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In the event the parties in interest are unable to agree upon the amount of such compensation either party may file a petition in the court rendering judgment requiring delivery of possession of the utility, or in the event no such judgment was rendered, in any court mentioned in \u00a7 56-516, for the purpose of having the same judicially determined. The court shall, without a jury, hear such evidence and argument of counsel as may be deemed appropriate and render judgment thereon or may, subject to the provisions of \u00a7 8.01-607, refer to a commissioner such questions as are considered proper and act upon the commissioner’s report as permitted in the statutes and rules governing commissioners’ proceedings. An appeal shall be to the Supreme Court from any final judgment of the court rendered under this section. If the amount of compensation so determined shall be less than the sum paid to the utility under the provisions of \u00a7 56-520 the utility shall return the excess by paying the same to the State Treasurer to be credited as the Governor may direct in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 56-518.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":233255,"text":"The utility shall be entitled to receive reasonable, proper and lawful compensation for the use of its business, facilities and properties by the Commonwealth. In the event the parties in interest are unable to agree upon the amount of such compensation either party may file a petition in the court rendering judgment requiring delivery of possession of the utility, or in the event no such judgment was rendered, in any court mentioned in \u00a7 56-516, for the purpose of having the same judicially determined. The court shall, without a jury, hear such evidence and argument of counsel as may be deemed appropriate and render judgment thereon or may, subject to the provisions of \u00a7 8.01-607, refer to a commissioner such questions as are considered proper and act upon the commissioner’s report as permitted in the statutes and rules governing commissioners’ proceedings. An appeal shall be to the Supreme Court from any final judgment of the court rendered under this section. If the amount of compensation so determined shall be less than the sum paid to the utility under the provisions of \u00a7 56-520 the utility shall return the excess by paying the same to the State Treasurer to be credited as the Governor may direct in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 56-518.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14707,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Operation of Public Utilities","identifier":"17","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12881,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:26","permalink":{"id":250249,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14707,"identifier":"17","token":"56\/17","url":"\/56\/17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12881,"edition_id":1,"name":"Public Service Companies","identifier":"56","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":248473,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12881,"identifier":"56","token":"56","url":"\/56\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":56358,"structure_id":14707,"section_number":"56-509","catch_line":"Uninterrupted functioning and operation of essential public utilities","url":"\/56-509\/","token":"56\/17\/56-509","metadata":false},{"id":73501,"structure_id":14707,"section_number":"56-510","catch_line":"Duty of Governor when there is threat of curtailment, interruption, etc., of operation","url":"\/56-510\/","token":"56\/17\/56-510","metadata":false},{"id":61223,"structure_id":14707,"section_number":"56-511","catch_line":"Power of Governor to possess and operate utility","url":"\/56-511\/","token":"56\/17\/56-511","metadata":false},{"id":67658,"structure_id":14707,"section_number":"56-512","catch_line":"Employment of utility employees by Commonwealth; 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This law was first created in 1952. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 696 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 1952 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2005, chapters 681<\/a> and 885<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60930,"section_number":"56-586.1","catch_line":"Electric energy emergencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-586.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78487,"section_number":"56-516","catch_line":"When possession of utility to be delivered; procedure upon refusal of possession","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-516\/"},{"id":79373,"section_number":"56-518","catch_line":"Expense of operation, etc.; payment of revenues, etc., into state treasury","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-518\/"},{"id":69360,"section_number":"56-520","catch_line":"Collection and disposition of revenues accruing from utility","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-520\/"},{"id":77635,"section_number":"8.01-607","catch_line":"Appointment and removal","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-607\/"}],"permalink":{"id":250303,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64051,"identifier":"56-522","token":"56\/17\/56-522","url":"\/56-522\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-522\/","token":"56\/17\/56-522","dublin_core":{"Title":"Compensation to utility","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-522","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The utility shall be entitled to receive reasonable, proper and lawful compensation for the use of its business, facilities and properties by the Commonwealth. In the event the parties in interest are unable to agree upon the amount of such compensation either party<\/span> may file a petition<\/span> in the court<\/span> rendering judgment<\/span> requiring delivery of possession<\/span> of the utility, or in the event no such judgment<\/span> was rendered, in any court<\/span> mentioned in \u00a7 56-516<\/a>, for the purpose of having the same judicially determined. The court<\/span> shall, without a jury<\/span>, hear such evidence<\/span> and argument of counsel<\/span> as may be deemed appropriate and render judgment<\/span> thereon or may, subject to the provisions of \u00a7 8.01-607<\/a>, refer to a commissioner such questions as are considered proper and act upon the commissioner’s report as permitted in the statutes<\/span> and rules governing commissioners’ proceedings. An appeal<\/span> shall be to the Supreme Court<\/span> from any final judgment<\/span> of the court<\/span> rendered under this section. If the amount of compensation so determined shall be less than the sum paid to the utility under the provisions of \u00a7 56-520<\/a> the utility shall return the excess by paying the same to the State Treasurer to be credited as the Governor may direct in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 56-518<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPENSATION TO UTILITY (\u00a7 56-522)\n\nThe utility shall be entitled to receive reasonable, proper and lawful\ncompensation for the use of its business, facilities and properties by the\nCommonwealth. In the event the parties in interest are unable to agree upon the\namount of such compensation either party may file a petition in the court\nrendering judgment requiring delivery of possession of the utility, or in the\nevent no such judgment was rendered, in any court mentioned in \u00a7 56-516, for\nthe purpose of having the same judicially determined. The court shall, without a\njury, hear such evidence and argument of counsel as may be deemed appropriate\nand render judgment thereon or may, subject to the provisions of \u00a7 8.01-607,\nrefer to a commissioner such questions as are considered proper and act upon the\ncommissioner’s report as permitted in the statutes and rules governing\ncommissioners’ proceedings. An appeal shall be to the Supreme Court from\nany final judgment of the court rendered under this section. If the amount of\ncompensation so determined shall be less than the sum paid to the utility under\nthe provisions of \u00a7 56-520 the utility shall return the excess by paying the\nsame to the State Treasurer to be credited as the Governor may direct in\naccordance with the provisions of \u00a7 56-518.\n\nHISTORY: 1952, c. 696; 2005, cc. 681, 885.","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}}