                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS, ETC., FOR PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY;
APPROVAL BY GOVERNING BODY OF LOCALITY (§ 15.2-2134)

Every locality is authorized to make expenditures from its general fund in order
to acquire land, participate in the construction of dams and perform all other
necessary acts for the purpose of providing a public water supply for the
agricultural, residential, governmental and industrial development of the
locality; however, such dam shall not be constructed nor any land acquired
therefor when the dam would be located in another locality without the approval
of such locality&#8217;s governing body. No such approval shall be required when
the dam is in the process of construction, or the site has been purchased, or
plans for its construction were filed with any appropriate agency of the
federal, state, or local government on or before July 1, 1976.
		In any case in which approval by such locality&#8217;s governing body is
withheld, the party seeking such approval may petition for the convening of a
special court, pursuant to §§ 15.2-2135 through 15.2-2141.

HISTORY: Code 1950 (Suppl.), §§ 15-20.8, 15-26.1; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 18;
1960, c. 515; 1962, cc. 492, 623, § 15.1-37; 1975, c. 573; 1976, c. 69; 1997,
c. 587.