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
In order to conserve and utilize the otherwise wasted energy from the water powers in this Commonwealth, it is hereby declared to be the policy ...

62.1-80.1 Applicability of chapter
The provisions of this chapter shall apply only to public utilities as defined in § 56-232. (1981, c. 557.) ...

62.1-81 "Waters of the Commonwealth" defined
The term "waters of the Commonwealth" as used in this chapter shall mean: (a) Any stream or that portion of any stream in this Commonwealth ...

62.1-82 Control and regulation by State Corporation Commission; existing rights of riparian owner...
The control and regulation on the part of the Commonwealth of the development of the waters of the Commonwealth shall be paramount, and shall be ...

62.1-83 Dams across waters of Commonwealth
No person, firm, association or corporation, private or municipal, proposing to construct or reconstruct any dam across or in the waters of the Commonwealth, as ...

62.1-84 What "dam" includes
The word "dam" as used in this chapter is intended to include the appurtenant pondage area or any part thereof. (Code 1950, § 62-72; 1968, ...

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 ...

62.1-86 Notice of hearing on application
As soon as practicable after the filing with the State Corporation Commission of any application for a license under the provisions of this chapter, the ...

62.1-87 Proceedings at hearing
At such public hearing the applicant and any other interested person, firm, association or corporation shall be given an opportunity to present facts, evidence and ...

62.1-88 Determination and investigation by Commission
Before acting upon any application, the Commission shall weigh all the respective advantages and disadvantages from the standpoint of the Commonwealth as a whole and ...

62.1-89 When license granted
If the Commission shall be of the opinion from all the evidence before it that, in pursuance of the herein expressed policy of the Commonwealth ...

62.1-90 Rejection of application; requiring applicant to modify plans
If the Commission be of the opinion, from the evidence before it, that the prospective scheme of development is inadequate or wasteful or that the ...

62.1-91 Terms and conditions of license; preventing obstruction of navigation or flow; dams across navigabl...
In granting any license the Commission may include in the grant thereof such terms and conditions with respect to the character of construction, operation and ...

62.1-92 Priority of location or appropriation; notice to owners of existing developments
No priority of location or appropriation shall be recognized by the Commission in its consideration of any application for a license, under this chapter, except ...

62.1-93 Time limits on construction of proposed dam and works
With respect to any license which may be granted, the Commission shall prescribe a time limit of not more than two years after the granting ...

62.1-94 Duration of licenses; acquisition of developments by Commonwealth
All licenses granted under the provisions of this chapter shall remain in effect for a period of fifty years from and after the date of ...

62.1-95 Value of license not to be estimated in valuation for rate making, etc.; intangible water-power val...
In any valuation, for the purpose of rate making or for the purpose of acquisition by the Commonwealth by condemnation or by purchase as above ...

62.1-96 Transfer or assignment of license
No voluntary transfer or assignment of any license granted under this chapter shall be made to any transferee or assignee unless he be financially able ...

62.1-97 Proceedings on violation of terms of license or of provisions of chapter or regulations
In event of violation by the licensee of any of the terms of a license, or for the purpose of remedying by injunction, mandamus or ...

62.1-98 Right of eminent domain of public service corporations
In addition to any right or power of eminent domain that it may have under existing law, every public service corporation engaged in the development ...

62.1-99 Water-power developments constructed or acquired prior to certain date
Section 12 of Chapter 424 of the Acts of 1928, approved March 24, 1928, as amended by Chapter 346 of the Acts of 1932, approved ...

62.1-100 Rules of Commission; reports; employment of experts, etc
The Commission shall have the power to make such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this chapter and ...

62.1-101 Licenses not affected by alteration, amendment or repeal of chapter
No alteration, amendment or repeal of this chapter shall, without the consent of the licensee, affect any license granted under the provisions of this chapter, ...

62.1-102 Alteration or amendment of license
The provisions, terms, and conditions of any license may be altered or amended at any time by mutual consent of the licensee and the Commission, ...

62.1-103 Jurisdiction of United States
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to interfere with the exercise of lawful jurisdiction of the government of the United States, ...