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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 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 1984, chapters 739 and 750; in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":143815,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71197,"identifier":"10.1-404","token":"10.1\/I\/4\/10.1-404","url":"\/10.1-404\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-404\/","token":"10.1\/I\/4\/10.1-404","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recommendation that a river be designated a scenic river","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-404","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A recommendation to the Governor and General Assembly that a river or section thereof be designated a <span class=\"dictionary\">scenic river<\/span> shall be submitted with:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The views and recommendations of the State Water Control <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> and other affected agencies; and <a id=\"paragraph-256618\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-404\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> A report showing the proposed area and classification, the characteristics which qualify the river or section of river for designation, the general ownership and land use in the area, and the estimated costs of acquisition and administration in the <span class=\"dictionary\">Scenic Rivers<\/span> System. <a id=\"paragraph-256619\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-404\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECOMMENDATION THAT A RIVER BE DESIGNATED A SCENIC RIVER (\u00a7 10.1-404)\n\nA recommendation to the Governor and General Assembly that a river or section\nthereof be designated a scenic river shall be submitted with:\n\n1. 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