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The committees shall assist and advise the Director and the local governing body with the protection or management of the scenic river segment in their jurisdiction. The committees may consider and comment to the Director on any federal, state, or local governmental plans to approve, license, fund, or construct facilities that would alter any of the assets that qualified the river for scenic designation.B\n\nThe Director is authorized to acquire in the name of the Commonwealth, either by gift or purchase, any real property or interest therein which the Director considers necessary or desirable for the protection of any scenic river, and may retain title to or transfer the property to other state agencies. The Director may not exercise the right of eminent domain in acquiring any such property or interest.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278933,"text":"The Director shall have the duty to:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":278934,"text":"Identify rivers or sections of rivers, including their shores and natural environs, which should be considered for designation because of their scenic, recreational and historic attributes and natural beauty.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":278935,"text":"Conduct studies of rivers or sections of rivers to be considered for designation as wild, scenic or recreational rivers in cooperation with appropriate agencies of the Commonwealth and the United States.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":278936,"text":"Recommend to the Governor and to the General Assembly rivers or sections thereof to be considered for designation as scenic rivers.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":278937,"text":"Appoint Scenic River Advisory Committees or other local or regional committees of not less than three members to consider and manage scenic river interests and issues. The committees shall assist and advise the Director and the local governing body with the protection or management of the scenic river segment in their jurisdiction. The committees may consider and comment to the Director on any federal, state, or local governmental plans to approve, license, fund, or construct facilities that would alter any of the assets that qualified the river for scenic designation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"B"},"5":{"id":278938,"text":"The Director is authorized to acquire in the name of the Commonwealth, either by gift or purchase, any real property or interest therein which the Director considers necessary or desirable for the protection of any scenic river, and may retain title to or transfer the property to other state agencies. The Director may not exercise the right of eminent domain in acquiring any such property or interest.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A4"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14585,"edition_id":1,"name":"Scenic Rivers Act","identifier":"4","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12893,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:46","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:46","permalink":{"id":143797,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14585,"identifier":"4","token":"10.1\/I\/4","url":"\/10.1\/I\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12893,"edition_id":1,"name":"Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12740,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 468 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 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1984, chapter 739; in 1985, chapter 346; in 1988, chapter 891; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0240\">240<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68588,"section_number":"10.1-107","catch_line":"General powers and duties of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-107\/"},{"id":79470,"section_number":"10.1-406.1","catch_line":"Powers of local governments","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-406.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":143803,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77774,"identifier":"10.1-401","token":"10.1\/I\/4\/10.1-401","url":"\/10.1-401\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-401\/","token":"10.1\/I\/4\/10.1-401","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of Director; acquisition of property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-401","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> shall have the duty to: <a id=\"paragraph-278933\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-401\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Identify <span class=\"dictionary\">rivers<\/span> or sections of <span class=\"dictionary\">rivers<\/span>, including their shores and natural environs, which should be considered for designation because of their scenic, recreational and historic attributes and natural beauty. <a id=\"paragraph-278934\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-401\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Conduct studies of <span class=\"dictionary\">rivers<\/span> or sections of <span class=\"dictionary\">rivers<\/span> to be considered for designation as wild, scenic or recreational <span class=\"dictionary\">rivers<\/span> in cooperation with appropriate agencies of the Commonwealth and the United States. <a id=\"paragraph-278935\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-401\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Recommend to the Governor and to the General Assembly rivers or sections thereof to be considered for designation as <span class=\"dictionary\">scenic rivers<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-278936\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-401\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Appoint <span class=\"dictionary\">Scenic River<\/span> Advisory Committees or other local or regional committees of not less than three members to consider and manage <span class=\"dictionary\">scenic river<\/span> interests and <span class=\"dictionary\">issues<\/span>. The committees shall assist and advise the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> and the local governing body with the protection or management of the <span class=\"dictionary\">scenic river<\/span> segment in their <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span>. The committees may consider and comment to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> on any federal, state, or local governmental plans to approve, license, fund, or construct facilities that would alter any of the <span class=\"dictionary\">assets<\/span> that qualified the river for scenic designation. <a id=\"paragraph-278937\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-401\/#A4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> is authorized to acquire in the name of the Commonwealth, either by gift or purchase, any real property or interest therein which the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> considers necessary or desirable for the protection of any <span class=\"dictionary\">scenic river<\/span>, and may retain title to or transfer the property to other state agencies. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> may not exercise the right of eminent domain in acquiring any such property or interest. <a id=\"paragraph-278938\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-401\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTOR; ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY (\u00a7 10.1-401)\n\nA. The Director shall have the duty to:\n\n   1. Identify rivers or sections of rivers, including their shores and natural\n   environs, which should be considered for designation because of their scenic,\n   recreational and historic attributes and natural beauty.\n\n   2. Conduct studies of rivers or sections of rivers to be considered for\n   designation as wild, scenic or recreational rivers in cooperation with\n   appropriate agencies of the Commonwealth and the United States.\n\n   3. Recommend to the Governor and to the General Assembly rivers or sections\n   thereof to be considered for designation as scenic rivers.\n\n   4. Appoint Scenic River Advisory Committees or other local or regional\n   committees of not less than three members to consider and manage scenic river\n   interests and issues. The committees shall assist and advise the Director and\n   the local governing body with the protection or management of the scenic river\n   segment in their jurisdiction. The committees may consider and comment to the\n   Director on any federal, state, or local governmental plans to approve,\n   license, fund, or construct facilities that would alter any of the assets that\n   qualified the river for scenic designation.\n\nB. The Director is authorized to acquire in the name of the Commonwealth, either\nby gift or purchase, any real property or interest therein which the Director\nconsiders necessary or desirable for the protection of any scenic river, and may\nretain title to or transfer the property to other state agencies. The Director\nmay not exercise the right of eminent domain in acquiring any such property or\ninterest.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 468, \u00a7\u00a7 10-167, 10-169, 10-170, 10-175; 1984, c. 739; 1985,\nc. 346; 1988, c. 891; 2003, c. 240.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}