{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-506","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 10.1-506","heading":"Power to create new districts and to relocate or define district boundaries; composition of districts","body":"A. The Board shall have the power to (i) create a new district from territory not previously within an existing district, (ii) merge or divide existing districts, (iii) transfer territory from an existing district to another district, (iv) modify or create a district by a combination of the above and (v) relocate or define the boundaries of soil and water conservation districts in the manner hereinafter prescribed.B. An incorporated town within any county having a soil and water conservation district shall be a part of that district. If a town lies within the boundaries of more than one county, it shall be considered to be wholly within the county in which the larger portion of the town lies.Code 1950, § 21-2; 1956, c. 654; 1970, c. 480, § 21-12.1; 1988, c. 891.","path":["Title 10.1. CONSERVATION","Subtitle I. ACTIVITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION","Chapter 5. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION","Article 3. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/10.1-506/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:13:59Z","sha256":"b3f961455ac8a15031ff79509441ec97a0fe51ba311acc81ebc6fc3a1e42fd3c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-505","next":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}