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The Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia shall perform such further duties as shall be provided by the compact.\n\t\tNo provision of this chapter or application thereof shall operate to repeal, limit, affect or impair any provision or application of Chapter 3.1 (\u00a7 62.1-44.2 et seq.) of Title 62.1; and no provision of this chapter shall have any effect upon the powers and duties of the State Water Control Board created by Chapter 3.1 (\u00a7 62.1-44.2 et seq.) of Title 62.1 and the operation of such Board over the waters of the Commonwealth subject to its jurisdiction. Members of the Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia are prohibited from voting in favor of any measure before the Interstate Potomac River Basin Commission which might have any effect upon the powers and duties of the State Water Control Board without the consent of such Board first had and obtained. Members of the Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia are prohibited from voting in favor of the construction, with public funds, of any dam or other structure upon the Potomac River or its tributaries in Virginia, which dam or other structure is used or is capable of being used, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part and whether as a single or multiple purpose, for the production by any government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, of electric power and energy.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243077,"text":"The Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia shall, if and when it shall come into existence as hereinabove provided, act jointly with commissions appointed for a like purpose by the states of West Virginia and Maryland, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, or by such of the same as shall enter into the compact and with an additional three members to be appointed by the President of the United States, as a unit of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin which shall be constituted as provided by the compact hereinabove mentioned. The Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia shall perform such further duties as shall be provided by the compact.\n\t\tNo provision of this chapter or application thereof shall operate to repeal, limit, affect or impair any provision or application of Chapter 3.1 (\u00a7 62.1-44.2 et seq.) of Title 62.1; and no provision of this chapter shall have any effect upon the powers and duties of the State Water Control Board created by Chapter 3.1 (\u00a7 62.1-44.2 et seq.) of Title 62.1 and the operation of such Board over the waters of the Commonwealth subject to its jurisdiction. Members of the Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia are prohibited from voting in favor of any measure before the Interstate Potomac River Basin Commission which might have any effect upon the powers and duties of the State Water Control Board without the consent of such Board first had and obtained. Members of the Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia are prohibited from voting in favor of the construction, with public funds, of any dam or other structure upon the Potomac River or its tributaries in Virginia, which dam or other structure is used or is capable of being used, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part and whether as a single or multiple purpose, for the production by any government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, of electric power and energy.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15772,"edition_id":1,"name":"Potomac River Basin Commission","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12909,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:59:21","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:59:21","permalink":{"id":270223,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15772,"identifier":"5","token":"62.1\/5","url":"\/62.1\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12909,"edition_id":1,"name":"Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors","identifier":"62.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","permalink":{"id":268199,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12909,"identifier":"62.1","token":"62.1","url":"\/62.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":77864,"structure_id":15772,"section_number":"62.1-64","catch_line":"Authority to execute compact to create Potomac Valley Conservancy District and Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin","url":"\/62.1-64\/","token":"62.1\/5\/62.1-64","metadata":false},{"id":70968,"structure_id":15772,"section_number":"62.1-65","catch_line":"Form and terms of compact","url":"\/62.1-65\/","token":"62.1\/5\/62.1-65","metadata":false},{"id":67754,"structure_id":15772,"section_number":"62.1-66","catch_line":"Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia","url":"\/62.1-66\/","token":"62.1\/5\/62.1-66","metadata":false},{"id":82052,"structure_id":15772,"section_number":"62.1-67","catch_line":"Appointment, terms and qualifications of members; alternate members","url":"\/62.1-67\/","token":"62.1\/5\/62.1-67","metadata":false},{"id":60719,"structure_id":15772,"section_number":"62.1-68","catch_line":"Expenses of members","url":"\/62.1-68\/","token":"62.1\/5\/62.1-68","metadata":false},{"id":67075,"structure_id":15772,"section_number":"62.1-69","catch_line":"Duties of Commission; powers and duties of Water Control Board not affected; dams or structures for production of electric power","url":"\/62.1-69\/","token":"62.1\/5\/62.1-69","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":60719,"structure_id":15772,"section_number":"62.1-68","catch_line":"Expenses of members","url":"\/62.1-68\/","token":"62.1\/5\/62.1-68","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/62.1-69\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1968, chapters 542 and 659.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54640,"section_number":"62.1-44.2","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":270245,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67075,"identifier":"62.1-69","token":"62.1\/5\/62.1-69","url":"\/62.1-69\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-69\/","token":"62.1\/5\/62.1-69","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of Commission; powers and duties of Water Control Board not affected; dams or structures for production of electric power","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-69","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia shall, if and when it shall come into existence as hereinabove provided, act jointly with commissions appointed for a like purpose by the states of West Virginia and Maryland, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, or by such of the same as shall enter into the compact and with an additional three members to be appointed by the President of the United States, as a unit of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin which shall be constituted as provided by the compact hereinabove mentioned. The Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia shall perform such further duties as shall be provided by the compact.\n\t\tNo provision of this chapter or application thereof shall operate to repeal, limit, affect or impair any provision or application of Chapter 3.1 (\u00a7 62.1-44.2<\/a> et seq.) of Title 62.1; and no provision of this chapter shall have any effect upon the powers and duties of the State Water Control Board created by Chapter 3.1 (\u00a7 62.1-44.2<\/a> et seq.) of Title 62.1 and the operation of such Board over the waters of the Commonwealth subject to its jurisdiction<\/span>. Members of the Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia are prohibited from voting in favor of any measure before the Interstate Potomac River Basin Commission which might have any effect upon the powers and duties of the State Water Control Board without the consent of such Board first had and obtained. Members of the Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia are prohibited from voting in favor of the construction, with public funds, of any dam or other structure upon the Potomac River or its tributaries in Virginia, which dam or other structure is used or is capable of being used, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part and whether as a single or multiple purpose, for the production by any government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, of electric power and energy.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF COMMISSION; POWERS AND DUTIES OF WATER CONTROL BOARD NOT AFFECTED;\nDAMS OR STRUCTURES FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER (\u00a7 62.1-69)\n\nThe Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia shall, if and when it shall come\ninto existence as hereinabove provided, act jointly with commissions appointed\nfor a like purpose by the states of West Virginia and Maryland, the Commonwealth\nof Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, or by such of the same as shall\nenter into the compact and with an additional three members to be appointed by\nthe President of the United States, as a unit of the Interstate Commission on\nthe Potomac River Basin which shall be constituted as provided by the compact\nhereinabove mentioned. The Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia shall\nperform such further duties as shall be provided by the compact.\n\t\tNo provision of this chapter or application thereof shall operate to repeal,\nlimit, affect or impair any provision or application of Chapter 3.1 (\u00a7\n62.1-44.2 et seq.) of Title 62.1; and no provision of this chapter shall have\nany effect upon the powers and duties of the State Water Control Board created\nby Chapter 3.1 (\u00a7 62.1-44.2 et seq.) of Title 62.1 and the operation of such\nBoard over the waters of the Commonwealth subject to its jurisdiction. Members\nof the Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia are prohibited from voting in\nfavor of any measure before the Interstate Potomac River Basin Commission which\nmight have any effect upon the powers and duties of the State Water Control\nBoard without the consent of such Board first had and obtained. Members of the\nPotomac River Basin Commission of Virginia are prohibited from voting in favor\nof the construction, with public funds, of any dam or other structure upon the\nPotomac River or its tributaries in Virginia, which dam or other structure is\nused or is capable of being used, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part\nand whether as a single or multiple purpose, for the production by any\ngovernment or any agency or instrumentality thereof, of electric power and\nenergy.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 62-67; 1968, cc. 542, 659.","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}}