HB2424: Appomattox State Scenic River; designating lower portion thereof as a scenic river.


HOUSE BILL NO. 2424
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
on February 14, 2011)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Ingram)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-409 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Appomattox State Scenic River.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That §  of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 10.1-409. Appomattox State Scenic River.

The Appomattox River 100 feet from the base of the Lake Chesdin Brasfield Dam, excluding the Port Walthall Channel of the River, to the Route 36 bridge crossing in the City of Petersburg confluence with the James River, a distance of approximately 6.2 19.2 miles, is hereby designated a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.

Nothing in this section shall preclude the Commonwealth or a local governing body from constructing, reconstructing, operating, or performing necessary maintenance on any road or bridge project. The owner of the Harvell Dam in the City of Petersburg may construct, reconstruct, operate, and maintain the Harvell Dam subject to other law and regulation.


HOUSE BILL NO. 2424
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
on January 26, 2011)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Ingram)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-409.1, relating to designating the lower portion of the Appomattox River as a state scenic river.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 10.1-409.1 as follows:

§ 10.1-409.1. Lower 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 a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.

Nothing in this section shall preclude the Commonwealth or a local government body from constructing, reconstructing, operating, or performing necessary maintenance on any road or bridge project.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2424
Offered January 18, 2011
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-409.1, relating to designating the lower portion of the Appomattox River as a state scenic river.
Patrons-- Ingram; Senators: Marsh and Quayle
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 10.1-409.1 as follows:

§ 10.1-409.1. Lower Appomattox State Scenic River.

The Appomattox River along the boundary of Chesterfield County, excluding the Port Walthall Channel of the River, from the Route 36 Bridge downstream to the terminus at the confluence with the James River, a distance of 19.2 miles, is hereby designated a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.