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This law was first created in 1966. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 525 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 1966 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":146681,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79722,"identifier":"10.1-1801","token":"10.1\/II\/18\/10.1-1801","url":"\/10.1-1801\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1801\/","token":"10.1\/II\/18\/10.1-1801","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers of Foundation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1801","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Virginia Outdoors Foundation shall have the following general powers:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To have succession until dissolved by the General Assembly, in which event title to the properties of the Foundation, both real and personal, shall, insofar as consistent with existing contractual obligations and subject to all other legally enforceable claims or demands by or against the Foundation, pass to and become vested in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To sue and be sued in contractual matters in its own name; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To promulgate regulations as it deems necessary for the administration of its functions in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To accept, hold, and administer gifts and bequests of money, securities, or other property, absolutely or in trust, for the purposes for which the Foundation is created. Unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the gift or bequest, the Foundation is authorized to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of and to invest or reinvest in such investments as it may determine the moneys, securities, or other property given or bequeathed to it. The principal of such funds, together with the income therefrom and all other revenues, shall be placed in such depositories as the Foundation shall determine and shall constitute a special fund and be subject to expenditure by the Foundation without further appropriation. The Foundation shall not engage in any business except in the furtherance of its objectives; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To acquire by gift, devise, purchase, or otherwise, absolutely or in trust, and to hold and, unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the gift or devise, to encumber, convey, or otherwise dispose of, any real property, or any estate or interest therein, as may be necessary and proper in carrying into effect the purposes of the Foundation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> To enter into contracts<\/span> generally and to execute all instruments necessary or appropriate to carry out its purposes; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> To appoint and prescribe the duties of such officers, agents, and employees as may be necessary to carry out its functions, and to fix and pay such compensation to them for their services as the Foundation may determine; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> To perform any lawful acts necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Foundation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS OF FOUNDATION (\u00a7 10.1-1801)\n\nThe Virginia Outdoors Foundation shall have the following general powers:\n\n1. To have succession until dissolved by the General Assembly, in which event\ntitle to the properties of the Foundation, both real and personal, shall,\ninsofar as consistent with existing contractual obligations and subject to all\nother legally enforceable claims or demands by or against the Foundation, pass\nto and become vested in the Commonwealth;\n\n2. To sue and be sued in contractual matters in its own name;\n\n3. To promulgate regulations as it deems necessary for the administration of its\nfunctions in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et\nseq.);\n\n4. To accept, hold, and administer gifts and bequests of money, securities, or\nother property, absolutely or in trust, for the purposes for which the\nFoundation is created. Unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the gift or\nbequest, the Foundation is authorized to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of\nand to invest or reinvest in such investments as it may determine the moneys,\nsecurities, or other property given or bequeathed to it. The principal of such\nfunds, together with the income therefrom and all other revenues, shall be\nplaced in such depositories as the Foundation shall determine and shall\nconstitute a special fund and be subject to expenditure by the Foundation\nwithout further appropriation. The Foundation shall not engage in any business\nexcept in the furtherance of its objectives;\n\n5. To acquire by gift, devise, purchase, or otherwise, absolutely or in trust,\nand to hold and, unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the gift or devise,\nto encumber, convey, or otherwise dispose of, any real property, or any estate\nor interest therein, as may be necessary and proper in carrying into effect the\npurposes of the Foundation;\n\n6. To enter into contracts generally and to execute all instruments necessary or\nappropriate to carry out its purposes;\n\n7. To appoint and prescribe the duties of such officers, agents, and employees\nas may be necessary to carry out its functions, and to fix and pay such\ncompensation to them for their services as the Foundation may determine; and\n\n8. To perform any lawful acts necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes\nof the Foundation.\n\nHISTORY: 1966, c. 525, \u00a7 10-163; 1988, c. 891.","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}}