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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 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 1960, chapter 600; in 1962, chapter 637; in 1966, chapter 641; in 1968, chapter 659; in 1970, chapter 621; in 1972, chapter 866; in 1973, chapters 23 and 361; in 1974, chapters 92 and 385; in 1975, chapter 431; in 1976, chapter 579; in 1980, chapter 253; in 1982, chapter 102; in 1988, chapter 868; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79002,"section_number":"28.2-1203","catch_line":"Unlawful use of subaqueous beds; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1203\/"},{"id":77192,"section_number":"28.2-1205","catch_line":"Permits for the use of state-owned bottomlands","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1205\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74703,"section_number":"10.1-2214","catch_line":"Underwater historic property; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2214\/"},{"id":79002,"section_number":"28.2-1203","catch_line":"Unlawful use of subaqueous beds; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1203\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191941,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78037,"identifier":"28.2-1204","token":"28.2\/III\/12\/1\/28.2-1204","url":"\/28.2-1204\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-1204\/","token":"28.2\/III\/12\/1\/28.2-1204","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority of Commission over submerged lands","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-1204","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission<\/span> is authorized to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Issue<\/span> permits for all reasonable uses of state-owned bottomlands not authorized under subsection A of § 28.2-1203<\/a>, including but not limited to, dredging, the taking and use of material<\/span>, and the placement of wharves, bulkheads, and fill by owners of riparian land in the waters opposite their lands, provided such wharves, bulkheads, and fill do not extend beyond any lawfully established bulkhead lines; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Issue<\/span> permits to recover underwater historic property pursuant to §§ 10.1-2214<\/a> and 28.2-1203<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Establish bulkhead and private pier lines on or over the bays, rivers, creeks, streams, and shores of the ocean which are owned by or subject to the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Commonwealth for this purpose, and to issue<\/span> and publish maps and plats showing these lines; however, these lines shall not conflict with those established by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY OF COMMISSION OVER SUBMERGED LANDS (\u00a7 28.2-1204)\n\nThe Commission is authorized to:\n\n1. Issue permits for all reasonable uses of state-owned bottomlands not\nauthorized under subsection A of § 28.2-1203, including but not limited to,\ndredging, the taking and use of material, and the placement of wharves,\nbulkheads, and fill by owners of riparian land in the waters opposite their\nlands, provided such wharves, bulkheads, and fill do not extend beyond any\nlawfully established bulkhead lines;\n\n2. Issue permits to recover underwater historic property pursuant to\n§§ 10.1-2214 and 28.2-1203; and\n\n3. Establish bulkhead and private pier lines on or over the bays, rivers,\ncreeks, streams, and shores of the ocean which are owned by or subject to the\njurisdiction of the Commonwealth for this purpose, and to issue and publish maps\nand plats showing these lines; however, these lines shall not conflict with\nthose established by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 62-2.1; 1960, c. 600; 1962, c. 637; 1966, c. 641; 1968,\nc. 659, \u00a7 62.1-3; 1970, c. 621; 1972, c. 866; 1973, cc. 23, 361; 1974, cc. 92,\n385; 1975, c. 431; 1976, c. 579; 1980, c. 253; 1982, c. 102; 1988, c. 868; 1992,\nc. 836.","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}}