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In order<\/span> to execute the purposes and objectives declared in \u00a7 62.1-155<\/a>, the cities therein defined shall have the power to give assurances to the United States of America that they will:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Furnish or cause to be furnished free of cost to the United States, when and as required by its duly authorized representatives, lands, easements and rights-of-way and spoil or dredged material<\/span> disposal areas, unrestricted in disposal elevations, for the shore disposal of material<\/span> to be initially dredged and for future maintenance of such improvements within and without such cities; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Furnish or cause to be furnished, when and as so required, permits or easements for ingress to and egress from highways to such shore disposal areas, and permits or easements to construct pipeline trestles across oyster and clamming grounds and to lay dredge pipelines across lands adjacent to such shore disposal areas within and without such cities; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Subject to all applicable laws<\/span>, secure such releases or permits, either or both, as may be required, holding and saving the United States, its contractors and assigns free from any and all claims for damages<\/span> to public or privately owned oyster and clamming grounds resulting or attributable to the accomplishment of the initial dredging or subsequent maintenance of such improvements, either or both; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Secure such releases or permits, either or both, as may be so required, holding and saving the United States, its contractors and assigns free from any and all claims (a) for damages<\/span> resulting from any change in the natural course of such rivers, (b) for damages<\/span> resulting from blasting operations in the removal of rock or changes in ground water levels, and (c) for costs resulting from provision and operation of any bridges or ferries that may be necessary for furnishing connection between the mainland and any islands created by channel cutoffs; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Relocate or cause to be relocated, at no cost to the United States, when necessary, roads, bridges, waterfront structures, sewerage, water supply, storm drainage, electric power, and other utility facilities within and without such cities, except those which the United States has theretofore permitted to be constructed in, under or over such rivers; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Construct, maintain, expand and operate such terminal facilities within such cities which may be required to accommodate prospective foreign and domestic commerce expected to develop from the improvement of the channel of such rivers, the extent of such facilities to be mutually agreed to by the council of such cities and the duly authorized representatives of the United States; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Contribute funds to the United States necessary to construct, extend and maintain mooring or berthing areas immediately adjacent to river terminals of such cities when necessary because of expansion of such terminal facilities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWER OF CITIES TO GIVE ASSURANCES TO UNITED STATES (\u00a7 62.1-156)\n\nIn order to execute the purposes and objectives declared in \u00a7 62.1-155, the\ncities therein defined shall have the power to give assurances to the United\nStates of America that they will:\n\n1. Furnish or cause to be furnished free of cost to the United States, when and\nas required by its duly authorized representatives, lands, easements and\nrights-of-way and spoil or dredged material disposal areas, unrestricted in\ndisposal elevations, for the shore disposal of material to be initially dredged\nand for future maintenance of such improvements within and without such cities;\n\n2. Furnish or cause to be furnished, when and as so required, permits or\neasements for ingress to and egress from highways to such shore disposal areas,\nand permits or easements to construct pipeline trestles across oyster and\nclamming grounds and to lay dredge pipelines across lands adjacent to such shore\ndisposal areas within and without such cities;\n\n3. Subject to all applicable laws, secure such releases or permits, either or\nboth, as may be required, holding and saving the United States, its contractors\nand assigns free from any and all claims for damages to public or privately\nowned oyster and clamming grounds resulting or attributable to the\naccomplishment of the initial dredging or subsequent maintenance of such\nimprovements, either or both;\n\n4. Secure such releases or permits, either or both, as may be so required,\nholding and saving the United States, its contractors and assigns free from any\nand all claims (a) for damages resulting from any change in the natural course\nof such rivers, (b) for damages resulting from blasting operations in the\nremoval of rock or changes in ground water levels, and (c) for costs resulting\nfrom provision and operation of any bridges or ferries that may be necessary for\nfurnishing connection between the mainland and any islands created by channel\ncutoffs;\n\n5. Relocate or cause to be relocated, at no cost to the United States, when\nnecessary, roads, bridges, waterfront structures, sewerage, water supply, storm\ndrainage, electric power, and other utility facilities within and without such\ncities, except those which the United States has theretofore permitted to be\nconstructed in, under or over such rivers;\n\n6. Construct, maintain, expand and operate such terminal facilities within such\ncities which may be required to accommodate prospective foreign and domestic\ncommerce expected to develop from the improvement of the channel of such rivers,\nthe extent of such facilities to be mutually agreed to by the council of such\ncities and the duly authorized representatives of the United States; and\n\n7. Contribute funds to the United States necessary to construct, extend and\nmaintain mooring or berthing areas immediately adjacent to river terminals of\nsuch cities when necessary because of expansion of such terminal facilities.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 62-117.9; 1958, c. 467; 1968, c. 659.","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"}}