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However, the Commonwealth and the Virginia Port Authority are authorized to expend state funds for the construction and development of Craney Island to the east for an additional marine terminal.B\n\nThe Virginia Port Authority is hereby directed, in coordination with other state and federal agencies, including the United States Army Corps of Engineers, to locate, establish, and use ocean disposal areas for ocean-suitable dredge materials from the Hampton Roads Harbor, or some other suitable site, and to use the existing Craney Island Disposal Area for dredge material suitable or unsuitable for alternate disposal, including ocean disposal, with priority given to materials dredged from the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River. The construction of a marine terminal on the eastern side of Craney Island Disposal Area using dredge material to extend the disposal area eastward, as defined in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Feasibility Study approved on October 24, 2006, and authorized by Congress in the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, is hereby authorized.C\n\nPrior to the disposal of any dredged material either at an ocean area or on the Craney Island Disposal Area, after the Craney Island Disposal Area has attained its capacity limit, the appropriate state agencies shall investigate and consider the cost and availability of beneficial uses of the dredged material. The appropriate state agencies shall consult with state and federal agencies to ensure the environmental acceptability of any beneficial use. When such environmentally acceptable beneficial use is available and economically feasible, the appropriate state agencies shall pursue such use.\n\t\t\tFor purposes of this section, “Craney Island Disposal Area” means that parcel of land lying and being in the body of water known as Hampton Roads Harbor, within the City of Portsmouth and adjacent to the City of Suffolk.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253681,"text":"No agency of the Commonwealth, including the Virginia Port Authority, shall have the authority to expand the Craney Island Disposal Area northward or westward. However, the Commonwealth and the Virginia Port Authority are authorized to expend state funds for the construction and development of Craney Island to the east for an additional marine terminal.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":253682,"text":"The Virginia Port Authority is hereby directed, in coordination with other state and federal agencies, including the United States Army Corps of Engineers, to locate, establish, and use ocean disposal areas for ocean-suitable dredge materials from the Hampton Roads Harbor, or some other suitable site, and to use the existing Craney Island Disposal Area for dredge material suitable or unsuitable for alternate disposal, including ocean disposal, with priority given to materials dredged from the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River. The construction of a marine terminal on the eastern side of Craney Island Disposal Area using dredge material to extend the disposal area eastward, as defined in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Feasibility Study approved on October 24, 2006, and authorized by Congress in the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, is hereby authorized.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":253683,"text":"Prior to the disposal of any dredged material either at an ocean area or on the Craney Island Disposal Area, after the Craney Island Disposal Area has attained its capacity limit, the appropriate state agencies shall investigate and consider the cost and availability of beneficial uses of the dredged material. The appropriate state agencies shall consult with state and federal agencies to ensure the environmental acceptability of any beneficial use. 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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 686 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 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1998, chapter 543<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 38<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 762<\/a> and 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":268321,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70256,"identifier":"62.1-132.20","token":"62.1\/10\/62.1-132.20","url":"\/62.1-132.20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-132.20\/","token":"62.1\/10\/62.1-132.20","dublin_core":{"Title":"Craney Island Disposal Area","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-132.20","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No agency of the Commonwealth, including the Virginia Port Authority, shall have the authority to expand the Craney Island Disposal Area<\/span> northward or westward. However, the Commonwealth and the Virginia Port Authority are authorized to expend state funds for the construction and development of Craney Island to the east for an additional marine terminal. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Virginia Port Authority is hereby directed, in coordination with other state and federal agencies, including the United States Army Corps of Engineers, to locate, establish, and use ocean disposal areas for ocean-suitable dredge materials<\/span> from the Hampton Roads Harbor, or some other suitable site, and to use the existing Craney Island Disposal Area<\/span> for dredge material<\/span> suitable or unsuitable for alternate disposal, including ocean disposal, with priority given to materials<\/span> dredged from the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River. The construction of a marine terminal on the eastern side of Craney Island Disposal Area<\/span> using dredge material<\/span> to extend the disposal area eastward, as defined in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Feasibility Study approved on October 24, 2006, and authorized by Congress in the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, is hereby authorized. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Prior to the disposal of any dredged material<\/span> either at an ocean area or on the Craney Island Disposal Area<\/span>, after the Craney Island Disposal Area<\/span> has attained its capacity limit, the appropriate state agencies shall investigate and consider the cost and availability of beneficial uses of the dredged material<\/span>. The appropriate state agencies shall consult with state and federal agencies to ensure the environmental acceptability of any beneficial use. When such environmentally acceptable beneficial use is available and economically feasible, the appropriate state agencies shall pursue such use.\n\t\t\tFor purposes of this section, “Craney Island Disposal Area<\/span>” means that parcel of land lying and being in the body of water known as Hampton Roads Harbor, within the City of Portsmouth and adjacent to the City of Suffolk. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCRANEY ISLAND DISPOSAL AREA (\u00a7 62.1-132.20)\n\nA. No agency of the Commonwealth, including the Virginia Port Authority, shall\nhave the authority to expand the Craney Island Disposal Area northward or\nwestward. However, the Commonwealth and the Virginia Port Authority are\nauthorized to expend state funds for the construction and development of Craney\nIsland to the east for an additional marine terminal.\n\nB. The Virginia Port Authority is hereby directed, in coordination with other\nstate and federal agencies, including the United States Army Corps of Engineers,\nto locate, establish, and use ocean disposal areas for ocean-suitable dredge\nmaterials from the Hampton Roads Harbor, or some other suitable site, and to use\nthe existing Craney Island Disposal Area for dredge material suitable or\nunsuitable for alternate disposal, including ocean disposal, with priority given\nto materials dredged from the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River. The\nconstruction of a marine terminal on the eastern side of Craney Island Disposal\nArea using dredge material to extend the disposal area eastward, as defined in\nthe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Feasibility Study approved on October 24, 2006,\nand authorized by Congress in the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, is\nhereby authorized.\n\nC. Prior to the disposal of any dredged material either at an ocean area or on\nthe Craney Island Disposal Area, after the Craney Island Disposal Area has\nattained its capacity limit, the appropriate state agencies shall investigate\nand consider the cost and availability of beneficial uses of the dredged\nmaterial. The appropriate state agencies shall consult with state and federal\nagencies to ensure the environmental acceptability of any beneficial use. When\nsuch environmentally acceptable beneficial use is available and economically\nfeasible, the appropriate state agencies shall pursue such use.\n\t\t\tFor purposes of this section, “Craney Island Disposal Area” means\nthat parcel of land lying and being in the body of water known as Hampton Roads\nHarbor, within the City of Portsmouth and adjacent to the City of Suffolk.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 686; 1998, c. 543; 2009, c. 38; 2013, cc. 762, 794.","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}}