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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0240\">240<\/a> 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. 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 2018, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0273\">273<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":143943,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82946,"identifier":"10.1-418.2","token":"10.1\/I\/4\/10.1-418.2","url":"\/10.1-418.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-418.2\/","token":"10.1\/I\/4\/10.1-418.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"St. Mary&#8217;s State Scenic River","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-418.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Because the authority of the federal government over the St. Mary&#8217;s River prevents the Commonwealth from legally including the river as a component of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Virginia Scenic Rivers System<\/span>, the segment of the St. Mary&#8217;s River from its headwaters to the border of the George Washington National Forest, all on national forest property, is hereby recognized as one of Virginia&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">Scenic River<\/span> resources and is worthy of designation as such. <a id=\"paragraph-297300\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-418.2\/#A\"><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\">Department<\/span> shall consult with the Augusta County <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> of Supervisors and the Supervisor of the George Washington National Forest on matters related to this <span class=\"dictionary\">scenic river<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-297301\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-418.2\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nST. MARY&#8217;S STATE SCENIC RIVER (\u00a7 10.1-418.2)\n\nA. Because the authority of the federal government over the St. Mary&#8217;s\nRiver prevents the Commonwealth from legally including the river as a component\nof the Virginia Scenic Rivers System, the segment of the St. Mary&#8217;s River\nfrom its headwaters to the border of the George Washington National Forest, all\non national forest property, is hereby recognized as one of Virginia&#8217;s\nScenic River resources and is worthy of designation as such.\n\nB. The Department shall consult with the Augusta County Board of Supervisors and\nthe Supervisor of the George Washington National Forest on matters related to\nthis scenic river.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 240; 2018, c. 273.","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}}