UPDATE: This bill passed the House and has passed out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources.

Bill Summary:

Designates a portion of the Hughes River as a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.

Patron: Delegate C. Todd Gilbert (R- District 15)
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PEC's Position: Support HB 503

PEC supports HB 503 and the designation of the Hughes River as a State Scenic River in Culpeper, Madison, & Rappahannock Counties (from the Shenandoah National Park line in Madison County to its confluence with the Hazel River, a distance of approximately 10 miles). The Virginia Scenic Rivers designation has many benefits and is reserved for rivers that possess "outstanding scenic, recreational, historic and natural characteristics of statewide significance."

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