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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>356478</law_id><section_number>28.2-1209</section_number><catch_line>Maintenance or removal of structures erected upon or over state-owned subaqueous bottoms</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="70" identifier="28.2">Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Habitat</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="12">Submerged Lands</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Ownership and Uses of Submerged Lands</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person constructing or erecting any structure upon or over state-owned subaqueous bottoms, or their grantees or assignees for value, shall be responsible for the maintenance or removal of the structure upon its abandonment or its falling into a state of disrepair. However, public service corporations may abandon cables, conduit and pipes upon prior approval of the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>.</p></section></text><history>1974, c. 274, &#xA7; 62.1-3.03; 1992, c. 836.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
