HD80 - HJR 520 (1993): Addressing Issues Related to State Ownership of Certain Ungranted Lands on the Eastern Shore of Virginia

  • Published: 1994
  • Author: Chesapeake Bay Commission
  • Enabling Authority: House Joint Resolution 520 (Regular Session, 1993)

Executive Summary:
House Joint Resolution 520, adopted by the 1993 session of the Virginia General Assembly, charged the Virginia members of the Chesapeake Bay Commission with examining issues raised in a report prepared by Professor N. Bartlett Theberge of the Department of Ocean and Coastal Law at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) regarding state ownership of certain ungranted coastal lands on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. In fulfillment of the requirements of the resolution, this report presents two reports prepared by Dr. Theberge under contract to the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a chronicle of the actions related to state ownership of certain coastal lands that preceded the introduction of HJR 520 and proposed legislative solutions to the issues raised over the course of the HJR 520 study.