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1999 SESSION
HB 2269 Public trust in subaqueous lands.
Introduced by: W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Public trust in subaqueous lands. Directs the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to exercise its authority, consistent with the public trust doctrine as established in common law, to protect the public right to the use and enjoyment of the subaqueous lands held in trust by the Commonwealth. Actions taken in conformance with the public trust are not to be considered an exercise of the police power. A provision clarifies that the amendment is not to be construed to deprive a landowner of any common law riparian rights.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Public trust in subaqueous lands. Directs the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to exercise its authority, consistent with the public trust doctrine as established in common law, to protect the public right to the use and enjoyment of the subaqueous lands held in trust by the Commonwealth. Actions taken in conformance with the public trust are not to be considered an exercise of the police power. A provision clarifies that the amendment is not to be construed to deprive a landowner of any common law riparian rights.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Public trust in subaqueous lands. Directs the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to exercise its authority, consistent with the public trust doctrine as established in common law, to protect the public right to the use and enjoyment of the subaqueous lands held in trust by the Commonwealth. Actions taken in conformance with the public trust shall not be considered an exercise of the police power; therefore, the standards for judicial review in the Administrative Process Act shall not apply.