HB1180: Russell Fork River; designates portion thereof as component of State Scenic Rivers System.


HOUSE BILL NO. 1180
House Amendments in [ ] ? February 8, 2010
A BILL 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.
Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Phillips

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

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. ]

HOUSE BILL NO. 1180
Offered January 13, 2010
Prefiled January 13, 2010
A BILL 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.
Patron-- Phillips

Committee Referral Pending

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.