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HB759 • 2026

Highland Wildlife Management Area; Dept. of Wildlife Resources to convey a non-exclusive easement.

An Act to authorize the Department of Wildlife Resources to grant and convey an appurtenant and non-exclusive easement and right-of-way at Highland Wildlife Management Area and to accept an appurtenant and non-exclusive access easement and right-of-way at Highland Wildlife Management Area.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Runion
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact terms and conditions under which these easements will be granted.

Highland Wildlife Area Access Agreement

This act allows the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources to grant A1 Land LLC permission to use part of Davis Run Road for cars going to and from their property, and also lets A1 Land LLC give similar permission back to the department.

What This Bill Does

  • Gives the Department of Wildlife Resources permission to allow A1 Land LLC to use a section of Davis Run Road that goes through Highland Wildlife Management Area (WMA) for cars going in and out.
  • Requires the Department of General Services, Secretary of Administration, and Attorney General to approve any agreements made under this act.
  • Also allows A1 Land LLC to give similar permission back to the Department of Wildlife Resources so that vehicles can use their land to access the WMA.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
  • A1 Land LLC

Terms To Know

Easement
Permission to use someone else's land for a specific purpose, like driving on it.
Appurtenant
Connected to or belonging to another piece of property.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify the exact terms and conditions under which these easements will be granted.
  • It is unclear how this agreement might affect other users of Davis Run Road outside of A1 Land LLC's property.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 216 (effective 7/1/2026)

  2. 2026-04-06 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 216 (effective 7/1/2026)

  3. 2026-04-06 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216)

  4. 2026-03-10 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

  5. 2026-03-10 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  6. 2026-03-05 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB759)

  7. 2026-03-04 House

    Signed by Speaker

  8. 2026-03-04 Senate

    Signed by President

  9. 2026-03-04 House

    Enrolled

  10. 2026-03-04 House

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB759ER)

  11. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Read third time

  12. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Passed Senate Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A)

  13. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  15. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  16. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  17. 2026-02-24 Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

    Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)

  18. 2026-02-18 Courts of Justice

    Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Block Vote (12-Y 0-N)

  19. 2026-02-12 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB759)

  20. 2026-02-11 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  21. 2026-02-11 Courts of Justice

    Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  22. 2026-02-10 House

    Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

  23. 2026-02-09 House

    Read second time and engrossed

  24. 2026-02-06 House

    Read first time

  25. 2026-02-04 Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

    Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)

  26. 2026-01-28 Natural Resources

    Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

  27. 2026-01-26 Natural Resources

    Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources

  28. 2026-01-13 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102840D

  29. 2026-01-13 Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Official Summary Text

Conveyance of easement.
Authorizes the Department of Wildlife Resources to grant and convey an appurtenant and non-exclusive easement and right-of-way at the Highland Wildlife Management Area (the WMA) to A1 Land LLC to allow vehicular ingress and egress along Davis Run Road to access the grantee's property. The bill also authorizes the Department to accept a similar easement from A1 Land LLC to allow vehicular ingress and egress over the LLC's property to access the WMA.

Current Bill Text

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An Act to authorize the Department of Wildlife Resources to grant and convey an appurtenant and non-exclusive easement and right-of-way at Highland Wildlife Management Area and to accept an appurtenant and non-exclusive access easement and right-of-way at Highland Wildlife Management Area.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1.
§ 1. That in accordance with and as evidence of General Assembly approval, the Department of Wildlife Resources (Grantor) is hereby authorized to grant and convey an appurtenant and non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress (Easement) to A-1 Land LLC (Grantee) and its successors and assigns, over that portion of the Davis Run Road that crosses the Highland Wildlife Management Area (WMA), to and from State Route 615, with the centerline of the Easement to be the centerline of the existing roadbed. The WMA is identified as Tax Parcel Number 567 in a Deed dated July 11, 1962, and recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, Highland County, Virginia, in Deed Book 44, page 7. The purpose of this Easement is to convey to the Grantee a 50-foot-wide right-of-way for vehicular ingress and egress to the Grantee's 210-acre parcel of real property, identified as Tax Map Number 56-A-1 and described as Instrument Number 250000383 in a Deed recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, Highland County, Virginia. The granting and conveying of this Easement shall be made upon terms the Grantor deems proper, with the approval of the Department of General Services, and the Secretary of Administration, and in a form approved by the Attorney General.
§ 2. That in accordance with and as evidence of General Assembly approval, the Department of Wildlife Resources (Grantee) is hereby authorized to accept an appurtenant and non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress (Easement) from A-1 Land LLC (Grantor), over the Grantor's 210-acre parcel of real property, identified as Tax Map Number 56-A-1 and described as Instrument Number 250000383 in a Deed recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, Highland County, Virginia, with the centerline of the Easement to be the centerline of the existing roadbed. The purpose of this Easement is to provide the Grantee a 50-foot-wide right-of-way for vehicular ingress and egress to the Highland Wildlife Management Area, identified as Tax Parcel Number 567 in a Deed dated July 11, 1962, and recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, Highland County, Virginia, in Deed Book 44, page 7, for access to and from State Route 615, along Davis Run Road. The acceptance of this Easement shall be made upon terms the Grantee deems proper, with the approval of the Department of General Services, and the Secretary of Administration, and in a form approved by the Attorney General.