28.2-1204 - Authority of Commission over submerged lands. - Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-1204. Authority of Commission over submerged lands.

The Commission is authorized to:

1. Issue permits for all reasonable uses of state-owned bottomlands notauthorized under subsection A of § 28.2-1203, including but not limited to,dredging, the taking and use of material, and the placement of wharves,bulkheads, and fill by owners of riparian land in the waters opposite theirlands, provided such wharves, bulkheads, and fill do not extend beyond anylawfully established bulkhead lines;

2. Issue permits to recover underwater historic property pursuant to §§10.1-2214 and 28.2-1203; and

3. Establish bulkhead and private pier lines on or over the bays, rivers,creeks, streams, and shores of the ocean which are owned by or subject to thejurisdiction of the Commonwealth for this purpose, and to issue and publishmaps and plats showing these lines; however, these lines shall not conflictwith those established by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

(Code 1950, § 62-2.1; 1960, c. 600; 1962, c. 637; 1966, c. 641; 1968, c. 659,§ 62.1-3; 1970, c. 621; 1972, c. 866; 1973, cc. 23, 361; 1974, cc. 92, 385;1975, c. 431; 1976, c. 579; 1980, c. 253; 1982, c. 102; 1988, c. 868; 1992,c. 836.)