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No easement shall be granted for an initial term longer than ten years, but may contain provisions for renewals either contingent or automatic at the discretion of the Director, for a like period on the same terms and conditions as originally granted. If written notice of termination is received by the Director from the grantee or if use of the easement is in fact abandoned by the grantee at any time prior to the end of the initial term or any renewal, the Director may immediately terminate the easement. If the Department amends its master site plan to include buildings, structures or improvements on or in the vicinity of any easement granted under this section, the Director reserves the right to require, upon written notice given 180 days in advance, the relocation of the easement at the expense of the grantee of the easement.B\n\nThe relocation requirement of subsection A shall not apply to any easement granted by the Director to the Virginia Department of Transportation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":291509,"text":"The Director is authorized, subject to the consent and approval of the Governor following review as to form and content by the Attorney General, to grant to any governmental agency, political subdivision, public utility company, public service corporation, public service company or authority for consideration by proper deed or other appropriate instrument signed and executed by the Director in the name of the Commonwealth, any easement over, upon and across any lands or other properties held by the Commonwealth or over which it has supervision and control, provided that the easement is consistent with and not in derogation of the general purpose for which the land or other property is held. No easement shall be granted for an initial term longer than ten years, but may contain provisions for renewals either contingent or automatic at the discretion of the Director, for a like period on the same terms and conditions as originally granted. If written notice of termination is received by the Director from the grantee or if use of the easement is in fact abandoned by the grantee at any time prior to the end of the initial term or any renewal, the Director may immediately terminate the easement. If the Department amends its master site plan to include buildings, structures or improvements on or in the vicinity of any easement granted under this section, the Director reserves the right to require, upon written notice given 180 days in advance, the relocation of the easement at the expense of the grantee of the easement.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":291510,"text":"The relocation requirement of subsection A shall not apply to any easement granted by the Director to the Virginia Department of Transportation.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13384,"edition_id":1,"name":"Disposition of Department Lands","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13383,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:45","permalink":{"id":143413,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13384,"identifier":"3","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3","url":"\/10.1\/I\/1\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13383,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12893,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:45","permalink":{"id":143317,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13383,"identifier":"1","token":"10.1\/I\/1","url":"\/10.1\/I\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12893,"edition_id":1,"name":"Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12740,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":143315,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12893,"identifier":"I","token":"10.1\/I","url":"\/10.1\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12740,"edition_id":1,"name":"Conservation","identifier":"10.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":143313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12740,"identifier":"10.1","token":"10.1","url":"\/10.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":55442,"structure_id":13384,"section_number":"10.1-108","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/10.1-108\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-108","metadata":false},{"id":61225,"structure_id":13384,"section_number":"10.1-109","catch_line":"Lease of lands and other properties","url":"\/10.1-109\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-109","metadata":false},{"id":81345,"structure_id":13384,"section_number":"10.1-110","catch_line":"Easements to governmental agencies and public service corporations","url":"\/10.1-110\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-110","metadata":false},{"id":54356,"structure_id":13384,"section_number":"10.1-111","catch_line":"Removal of minerals","url":"\/10.1-111\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-111","metadata":false},{"id":55787,"structure_id":13384,"section_number":"10.1-112","catch_line":"Capital improvement projects","url":"\/10.1-112\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-112","metadata":false},{"id":68512,"structure_id":13384,"section_number":"10.1-113","catch_line":"Sale of trees","url":"\/10.1-113\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-113","metadata":false},{"id":62928,"structure_id":13384,"section_number":"10.1-114","catch_line":"Commemorative facilities and historic sites management; duties of Director","url":"\/10.1-114\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-114","metadata":false},{"id":67330,"structure_id":13384,"section_number":"10.1-114.1","catch_line":"Directory of cultural heritage sites","url":"\/10.1-114.1\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-114.1","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":61225,"structure_id":13384,"section_number":"10.1-109","catch_line":"Lease of lands and other properties","url":"\/10.1-109\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-109","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":54356,"structure_id":13384,"section_number":"10.1-111","catch_line":"Removal of minerals","url":"\/10.1-111\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-111","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/10.1-110\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 835 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1978 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1980, chapter 451; in 1984, chapter 739; in 1987, chapter 453; in 1988, chapter 891; in 1991, chapter 360.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":143423,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81345,"identifier":"10.1-110","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-110","url":"\/10.1-110\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-110\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-110","dublin_core":{"Title":"Easements to governmental agencies and public service corporations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-110","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> is authorized, subject to the consent and approval of the Governor following review as to form and content by the Attorney General<\/span>, to grant to any governmental agency, political subdivision, public utility company, public service corporation, public service company or authority for consideration by proper deed or other appropriate instrument signed and executed by the Director<\/span> in the name of the Commonwealth, any easement over, upon and across any lands or other properties held by the Commonwealth or over which it has supervision and control, provided that the easement is consistent with and not in derogation of the general purpose for which the land or other property is held. No easement shall be granted for an initial term longer than ten years, but may contain provisions for renewals either contingent or automatic at the discretion of the Director<\/span>, for a like period on the same terms and conditions as originally granted. If written notice of termination is received by the Director<\/span> from the grantee or if use of the easement is in fact<\/span> abandoned by the grantee at any time prior to the end of the initial term or any renewal, the Director<\/span> may immediately terminate the easement. If the Department<\/span> amends<\/span> its master site plan to include buildings, structures or improvements on or in the vicinity of any easement granted under this section, the Director<\/span> reserves the right to require, upon written notice given 180 days in advance, the relocation of the easement at the expense of the grantee of the easement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The relocation requirement of subsection A shall not apply to any easement granted by the Director<\/span> to the Virginia Department<\/span> of Transportation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEASEMENTS TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS (\u00a7 10.1-110)\n\nA. The Director is authorized, subject to the consent and approval of the\nGovernor following review as to form and content by the Attorney General, to\ngrant to any governmental agency, political subdivision, public utility company,\npublic service corporation, public service company or authority for\nconsideration by proper deed or other appropriate instrument signed and executed\nby the Director in the name of the Commonwealth, any easement over, upon and\nacross any lands or other properties held by the Commonwealth or over which it\nhas supervision and control, provided that the easement is consistent with and\nnot in derogation of the general purpose for which the land or other property is\nheld. No easement shall be granted for an initial term longer than ten years,\nbut may contain provisions for renewals either contingent or automatic at the\ndiscretion of the Director, for a like period on the same terms and conditions\nas originally granted. If written notice of termination is received by the\nDirector from the grantee or if use of the easement is in fact abandoned by the\ngrantee at any time prior to the end of the initial term or any renewal, the\nDirector may immediately terminate the easement. If the Department amends its\nmaster site plan to include buildings, structures or improvements on or in the\nvicinity of any easement granted under this section, the Director reserves the\nright to require, upon written notice given 180 days in advance, the relocation\nof the easement at the expense of the grantee of the easement.\n\nB. The relocation requirement of subsection A shall not apply to any easement\ngranted by the Director to the Virginia Department of Transportation.\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 835, \u00a7 10-17.114; 1980, c. 451; 1984, c. 739; 1987, c. 453;\n1988, c. 891; 1991, c. 360.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}