
C. No new dam or other structure or enlargement of an existing dam or other structure that impedes the natural flow of Goose Creek shall be constructed, operated, or maintained within the section of Goose Creek designated as a scenic river by § 10.1-411 unless specifically authorized by an act of the General Assembly.
1970, c. 468, § 10-174; 1988, c. 891; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-409. Appomattox State Scenic River

The Appomattox River, 100 feet from the base of the Brasfield Dam, excluding the Port Walthall Channel of the River, to the confluence with the James River, a distance of approximately 19.2 miles, is hereby designated as the Appomattox State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1984, c. 739, § 10-173.4; 1985, cc. 346, 448; 1988, c. 891; 1998, cc. 82, 167; 2003, c. 240; 2011, c. 276; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-410. Catoctin Creek State Scenic River

The Catoctin Creek from bank to bank in Loudoun County from Waterford to its junction with the Potomac River, a distance of approximately 16 river miles, is hereby designated as the Catoctin Creek State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1984, c. 739, § 10-173.3; 1985, cc. 346, 448; 1988, c. 891; 2003, c. 240; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-410.1. Chickahominy State Scenic River

The main channel of the Chickahominy River from the Mechanicsville Turnpike (Route 360) eastward until the terminus of the Henrico County/Hanover County border, is hereby designated as the Chickahominy State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1990, c. 173; 2003, c. 240; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-410.2. Clinch State Scenic River

The Clinch River in Tazewell and Russell Counties from its confluence with Indian Creek in Cedar Bluff to the Russell-Scott county line, a distance of approximately 66.8 miles and including its tributary, Big Cedar Creek from river mile 5.8 near Lebanon to the confluence, is hereby designated as the Clinch State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1992, c. 308; 1994, c. 329; 2003, c. 240; 2014, c. 823; 2018, c. 273; 2020, cc. 306, 629.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-411. Goose Creek State Scenic River

Goose Creek, from bank to bank in Fauquier and Loudoun Counties from the confluence of the North and South Prongs of Goose Creek approximately 0.22 mile downstream of the crossing of the Appalachian Trail in Fauquier County to its junction with the Potomac River in Loudoun County, a distance of approximately 48 river miles, is hereby designated as the Goose Creek State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1984, c. 739, § 10-173.2; 1985, cc. 346, 448; 1988, c. 891; 2003, c. 240; 2007, c. 650; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-411.1. Guest State Scenic River

The Guest River in Wise County, from a point 100 feet downstream from the Route 72 bridge to its confluence with the Clinch River, a distance of approximately 6.5 miles, is hereby designated as the Guest State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1990, c. 397; 1991, c. 487; 2002, c. 251; 2003, c. 240; 2018, c. 273; 2022, c. 235.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-411.2. Russell Fork State Scenic River

The Russell Fork River from the Splashdam railroad crossing to the Kentucky state line, a distance of nine miles in Dickenson County, is hereby designated as the Russell Fork State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2010, c. 290; 2014, c. 823; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-411.3. Banister State Scenic River

The Banister River from the Route 29 bridge in Pittsylvania County to the confluence with the Dan River in Halifax County, a distance of approximately 63.3 miles, is hereby designated as the Banister State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2013, c. 352; 2014, c. 149; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-411.4. Cranesnest State Scenic River

The Cranesnest River from Route 637 to the Flanagan Reservoir Cranesnest Launch Ramp in Dickenson County, a distance of approximately 10.7 miles, is hereby designated as the Cranesnest State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2014, c. 823; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-411.5. Pound State Scenic River

The Pound River in Wise and Dickenson Counties, from the northern boundary of the Town of Pound near Old Mill Village Road northeastward to the Pound River Campground at Little Laurel Branch in Dickenson County, a distance of approximately 17 miles, is hereby designated as the Pound State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2020, c. 316.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-411.6. Grays Creek State Scenic River

Grays Creek in Surry County from Southwark Road (Route 618) to its confluence with the James River, a distance of approximately six miles, is hereby designated as the Grays Creek State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2020, cc. 322, 457, § 10.1-411.5.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-412. Historic Falls of the James State Scenic River

The Historic Falls of the James in the City of Richmond, from the western 1970 corporate limits of the city to Orleans Street extended, a distance of approximately eight miles, is hereby designated as the Historic Falls of the James State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1972, c. 404, § 10-176; 1984, cc. 176, 739; 1985, c. 346; 1988, c. 891; 2003, c. 240; 2018, c. 273; 2022, c. 235.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-413. James State Scenic River

The James River in Botetourt and Rockbridge Counties, including the Towns of Buchanan and Glasgow, from its origination at the confluence of the Jackson and Cowpasture Rivers running approximately 59 miles southeastward to the Rockbridge-Amherst-Bedford County line and the James River in Nelson, Appomattox, Albemarle, Buckingham, and Fluvanna Counties from the confluence of Allens Creek running approximately 57 miles to Stearnes are hereby designated as the James State Scenic River, components of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1985, c. 501, § 10-173.9; 1988, c. 891; 2003, c. 240; 2017, cc. 149, 549; 2018, c. 273; 2020, c. 319; 2022, c. 175.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-413.1. Moormans State Scenic River

The Moormans River in Albemarle County, from the Charlottesville Reservoir to its junction with the Mechums River, is hereby designated as the Moormans State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1988, cc. 21, 300, 891; 2003, c. 240; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-413.2. North Landing and Tributaries State Scenic River

The North Landing from the North Carolina line to the bridge at Route 165, the Pocaty River from its junction with the North Landing River to the Blackwater Road bridge, West Neck Creek from the junction with the North Landing River to Indian River Road bridge, and Blackwater Creek from the junction with the North Landing River to the confluence, approximately 4.2 miles, of an unnamed tributary approximately 1.75 miles, more or less, west of Blackwater Road, are hereby designated as the North Landing and Tributaries State Scenic River, components of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1988, cc. 490, 891; 1989, c. 656; 2003, c. 240; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-413.3. Dan State Scenic River

The Dan River from Berry Hill Road at Route 880 in Pittsylvania County to the downstream property boundary of Abreu/Grogan Park in Danville, a distance of approximately 15 miles, and the Dan River from the North Carolina-Virginia state line in Halifax County to the confluence with Aaron's Creek in Halifax County, a distance of approximately 38.6 miles, are hereby designated as the Dan State Scenic River, components of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2013, c. 705; 2015, c. 46; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-414. Nottoway State Scenic River

The Nottoway River in Sussex County and Southampton County, from the Route 40 bridge at Stony Creek to the North Carolina line, a distance of approximately 72.5 miles, is hereby designated as the Nottoway State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1984, c. 739, § 10-173.6; 1985, cc. 346, 448; 1988, c. 891; 1992, c. 183; 2003, c. 240; 2011, cc. 96, 136; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-415. Rappahannock State Scenic River

The mainstem of the Rappahannock River in Rappahannock, Culpeper, Fauquier, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline, King George, Westmoreland, Essex, and Richmond Counties and the City of Fredericksburg from its headwaters near Chester Gap to the Essex-Middlesex and Richmond-Lancaster County lines, a distance of approximately 165 river miles, is hereby designated as the Rappahannock State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1985, c. 124, § 10-173.8; 1988, c. 891; 1990, c. 225; 2003, c. 240; 2018, c. 273; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 399.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-415.1. Rockfish State Scenic River

The Rockfish River in Albemarle and Nelson Counties from the Route 693 bridge in Schuyler to its confluence with the James River, a distance of approximately 9.75 miles, is hereby designated as the Rockfish State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1990, cc. 381, 422; 2003, c. 240; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-416. Rivanna State Scenic River

The river, stream, or waterway known as the Rivanna from the base of the South Fork Rivanna River reservoir to the junction of the Rivanna with the James River, a distance of approximately 46 miles, is hereby designated as the Rivanna State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1984, c. 739, § 10-173.1; 1988, cc. 20, 299, 891; 2003, c. 240; 2009, c. 541; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-417. Shenandoah State Scenic River

The Shenandoah River in Clarke County from the Warren-Clarke County line to the Virginia line, a distance of approximately 21.6 miles, is hereby designated as the Shenandoah State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1984, c. 739, § 10-173.7; 1985, cc. 346, 448; 1988, c. 891; 1992, c. 341; 2003, c. 240; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-417.01. North Fork of the Shenandoah State Scenic River

The North Fork of the Shenandoah River in Shenandoah County, from Chapman Landing boat ramp in Edinburg, Virginia, to the downstream boundary of Seven Bends State Park, a distance of approximately 8.8 miles, is hereby designated as the North Fork of the Shenandoah State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2022, c. 661.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-417.1. South State Scenic River

The South River in the City of Waynesboro from South Oak Lane to Hopeman Parkway, a distance of approximately 6.5 miles, is hereby designated as the South State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 407.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-418. Staunton State Scenic River

The river, stream, or waterway known as the Staunton or the Roanoke, from State Route 761 at the Long Island Bridge to the Staunton River State Park boat landing, a distance of approximately 62.8 river miles, is hereby designated as the Staunton State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1984, c. 739, § 10-173.5; 1988, c. 891; 2001, c. 58; 2003, cc. 240, 687; 2018, c. 273; 2020, c. 320.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-418.1. North Meherrin State Scenic River

The North Meherrin River in Lunenburg County from the Route 712 Bridge to the junction with the South Meherrin River, a distance of approximately 7.5 miles, is hereby designated as the North Meherrin State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
1997, cc. 45, 505; 2003, c. 240; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-418.2. St. Mary's State Scenic River

A. Because the authority of the federal government over the St. Mary's River prevents the Commonwealth from legally including the river as a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System, the segment of the St. Mary's River from its headwaters to the border of the George Washington National Forest, all on national forest property, is hereby recognized as one of Virginia's Scenic River resources and is worthy of designation as such.
B. The Department shall consult with the Augusta County Board of Supervisors and the Supervisor of the George Washington National Forest on matters related to this scenic river.
2003, c. 240; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-418.3. Meherrin State Scenic River

The Meherrin River within Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, and Brunswick Counties from the confluence with the North Meherrin River, a designated scenic river, to the Brunswick/Greensville County line, a distance of approximately 54.8 miles, is hereby designated as the Meherrin State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2006, cc. 4, 44; 2013, c. 341; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-418.4. North Mayo State Scenic River

The North Mayo River in Henry County from the Route 695 crossing to the North Carolina line, a distance of approximately 7.1 miles, is hereby designated as the North Mayo State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2008, cc. 14, 336; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-418.5. South Mayo State Scenic River

The South Mayo River in Henry County from the Patrick County line to the North Carolina line, a distance of approximately 6.9 miles, is hereby designated as the South Mayo State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2008, cc. 14, 336; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-418.6. Blackwater State Scenic River

The Blackwater River in Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties and the Cities of Franklin and Suffolk, from Proctor's Bridge at Route 621 to its confluence with the Nottoway River at the North Carolina line, a distance of approximately 56 miles, is hereby designated as the Blackwater State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2010, cc. 139, 308; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-418.7. Jordan State Scenic River

The Jordan River in Rappahannock County, from the Route 522 bridge at Flint Hill to its confluence with the Rappahannock River, a distance of approximately seven miles, is hereby designated as the Jordan State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2010, c. 231; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-418.8. Hughes State Scenic River

The Hughes River in Culpeper, Madison, and Rappahannock Counties from the Shenandoah National Park line in Madison County to its confluence with the Hazel River, a distance of approximately 10 miles, is hereby designated as the Hughes State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2010, c. 232; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-418.9. Tye State Scenic River

The Tye River in Nelson County from Route 738 (Tye Depot Road) to its confluence with the James River, a distance of approximately 12.7 miles, is hereby designated as the Tye State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2014, c. 107; 2018, c. 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4 - Scenic Rivers Act › § 10.1-418.10. Maury State Scenic River

The Maury River in Rockbridge County from its origination at the confluence of the Calfpasture and Little Calfpasture Rivers to the confluence with the James River, a distance of approximately 42.4 miles, is hereby designated as the Maury State Scenic River, a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
2020, cc. 403, 404; 2022, cc. 409, 410.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 4.1 - Historic Lower James River › § 10.1-419. Declared a state historic river; planning for use and development

A. In keeping with the public policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia to conserve the portions of certain rivers possessing superior natural beauty, thereby assuring their use and enjoyment for their historic, scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, cultural and other values, that portion of the Lower James River in Charles City, James City and Surry Counties, from an unnamed tributary to the James River approximately 1.2 miles east of Trees Point in Charles City County (northside) and Upper Chippokes Creek (southside) to Grices Run (northside) and Lawnes Creek (southside), is hereby declared to be an historic river with noteworthy scenic and ecological qualities.
B. In all planning for the use and development of water and related land resources which changes the character of a stream or waterway or destroys its historic, scenic or ecological values, full consideration and evaluation of the river as an historic, scenic and ecological resource should be given before such work is undertaken. Alternative solutions should also be considered before such work is undertaken.
C. The General Assembly hereby designates the Department of Conservation and Recreation as the agency of the Commonwealth responsible for assuring that the purposes of this chapter are achieved. Nothing in this designation shall impair the powers and duties of the local jurisdictions listed above or the Virginia Department of Transportation.
1988, cc. 721, 891; 1989, c. 656; 2011, cc. 594, 681.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 10.1 - Conservation › Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation › § 10.1-500. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Board" means the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board.
"County" includes towns.
"City" includes all cities chartered under the Commonwealth.
"District" or "soil and water conservation district" means a political subdivision of this Commonwealth organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
"District director" means a member of the governing body of a district authorized to serve as a director.
"Due notice" means notice published at least twice, with an interval of at least seven days between the two publication dates, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate area, or if no such publication of general circulation is available, by posting at a reasonable number of conspicuous places within the appropriate area. Such posting shall include, where possible, posting at public places where it is customary to post notices concerning county or municipal affairs. Hearings held pursuant to such notice, at the time and place designated in the notice, may be adjourned from time to time without renewing the notice for the adjourned dates.
"Governing body of a city or county" means the entire governing body regardless of whether all or part of that city or county is included or to be included within a district.
"Government" or "governmental" includes the government of this Commonwealth, the government of the United States, and any of their subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities.
"Land occupier" or "occupier of land" includes any person, firm or corporation who holds title to, or is in possession of, any lands lying within a district organized, or proposed to be organized, under the provisions of this chapter, in the capacity of owner, lessee, renter, tenant, or cropper. The terms "land occupier" and "occupier of land" shall not include an ordinary employee or hired hand who is furnished a dwelling, garden, utilities, supplies, or the like, as part payment, or payment in full, for his labor.
"Locality" means a county, city or town.
Code 1950, § 21-3; 1950, p. 76; 1954, c. 670; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c. 480; 1985, c. 448; 1988, c. 891.