The Department may review and make recommendations regarding all planning for the use and development of water and related land resources including the construction of impoundments, diversions, roadways, crossings, channels, locks, canals, or other uses that change the character of a stream or waterway or destroy its scenic assets, so that full consideration and evaluation of the river as a scenic resource will be given before alternative plans for use and development are approved. To effectuate the purposes of this section, all state and local agencies shall consider the recommendations of the Department.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 10.1-402

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Department: means the Department of Conservation and Recreation. See Virginia Code 10.1-400
  • River: means a flowing body of water, or a section or portion thereof. See Virginia Code 10.1-400
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245

1970, c. 468, § 10-167; 1988, c. 891; 2003, c. 240.

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