Code of Virginia
Chapter 7 - Water-Power Development, Conservation of Hydroelectric Power Dams and Works
§ 62.1-85. License required to construct dam; application

The construction or reconstruction of any such dam as is mentioned in § 62.1-83 shall not be begun until the person, firm, association, corporation, private or municipal, or public utility as defined in § 56-232 proposing to construct or reconstruct the same shall first obtain a license so to do from the State Corporation Commission. The application for such license shall be filed with the Commission and in it all the essential facts shall be stated to enable the Commission to pass upon its merits. A copy of such application shall also be filed by the applicant with the Executive Director of the State Water Control Board within ten days after filing such application with the State Corporation Commission. Each application for license shall be accompanied by such maps, plans and other information as may be necessary to give a clear and full understanding of the proposed scheme of development, and of dams, generating stations or other major structures, if any, involved therein.
Code 1950, § 62-73; 1968, c. 659; 1982, c. 183.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors

Chapter 7 - Water-Power Development, Conservation of Hydroelectric Power Dams and Works

§ 62.1-80. Declaration of public policy

§ 62.1-80.1. Applicability of chapter

§ 62.1-81. "Waters of the Commonwealth" defined

§ 62.1-82. Control and regulation by State Corporation Commission; existing rights of riparian owners

§ 62.1-83. Dams across waters of Commonwealth

§ 62.1-84. What "dam" includes

§ 62.1-85. License required to construct dam; application

§ 62.1-86. Notice of hearing on application

§ 62.1-87. Proceedings at hearing

§ 62.1-88. Determination and investigation by Commission

§ 62.1-89. When license granted

§ 62.1-90. Rejection of application; requiring applicant to modify plans

§ 62.1-91. Terms and conditions of license; preventing obstruction of navigation or flow; dams across navigable waters of United States

§ 62.1-92. Priority of location or appropriation; notice to owners of existing developments

§ 62.1-93. Time limits on construction of proposed dam and works

§ 62.1-94. Duration of licenses; acquisition of developments by Commonwealth

§ 62.1-95. Value of license not to be estimated in valuation for rate making, etc.; intangible water-power value

§ 62.1-96. Transfer or assignment of license

§ 62.1-97. Proceedings on violation of terms of license or of provisions of chapter or regulations

§ 62.1-98. Right of eminent domain of public service corporations

§ 62.1-99. Water-power developments constructed or acquired prior to certain date

§ 62.1-100. Rules of Commission; reports; employment of experts, etc.

§ 62.1-101. Licenses not affected by alteration, amendment or repeal of chapter

§ 62.1-102. Alteration or amendment of license

§ 62.1-103. Jurisdiction of United States