Bill Text: VA HB1598 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: James River; designating as a State Scenic River.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0319) [HB1598 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2020-HB1598-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1598 Offered January 15, 2020 A BILL to amend and reenact §10.1-413 of the Code of Virginia, relating to James State Scenic River. ---------- Patron-- Fariss ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §10.1-413 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§10.1-413. James State Scenic River.

That portion of the The James River in Botetourt and Rockbridge Counties, including the Towns of Buchanan and Glasgow, from its origination at the confluence of the Jackson and Cowpasture Rivers running approximately 59 miles southeastward to the Rockbridge-Amherst-Bedford County line is and the James River in Albemarle, Buckingham, and Fluvanna Counties from one mile upstream of Warren boat ramp running approximately 20 miles to New Canton are hereby designated as the James State Scenic River, a component components of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.