Code of Virginia
Chapter 6 - Flood Protection and Dam Safety
§ 10.1-620. Declaration of organization of district; certification to Board

If the district directors determine that operation of the proposed watershed improvement district is administratively practicable and feasible, they shall declare the watershed improvement district to be organized and shall record the fact in their official minutes. Following such entry in their official minutes, the district directors shall certify the fact of the organization of the watershed improvement district to the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board, and shall furnish a copy of the certification to the clerk of each county or city in which any portion of the watershed improvement district is situated for recordation in the public land records of each such county or city. The watershed improvement district shall thereupon constitute a political subdivision of this Commonwealth.
1956, c. 668, § 21-112.6; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 10.1 - Conservation

Chapter 6 - Flood Protection and Dam Safety

§ 10.1-600. Definitions

§ 10.1-601. Repealed

§ 10.1-602. Powers and duties of Department

§ 10.1-603. State agency compliance

§ 10.1-603.1. Repealed

§ 10.1-603.9. Repealed

§ 10.1-603.10. Repealed

§ 10.1-603.15:1. Repealed

§ 10.1-603.16. Definitions

§ 10.1-603.16:1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail

§ 10.1-603.17. Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund established

§ 10.1-603.18. Administration of the Fund

§ 10.1-603.18:1. Deposit of money; expenditures; investments

§ 10.1-603.18:2. Collection of money due Fund

§ 10.1-603.19. Purposes for which Fund is to be used; Authority to set terms and conditions of loans

§ 10.1-603.19:1. Payments from a developer or subdivider

§ 10.1-603.20. Condition for making loans or grants

§ 10.1-603.21. Repealed

§ 10.1-603.22:1. Pledge of loans to secure bonds of Authority

§ 10.1-603.22:2. Sale of loans

§ 10.1-603.22:3. Powers of the Authority

§ 10.1-603.22:4. Liberal construction of article

§ 10.1-603.23. Record of application for grants or loans and action taken

§ 10.1-603.24. Definitions

§ 10.1-603.25. Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; loan and grant program

§ 10.1-603.26. Deposit of moneys; expenditures; investments

§ 10.1-603.27. Annual audit

§ 10.1-603.28. Definitions

§ 10.1-603.29. Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund

§ 10.1-603.30. Deposit of moneys; expenditures; investments

§ 10.1-603.31. Annual audit

§ 10.1-603.32. Collection of money due to Fund

§ 10.1-603.33. Loans to local governments

§ 10.1-603.34. Grants to local governments

§ 10.1-603.35. Loans and grants for regional projects, etc.

§ 10.1-603.36. Loans and grants to a local government for a funding program

§ 10.1-603.37. Pledge of loans to secure bonds of Authority

§ 10.1-603.38. Sale of loans

§ 10.1-603.39. Powers of the Authority

§ 10.1-603.40. Liberal construction of article

§ 10.1-604.1. Determination of hazard potential classification

§ 10.1-604. Definitions

§ 10.1-605. Promulgation of regulations by the Board; guidance document

§ 10.1-605.1. Delegation of powers and duties

§ 10.1-605.2. Certain regulations affecting impounding structures

§ 10.1-605.3. General permit for certain impounding structures

§ 10.1-606. Local advisory committee

§ 10.1-606.1. Repealed

§ 10.1-606.2. Mapping of dam break inundation zones

§ 10.1-606.3. Requirement for development in dam break inundation zones

§ 10.1-606.4. Notice to the public

§ 10.1-607. Safety inspections

§ 10.1-607.1. Criteria for designating a dam as unsafe

§ 10.1-608. Unsafe dams presenting imminent danger

§ 10.1-609. Unsafe dams presenting nonimminent danger

§ 10.1-609.1. Installation of IFLOWS gauges

§ 10.1-609.2. Prohibited vegetation; certain wetland vegetation allowed

§ 10.1-610. Right of entry

§ 10.1-610.1. Monitoring progress of work

§ 10.1-611. Dam safety coordination

§ 10.1-611.1. Soil and Water Conservation District Dam Maintenance, Repair, and Rehabilitation Fund established; Department to manage; Board to expend moneys; regulations

§ 10.1-612. Technical Advisory Committee

§ 10.1-612.1. Temporary stop work order; hearing; injunctive relief

§ 10.1-613. Enforcement

§ 10.1-613.1. Criminal penalties

§ 10.1-613.2. Civil penalties

§ 10.1-613.3. No liability of Board, Department, employees, or agents

§ 10.1-613.4. Liability of owner or operator

§ 10.1-613.5. Program administration fees; establishment of Dam Safety Administrative Fund

§ 10.1-613.6. Negotiated settlement agreements

§ 10.1-614. Establishment within soil and water conservation district authorized

§ 10.1-615. Petition for establishment; what to set forth

§ 10.1-616. Notice and hearing on petition; determination of need for district and defining boundaries

§ 10.1-617. Determination of whether operation of proposed district is feasible; referendum

§ 10.1-618. Ballots used in such referendum

§ 10.1-619. Consideration of results of referendum; simple majority vote required

§ 10.1-620. Declaration of organization of district; certification to Board

§ 10.1-621. Establishment of watershed improvement district situated in more than one soil and water conservation district

§ 10.1-622. Inclusion of additional territory

§ 10.1-623. Governing body of district; trustees

§ 10.1-624. Officers, agents and employees; surety bonds; annual audit

§ 10.1-625. Status and general powers of district; power to levy tax or service charge; approval of landowners required

§ 10.1-626. Levy of tax or service charge; when district in two or more counties or cities; landbooks certified to treasurers

§ 10.1-627. Collection of tax or service charge; proceeds kept in special account; expenditures from such account

§ 10.1-628. Fiscal powers of governing body; may poll landowners on question of incurring indebtedness or issuing bonds

§ 10.1-629. Order authorizing governing body to incur indebtedness or issue bonds

§ 10.1-630. Type of indebtedness incurred or bonds issued

§ 10.1-631. Annual tax for payment of interest or to amortize indebtedness or bonds

§ 10.1-632. Powers granted additional to powers of soil and water conservation district; soil and water conservation district to continue to exercise its powers

§ 10.1-633. Power to incur debts and accept gifts, etc.; watershed improvement district to have same powers as soil and water conservation district

§ 10.1-634. Question to be submitted to qualified voters; approval required

§ 10.1-634.1. Conduct of referenda

§ 10.1-635. Power of eminent domain

§ 10.1-636. Definitions

§ 10.1-637. Fund continued; administrative control

§ 10.1-638. Purposes for which fund to be used

§ 10.1-639. Conditions for making loan

§ 10.1-640. Political subdivisions may borrow from other sources

§ 10.1-641. Powers of Board in aid of the provisions of § 10.1-638

§ 10.1-642. Record of applications for loans and action taken

§ 10.1-643. Period of loan; interest rate; loan shall constitute a lien

§ 10.1-644. Recovery of money due to fund

§ 10.1-645. Limits on expenditures authorized under § 10.1-638 B; sale of resulting facilities; sale of stored water; renting facilities

§ 10.1-646. Purchase price and terms of sales authorized by § 10.1-645

§ 10.1-647. Disposition of facilities financed under article when part of debt remains outstanding

§ 10.1-648. Acquisition of lands, easements, and rights-of-way

§ 10.1-649. Sale to Board of property and rights-of-way acquired by condemnation

§ 10.1-650. Definitions

§ 10.1-651. Establishment and administration of Program

§ 10.1-652. Program applicability

§ 10.1-653. Application for assistance

§ 10.1-654. Damage inspections and reports

§ 10.1-655. Types of assistance

§ 10.1-656. Board action on assistance requests

§ 10.1-657. Account established

§ 10.1-658. State interest in resilience and flood control

§ 10.1-659. Flood protection programs; coordination