Bill Text: VA HB1180 | 2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Russell Fork River; designates portion thereof as component of State Scenic Rivers System.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0290) [HB1180 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2010-HB1180-Enrolled.html

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VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-411.2, relating to designating a segment of the Russell Fork River as a state scenic river. [H 1180] Approved

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 10.1-411.2 as follows:

§10.1-411.2. Russell Fork State Scenic River.

A. 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 a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.

B. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the construction or reconstruction of any road or bridge by the Commonwealth or by any county, city, or town.

C. This designation shall not be used:

1. To designate the lands along the river and its tributaries as unsuitable for mining pursuant to §45.1-252 or regulations promulgated with respect to such section; however, the Department shall still be permitted to exercise the powers granted under §10.1-402; or

2. To be a criterion for purposes of imposing water quality standards under the federal Clean Water Act.