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In the event that the Authority ceases to operate its projects and to promote the purposes stated in \u00a7 10.1-1601 or is dissolved, the title to real property held by the Authority shall transfer to the locality in which the majority of such property is located; however, in the event that an environmental audit of any real property or interest therein, or portion of such property, to be transferred pursuant to this section discloses any environmental liability or violation of law or regulation, present or contingent, the locality may reject the transfer of any portion of such property that it determines to be environmentally defective.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":310024,"text":"The Authority may acquire title to property in its own name or in the name of the Commonwealth for and on behalf of the Authority. In the event that the Authority ceases to operate its projects and to promote the purposes stated in \u00a7 10.1-1601 or is dissolved, the title to real property held by the Authority shall transfer to the locality in which the majority of such property is located; however, in the event that an environmental audit of any real property or interest therein, or portion of such property, to be transferred pursuant to this section discloses any environmental liability or violation of law or regulation, present or contingent, the locality may reject the transfer of any portion of such property that it determines to be environmentally defective.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14033,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority Act","identifier":"16","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12741,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:39","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:39","permalink":{"id":146547,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14033,"identifier":"16","token":"10.1\/II\/16","url":"\/10.1\/II\/16\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12741,"edition_id":1,"name":"Activities Administered by Other Entities","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12740,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":144833,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12741,"identifier":"II","token":"10.1\/II","url":"\/10.1\/II\/","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":77070,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1600","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/10.1-1600\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1600","metadata":false},{"id":85414,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1601","catch_line":"Authority created","url":"\/10.1-1601\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1601","metadata":false},{"id":74219,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1602","catch_line":"Board of directors","url":"\/10.1-1602\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1602","metadata":false},{"id":84792,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1603","catch_line":"Powers of Authority","url":"\/10.1-1603\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1603","metadata":false},{"id":72940,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1604","catch_line":"Form, terms, and execution of bonds","url":"\/10.1-1604\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1604","metadata":false},{"id":82583,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1605","catch_line":"Issuance and sale of bonds","url":"\/10.1-1605\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1605","metadata":false},{"id":63389,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1606","catch_line":"Use of bond proceeds","url":"\/10.1-1606\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1606","metadata":false},{"id":69623,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1607","catch_line":"Interim receipts or temporary bonds","url":"\/10.1-1607\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1607","metadata":false},{"id":77063,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1608","catch_line":"Faith and credit of Commonwealth or political subdivision not pledged","url":"\/10.1-1608\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1608","metadata":false},{"id":55123,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1609","catch_line":"Expenses of the Authority","url":"\/10.1-1609\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1609","metadata":false},{"id":58095,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1610","catch_line":"Trust agreement securing bonds","url":"\/10.1-1610\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1610","metadata":false},{"id":83657,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1611","catch_line":"Moneys received deemed trust funds","url":"\/10.1-1611\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1611","metadata":false},{"id":71200,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1612","catch_line":"Proceedings by bondholder or trustee to enforce rights","url":"\/10.1-1612\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1612","metadata":false},{"id":63852,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1613","catch_line":"Bonds made securities for investment and deposit","url":"\/10.1-1613\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1613","metadata":false},{"id":62190,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1614","catch_line":"Revenue refunding bonds; 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disposition of property","url":"\/10.1-1623\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1623","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":56727,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1617","catch_line":"Moneys of Authority","url":"\/10.1-1617\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1617","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":76235,"structure_id":14033,"section_number":"10.1-1619","catch_line":"Violation of regulations","url":"\/10.1-1619\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1619","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/10.1-1618\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 360 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1988, chapter 891; in 1991, chapter 706; in 2025, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0169\">169<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0176\">176<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85414,"section_number":"10.1-1601","catch_line":"Authority created","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1601\/"}],"permalink":{"id":146621,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86554,"identifier":"10.1-1618","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1618","url":"\/10.1-1618\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1618\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1618","dublin_core":{"Title":"Title to property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1618","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Authority<\/span> may acquire title to property in its own name or in the name of the Commonwealth for and on behalf of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Authority<\/span>. In the event that the <span class=\"dictionary\">Authority<\/span> ceases to operate its <span class=\"dictionary\">projects<\/span> and to promote the purposes stated in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Authority created\" href=\"\/10.1-1601\/\">10.1-1601<\/a> or is dissolved, the title to real property held by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Authority<\/span> shall transfer to the locality in which the majority of such property is located; however, in the event that an environmental audit of any real property or interest therein, or portion of such property, to be transferred pursuant to this section discloses any environmental liability or violation of <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> or regulation, present or contingent, the locality may reject the transfer of any portion of such property that it determines to be environmentally defective.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTITLE TO PROPERTY (\u00a7 10.1-1618)\n\nThe Authority may acquire title to property in its own name or in the name of\nthe Commonwealth for and on behalf of the Authority. In the event that the\nAuthority ceases to operate its projects and to promote the purposes stated in\n\u00a7 10.1-1601 or is dissolved, the title to real property held by the Authority\nshall transfer to the locality in which the majority of such property is\nlocated; however, in the event that an environmental audit of any real property\nor interest therein, or portion of such property, to be transferred pursuant to\nthis section discloses any environmental liability or violation of law or\nregulation, present or contingent, the locality may reject the transfer of any\nportion of such property that it determines to be environmentally defective.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 360, \u00a7 10-158.16; 1988, c. 891; 1991, c. 706; 2025, cc. 169,\n176.","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}}