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2002 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 10.1-512 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 10.1-512. Determination of need for district.
After a public hearing, if the Board determines that there is need, in the
interest of the public health, safety, and welfare, for the proposed district
to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall record its
determination, and shall define, by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions
the boundaries of the district. In so doing, the Board shall consider (i) the
topography of the area considered and of the Commonwealth, (ii) the composition
of soils in the area, (iii) the distribution of erosion, (iv) the prevailing
land-use practices, (v) the desirability and necessity of including within the
boundaries the particular lands under consideration and the benefits the lands
may receive from being included within such boundaries, (vi) the relation of
the proposed area to existing watersheds and to other soil and water
conservation districts already organized or proposed for organization, (vii)
the existing political subdivisions, and (viii) other relevant physical,
geographical, and economic, and funding factors. The territory to be included
within such boundaries need not be contiguous.