                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWER OF CITIES TO GIVE ASSURANCES TO UNITED STATES (§ 62.1-156)

In order to execute the purposes and objectives declared in § 62.1-155, the
cities therein defined shall have the power to give assurances to the United
States of America that they will:

1. Furnish or cause to be furnished free of cost to the United States, when and
as required by its duly authorized representatives, lands, easements and
rights-of-way and spoil or dredged material disposal areas, unrestricted in
disposal elevations, for the shore disposal of material to be initially dredged
and for future maintenance of such improvements within and without such cities;

2. Furnish or cause to be furnished, when and as so required, permits or
easements for ingress to and egress from highways to such shore disposal areas,
and permits or easements to construct pipeline trestles across oyster and
clamming grounds and to lay dredge pipelines across lands adjacent to such shore
disposal areas within and without such cities;

3. Subject to all applicable laws, secure such releases or permits, either or
both, as may be required, holding and saving the United States, its contractors
and assigns free from any and all claims for damages to public or privately
owned oyster and clamming grounds resulting or attributable to the
accomplishment of the initial dredging or subsequent maintenance of such
improvements, either or both;

4. Secure such releases or permits, either or both, as may be so required,
holding and saving the United States, its contractors and assigns free from any
and all claims (a) for damages resulting from any change in the natural course
of such rivers, (b) for damages resulting from blasting operations in the
removal of rock or changes in ground water levels, and (c) for costs resulting
from provision and operation of any bridges or ferries that may be necessary for
furnishing connection between the mainland and any islands created by channel
cutoffs;

5. Relocate or cause to be relocated, at no cost to the United States, when
necessary, roads, bridges, waterfront structures, sewerage, water supply, storm
drainage, electric power, and other utility facilities within and without such
cities, except those which the United States has theretofore permitted to be
constructed in, under or over such rivers;

6. Construct, maintain, expand and operate such terminal facilities within such
cities which may be required to accommodate prospective foreign and domestic
commerce expected to develop from the improvement of the channel of such rivers,
the extent of such facilities to be mutually agreed to by the council of such
cities and the duly authorized representatives of the United States; and

7. Contribute funds to the United States necessary to construct, extend and
maintain mooring or berthing areas immediately adjacent to river terminals of
such cities when necessary because of expansion of such terminal facilities.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 62-117.9; 1958, c. 467; 1968, c. 659.