§ 62.1-156. Power of cities to give assurances to United States.
In order to execute the purposes and objectives declared in § 62.1-155, thecities therein defined shall have the power to give assurances to the UnitedStates of America that they will:
1. Furnish or cause to be furnished free of cost to the United States, whenand as required by its duly authorized representatives, lands, easements andrights-of-way and spoil or dredged material disposal areas, unrestricted indisposal elevations, for the shore disposal of material to be initiallydredged and for future maintenance of such improvements within and withoutsuch cities;
2. Furnish or cause to be furnished, when and as so required, permits oreasements for ingress to and egress from highways to such shore disposalareas, and permits or easements to construct pipeline trestles across oysterand clamming grounds and to lay dredge pipelines across lands adjacent tosuch shore disposal areas within and without such cities;
3. Subject to all applicable laws, secure such releases or permits, either orboth, as may be required, holding and saving the United States, itscontractors and assigns free from any and all claims for damages to public orprivately owned oyster and clamming grounds resulting or attributable to theaccomplishment of the initial dredging or subsequent maintenance of suchimprovements, either or both;
4. Secure such releases or permits, either or both, as may be so required,holding and saving the United States, its contractors and assigns free fromany and all claims (a) for damages resulting from any change in the naturalcourse of such rivers, (b) for damages resulting from blasting operations inthe removal of rock or changes in ground water levels, and (c) for costsresulting from provision and operation of any bridges or ferries that may benecessary for furnishing connection between the mainland and any islandscreated by channel cutoffs;
5. Relocate or cause to be relocated, at no cost to the United States, whennecessary, roads, bridges, waterfront structures, sewerage, water supply,storm drainage, electric power, and other utility facilities within andwithout such cities, except those which the United States has theretoforepermitted to be constructed in, under or over such rivers;
6. Construct, maintain, expand and operate such terminal facilities withinsuch cities which may be required to accommodate prospective foreign anddomestic commerce expected to develop from the improvement of the channel ofsuch rivers, the extent of such facilities to be mutually agreed to by thecouncil of such cities and the duly authorized representatives of the UnitedStates; and
7. Contribute funds to the United States necessary to construct, extend andmaintain mooring or berthing areas immediately adjacent to river terminals ofsuch cities when necessary because of expansion of such terminal facilities.
(Code 1950, § 62-117.9; 1958, c. 467; 1968, c. 659.)
§ 62.1-156. Power of cities to give assurances to United States.
In order to execute the purposes and objectives declared in § 62.1-155, thecities therein defined shall have the power to give assurances to the UnitedStates of America that they will:
1. Furnish or cause to be furnished free of cost to the United States, whenand as required by its duly authorized representatives, lands, easements andrights-of-way and spoil or dredged material disposal areas, unrestricted indisposal elevations, for the shore disposal of material to be initiallydredged and for future maintenance of such improvements within and withoutsuch cities;
2. Furnish or cause to be furnished, when and as so required, permits oreasements for ingress to and egress from highways to such shore disposalareas, and permits or easements to construct pipeline trestles across oysterand clamming grounds and to lay dredge pipelines across lands adjacent tosuch shore disposal areas within and without such cities;
3. Subject to all applicable laws, secure such releases or permits, either orboth, as may be required, holding and saving the United States, itscontractors and assigns free from any and all claims for damages to public orprivately owned oyster and clamming grounds resulting or attributable to theaccomplishment of the initial dredging or subsequent maintenance of suchimprovements, either or both;
4. Secure such releases or permits, either or both, as may be so required,holding and saving the United States, its contractors and assigns free fromany and all claims (a) for damages resulting from any change in the naturalcourse of such rivers, (b) for damages resulting from blasting operations inthe removal of rock or changes in ground water levels, and (c) for costsresulting from provision and operation of any bridges or ferries that may benecessary for furnishing connection between the mainland and any islandscreated by channel cutoffs;
5. Relocate or cause to be relocated, at no cost to the United States, whennecessary, roads, bridges, waterfront structures, sewerage, water supply,storm drainage, electric power, and other utility facilities within andwithout such cities, except those which the United States has theretoforepermitted to be constructed in, under or over such rivers;
6. Construct, maintain, expand and operate such terminal facilities withinsuch cities which may be required to accommodate prospective foreign anddomestic commerce expected to develop from the improvement of the channel ofsuch rivers, the extent of such facilities to be mutually agreed to by thecouncil of such cities and the duly authorized representatives of the UnitedStates; and
7. Contribute funds to the United States necessary to construct, extend andmaintain mooring or berthing areas immediately adjacent to river terminals ofsuch cities when necessary because of expansion of such terminal facilities.
(Code 1950, § 62-117.9; 1958, c. 467; 1968, c. 659.)
§ 62.1-156. Power of cities to give assurances to United States.
In order to execute the purposes and objectives declared in § 62.1-155, thecities therein defined shall have the power to give assurances to the UnitedStates of America that they will:
1. Furnish or cause to be furnished free of cost to the United States, whenand as required by its duly authorized representatives, lands, easements andrights-of-way and spoil or dredged material disposal areas, unrestricted indisposal elevations, for the shore disposal of material to be initiallydredged and for future maintenance of such improvements within and withoutsuch cities;
2. Furnish or cause to be furnished, when and as so required, permits oreasements for ingress to and egress from highways to such shore disposalareas, and permits or easements to construct pipeline trestles across oysterand clamming grounds and to lay dredge pipelines across lands adjacent tosuch shore disposal areas within and without such cities;
3. Subject to all applicable laws, secure such releases or permits, either orboth, as may be required, holding and saving the United States, itscontractors and assigns free from any and all claims for damages to public orprivately owned oyster and clamming grounds resulting or attributable to theaccomplishment of the initial dredging or subsequent maintenance of suchimprovements, either or both;
4. Secure such releases or permits, either or both, as may be so required,holding and saving the United States, its contractors and assigns free fromany and all claims (a) for damages resulting from any change in the naturalcourse of such rivers, (b) for damages resulting from blasting operations inthe removal of rock or changes in ground water levels, and (c) for costsresulting from provision and operation of any bridges or ferries that may benecessary for furnishing connection between the mainland and any islandscreated by channel cutoffs;
5. Relocate or cause to be relocated, at no cost to the United States, whennecessary, roads, bridges, waterfront structures, sewerage, water supply,storm drainage, electric power, and other utility facilities within andwithout such cities, except those which the United States has theretoforepermitted to be constructed in, under or over such rivers;
6. Construct, maintain, expand and operate such terminal facilities withinsuch cities which may be required to accommodate prospective foreign anddomestic commerce expected to develop from the improvement of the channel ofsuch rivers, the extent of such facilities to be mutually agreed to by thecouncil of such cities and the duly authorized representatives of the UnitedStates; and
7. Contribute funds to the United States necessary to construct, extend andmaintain mooring or berthing areas immediately adjacent to river terminals ofsuch cities when necessary because of expansion of such terminal facilities.
(Code 1950, § 62-117.9; 1958, c. 467; 1968, c. 659.)
