CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWER TO CREATE NEW DISTRICTS AND TO RELOCATE OR DEFINE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES;
COMPOSITION OF DISTRICTS (§ 10.1-506)

A. The Board shall have the power to (i) create a new district from territory
not previously within an existing district, (ii) merge or divide existing
districts, (iii) transfer territory from an existing district to another
district, (iv) modify or create a district by a combination of the above and (v)
relocate or define the boundaries of soil and water conservation districts in
the manner hereinafter prescribed.

B. An incorporated town within any county having a soil and water conservation
district shall be a part of that district. If a town lies within the boundaries
of more than one county, it shall be considered to be wholly within the county
in which the larger portion of the town lies.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 21-2; 1956, c. 654; 1970, c. 480, § 21-12.1; 1988, c.
891.