Chap. 40.—An ACT to authorize counties, cities and towns to acquire lands for
the growth of trees and to administer the same, as well as lands now owned by
them, as public forests; and to authorize the Virginia Conservation Commission
to furnish certain nursery stock and technical assistance to such counties, cities
and towns under certain conditions. [S B 37]

Approved February 14, 1940

1. Beit enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, as follows:

Section 1. Each of the several counties, cities and towns in this
Commonwealth, acting through its board of supervisors, council or
other governing body, is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire
by purchase, gift or bequest such tracts of land suitable for the growth
of trees as may be available and as such governing body may deem
it wise to so acquire, and to administer the same, as well as any lands
now owned by any such county, city or town and suitable for the
growth of trees, as county, city or town forests.

Section 2. The Virginia Conservation Commission is hereby
authorized, and it shall have the power to supply from its forest tree
nursery or nurseries such forest tree seedlings and transplants as may
be necessary and suitable for reforesting any part or all of any lands
so acquired, or now owned, and so administered by any such county,
city or town, and to furnish such technical assistance and supervision
as the said Commission may deem necessary for the proper manage-
ment and administration of such lands and forest thereon, free of
cost to the counties, cities and towns, provided that the respective
counties, cities and towns shall agree to administer such lands in
accordance with the practices and principles of scientific forestry as
determined by the said Commission.

Section 3. Before the board of supervisors, council or other
governing body shall acquire by purchase any real estate outside of
the county, city or town which they represent, under the provisions
of this act, they shall first secure the approval of the governing body
of the county, city or town in which such real estate is located.