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Alternative solutions should also be considered before such work is undertaken.\n\nC\n\nThe 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.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1290025,"text":"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.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1290026,"text":"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. 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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 721 and 891 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1989, chapter 656; in 2011, chapters 594<\/a> and 681<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1370979,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345998,"identifier":"10.1-419","token":"10.1\/I\/4.1\/10.1-419","url":"\/10.1-419\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-419\/","token":"10.1\/I\/4.1\/10.1-419","dublin_core":{"Title":"Declared a state historic river; planning for use and development","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-419","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The General Assembly hereby designates the Department<\/span> 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<\/span> listed above or the Virginia Department<\/span> of Transportation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECLARED A STATE HISTORIC RIVER; PLANNING FOR USE AND DEVELOPMENT (\u00a7 10.1-419)\n\nA. In keeping with the public policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia to conserve\nthe portions of certain rivers possessing superior natural beauty, thereby\nassuring their use and enjoyment for their historic, scenic, recreational,\ngeologic, fish and wildlife, cultural and other values, that portion of the\nLower James River in Charles City, James City and Surry Counties, from an\nunnamed tributary to the James River approximately 1.2 miles east of Trees Point\nin Charles City County (northside) and Upper Chippokes Creek (southside) to\nGrices Run (northside) and Lawnes Creek (southside), is hereby declared to be an\nhistoric river with noteworthy scenic and ecological qualities.\n\nB. In all planning for the use and development of water and related land\nresources which changes the character of a stream or waterway or destroys its\nhistoric, scenic or ecological values, full consideration and evaluation of the\nriver as an historic, scenic and ecological resource should be given before such\nwork is undertaken. Alternative solutions should also be considered before such\nwork is undertaken.\n\nC. The General Assembly hereby designates the Department of Conservation and\nRecreation as the agency of the Commonwealth responsible for assuring that the\npurposes of this chapter are achieved. Nothing in this designation shall impair\nthe powers and duties of the local jurisdictions listed above or the Virginia\nDepartment of Transportation.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, cc. 721, 891; 1989, c. 656; 2011, cc. 594, 681.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}