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In making such determinations, the Board shall consider the potential for continual accelerated erosion of the stream banks in the future and other possible detrimental effects to the stream which may result if no corrective measures are undertaken. In cases where it is determined that there is not likely to be accelerated stream bank erosion or other significant detrimental effects in the future, the assistance request shall not be approved.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1290494,"text":"The Board shall consider requests for technical and financial assistance from landowners whose property borders on or contains natural streams which have been damaged by flooding. Upon consideration of the application, inspection report, and any other relevant information, the Board shall determine whether or not assistance shall be provided, and the type and extent of assistance to be provided. In making such determinations, the Board shall consider the potential for continual accelerated erosion of the stream banks in the future and other possible detrimental effects to the stream which may result if no corrective measures are undertaken. In cases where it is determined that there is not likely to be accelerated stream bank erosion or other significant detrimental effects in the future, the assistance request shall not be approved.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":49703,"edition_id":2,"name":"Stream Restoration Assistance Program","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":8,"parent_id":49693,"metadata":{"child_laws":8,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:13:48","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:50","permalink":{"id":1371721,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49703,"identifier":"5","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5","url":"\/10.1\/I\/6\/5\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49693,"edition_id":2,"name":"Flood Protection and Dam Safety","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":8,"parent_id":49585,"metadata":{"child_laws":118,"child_structures":11},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:13:36","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:48","permalink":{"id":1371273,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49693,"identifier":"6","token":"10.1\/I\/6","url":"\/10.1\/I\/6\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49585,"edition_id":2,"name":"Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":49584,"metadata":{"child_laws":357,"child_structures":44},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:11:52","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:44","permalink":{"id":1370317,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49585,"identifier":"I","token":"10.1\/I","url":"\/10.1\/I\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49584,"edition_id":2,"name":"Conservation","identifier":"10.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":38,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":886,"child_structures":125},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:11:52","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:44","permalink":{"id":1370315,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49584,"identifier":"10.1","token":"10.1","url":"\/10.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":346175,"structure_id":49703,"section_number":"10.1-650","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/10.1-650\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-650","metadata":false},{"id":346176,"structure_id":49703,"section_number":"10.1-651","catch_line":"Establishment and administration of Program","url":"\/10.1-651\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-651","metadata":false},{"id":346177,"structure_id":49703,"section_number":"10.1-652","catch_line":"Program applicability","url":"\/10.1-652\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-652","metadata":false},{"id":346178,"structure_id":49703,"section_number":"10.1-653","catch_line":"Application for assistance","url":"\/10.1-653\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-653","metadata":false},{"id":346179,"structure_id":49703,"section_number":"10.1-654","catch_line":"Damage inspections and reports","url":"\/10.1-654\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-654","metadata":false},{"id":346180,"structure_id":49703,"section_number":"10.1-655","catch_line":"Types of assistance","url":"\/10.1-655\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-655","metadata":false},{"id":346181,"structure_id":49703,"section_number":"10.1-656","catch_line":"Board action on assistance requests","url":"\/10.1-656\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-656","metadata":false},{"id":346182,"structure_id":49703,"section_number":"10.1-657","catch_line":"Account established","url":"\/10.1-657\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-657","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":346180,"structure_id":49703,"section_number":"10.1-655","catch_line":"Types of assistance","url":"\/10.1-655\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-655","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":346182,"structure_id":49703,"section_number":"10.1-657","catch_line":"Account established","url":"\/10.1-657\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-657","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/10.1-656\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 450 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 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1371747,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346181,"identifier":"10.1-656","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-656","url":"\/10.1-656\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-656\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/5\/10.1-656","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board action on assistance requests","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-656","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The Board shall consider requests for technical and financial assistance from landowners whose property borders on or contains <span class=\"dictionary\">natural streams<\/span> which have been damaged by flooding. Upon consideration of the application, inspection report, and any other relevant information, the Board shall determine whether or not assistance shall be provided, and the type and extent of assistance to be provided. In making such determinations, the Board shall consider the potential for <span class=\"dictionary\">continual accelerated erosion<\/span> of the stream banks in the future and other possible detrimental effects to the stream which may result if no corrective measures are undertaken. In cases where it is determined that there is not likely to be accelerated stream bank erosion or other significant detrimental effects in the future, the assistance request shall not be approved.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD ACTION ON ASSISTANCE REQUESTS (\u00a7 10.1-656)\n\nThe Board shall consider requests for technical and financial assistance from\nlandowners whose property borders on or contains natural streams which have been\ndamaged by flooding. Upon consideration of the application, inspection report,\nand any other relevant information, the Board shall determine whether or not\nassistance shall be provided, and the type and extent of assistance to be\nprovided. In making such determinations, the Board shall consider the potential\nfor continual accelerated erosion of the stream banks in the future and other\npossible detrimental effects to the stream which may result if no corrective\nmeasures are undertaken. In cases where it is determined that there is not\nlikely to be accelerated stream bank erosion or other significant detrimental\neffects in the future, the assistance request shall not be approved.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 450, \u00a7 21-11.27; 1988, c. 891.","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"}}