CHAPTER 11

Aa Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 88
en article numbered 8.1, containing sections numbered 88-48.1 through
83-435, authorizing the State Highway Commission to designate high-
ways tn a certain manner under certain conditions; defining certain
terms.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia be amended by adding in Chapter 1 of Title
83 an article numbered 3.1, containing sections numbered 33-43.1 through
33-43.5, as follows:
Article 3.1

§ 38-43.1. The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized to
designate any highway as a scenic highway or as a Virginia byway. Such
designation shall be made in cooperation with the Commission of Outdoor
Recreation and shall be subject to the approval of the local governing

y.

§ 38-43.2. For the purposes of this article, a “Virginia Byway” is
defined as a road, designated as such by the State Highway Commission,
having relatively high aesthetic or cultural value, leading to or within areas
of historical, natural or recreational significance. In selecting a Virginia
Byway, the State Highway Commission and the Commission of Outdoor
Recreation shall give preference to corridors controlled by zoning or other-
wise, so as to reasonably protect the aesthetic or cultural value of the
highway.

§ 33-43.3. For the purpose of this article, a “Scenic Highway’ is
defined as a road designated as such by the State Highway Commission,
within a protected scenic corridor located, designed and constructed so as
to preserve and enhance the natural beauty and cultural value of the
countryside.

§ 33-43.4. When the State Highway Commission designates a high-
way as a Scenic Highway or as a Virginia Byway, it shall be appropriately
signed as such.

§ 33-43.5. When the State Highway Commission has designated a
highway as a Virginia Byway or as a Scenic Highway, the State Highway
Commissioner ‘may acquire by gift or purchase such land, or interests
therein, of primary importance for the preservation of natural beauty
adjacent to scenic highways.

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