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<br />o G~ '1 72 <br /> <br />VIRGU:rA <br /> <br />Virginia's river program \las legislatively authorized by the Scenic Rivers <br />Act, which was adopted in 1970. <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />Responsibility for studying and recommending rivers for designation by the <br />General Assembly is assigned to the Co~mission of Cutdoor Recreetion, Once a <br />stream is designated, the General Assembly appoints an administering agency and <br />the Governor appoints an advisory committee of area residents to provide local <br />input on matters relating to protections and managerr.ent of the river, <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />The act expressly prohibits the construction of dams or other impediments <br />to the natural flow on rivers in the System. Protections of the shore lands <br />along designated streams is accomplished through the development and enforcement <br />of local land use controls. <br /> <br />The act authorized the Commission to acquire lands necessary for the <br />administration of the system, but prohibits the use of the right of eminent <br />domain to acquire those lands. <br /> <br />The first component of the System was designated by the General Assembly in <br />1975, and since that time seven additional river segments have been designated. <br /> <br />CONTACT: John F. lIeerwald <br />Commission of Outdoor Recreation <br />Jar.les honroe Eldg. <br />101 Uorth 14th Street <br />Rich'lOnd, VA 23219 <br />(804) 753-0713 <br /> <br />IJIBLIOGRAPliY <br /> <br />1. ,Scenic Rivers Act, Title 15, Chapter 10, code of Virginia, April, 1970,p 1. <br /> <br />2. Questions and Answers about Virginia's Scenic Rivers System, Co~,ission of <br />Outdoor Recreation, December, 1974, pp.66 <br /> <br />3. Appomattox River, Commission of Outdoor Recreation, Dece~ber, 1976, pp.19. <br /> <br />4. Catoctin Creek, Commission of Outdoor Recreation, December, 1976, pp.26. <br /> <br />5. Nottoway River, Commission of Outdoor Recreation, December, 1977, pp. 16. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />6, The Shenadoah, Commission of Outdoor Recreation, December, 1978, pp. 16. <br /> <br />7. Staunton River, Commission of Outdoor Recreation, December, lQ73, pp.28. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />63 <br />