# Va. Code Ann. § 21-294: Establishment considered public improvement

> Virginia · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-294

## Section

- **Citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 21-294
- **Heading:** Establishment considered public improvement
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Code / Title 21 / Chapter 6 / Section 21-294

## Text

It is declared that the preliminary work, establishment and completion of a drainage district shall be classified as a public improvement of an integral part of the county in which such district or part thereof be located, and it shall be the duty of the governing body of each county to cooperate in the promotion of the development of each of such parts of their county, including the construction of public roads, public bridges and the drainage canals of preliminary or finally established drainage districts, and the indirect benefits received by the development of each of the parts of a county are indeed substantial benefits received also by the county, and the value of the indirect benefits received by the county is full compensation for the performance of the duty assigned to the governing body of any county by this chapter, and that the preliminary payment of costs and expenses of surveys of drainage districts, and the assumption or responsibility for necessary bond issues required for established drainage districts, public bridges and public roads shall be construed as revenue producing investments for the county, from which increased revenues will be derived from increased assessments by reason of the improvements and the preliminary payment of the costs and expenses and the assumption of the responsibility by the governing body of a county, shall be considered the performance of a duty towards the several integral parts of their county, for which the county receives full potential value.

Code 1919, § 1737; 1926, p. 605.

## Nearby sections

- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-292 Jurisdiction of circuit courts to establish projects](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-292.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-292.1 "District" means "project."](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-292.1.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-293 Drainage considered essential](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-293.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-294 Establishment considered public improvement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-294.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-295 Form of petition; bond; summons of landowners not on petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-295.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-296 Circulation of duplicate originals of petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-296.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-297 Service and return of summons; appointment of board of viewers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-297.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-298 Repealed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-298.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-299 Notice to viewers of appointment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-299.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-300 Filling vacancies on board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-300.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-301 Compensation of viewers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-301.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-302 Petition based on widening, deepening, etc., of natural streams](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-302.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-303 Withdrawal of persons signing petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-303.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 21-304 All landowners need not be listed in petition; amendments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-304.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T21_C6_S21-294. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.