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1997 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2796
Offered January 20, 1997
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.1-292.01, relating to prescriptive easements for provision of water and sewer services.
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Patron-- Phillips
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Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.1-292.01 as follows:

§ 15.1-292.01. Prescriptive easements for provision of water and sewer services.

In an action to establish a prescriptive easement involving the provision of water and sewer services, a political subdivision shall demonstrate that the use has continued for a period of at least ten years. This section shall not affect any other requirement which may be necessary to establish a prescriptive easement.