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Whenever practicable in the judgment of the Director, real property acquired pursuant to this chapter shall be made available for agricultural and timbering uses which are compatible with the purposes of this chapter.B\n\nThe Director is authorized to acquire, in the name of the Commonwealth, by gift or purchase, any real property or any interest therein, as the Director deems necessary for obtaining, maintaining, improving, protecting and conserving outdoor areas suitable for the development of a system of outdoor recreational facilities, and to transfer such property to other state agencies as provided in § 2.2-1150.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":238891,"text":"The Director is authorized to acquire by gift or purchase (i) unrestricted fee simple title to tracts, (ii) fee simple title to such land subject to reservation of farming rights or timber rights or (iii) easements in gross or other interests in real estate as are designed to maintain the character of the land as open-space land. Whenever practicable in the judgment of the Director, real property acquired pursuant to this chapter shall be made available for agricultural and timbering uses which are compatible with the purposes of this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":238892,"text":"The Director is authorized to acquire, in the name of the Commonwealth, by gift or purchase, any real property or any interest therein, as the Director deems necessary for obtaining, maintaining, improving, protecting and conserving outdoor areas suitable for the development of a system of outdoor recreational facilities, and to transfer such property to other state agencies as provided in § 2.2-1150.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":16096,"edition_id":1,"name":"Outdoor Recreation","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14710,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:05:46","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:05:46","permalink":{"id":143679,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16096,"identifier":"2","token":"10.1\/I\/2\/2","url":"\/10.1\/I\/2\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14710,"edition_id":1,"name":"Parks and Recreation","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12893,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:27","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:27","permalink":{"id":143613,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14710,"identifier":"2","token":"10.1\/I\/2","url":"\/10.1\/I\/2\/","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":86339,"structure_id":16096,"section_number":"10.1-206","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/10.1-206\/","token":"10.1\/I\/2\/2\/10.1-206","metadata":false},{"id":63451,"structure_id":16096,"section_number":"10.1-207","catch_line":"Cooperation of other departments, etc","url":"\/10.1-207\/","token":"10.1\/I\/2\/2\/10.1-207","metadata":false},{"id":65713,"structure_id":16096,"section_number":"10.1-208","catch_line":"Acquisition of property; making property available for agricultural and timbering uses, outdoor and recreational uses","url":"\/10.1-208\/","token":"10.1\/I\/2\/2\/10.1-208","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":63451,"structure_id":16096,"section_number":"10.1-207","catch_line":"Cooperation of other departments, etc","url":"\/10.1-207\/","token":"10.1\/I\/2\/2\/10.1-207","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/10.1-208\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 739 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 1984 \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":86857,"section_number":"2.2-1150","catch_line":"Conveyance and transfers of real property by state agencies; approval of Governor and Attorney General; notice to members of General Assembly","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1150\/"}],"permalink":{"id":143689,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65713,"identifier":"10.1-208","token":"10.1\/I\/2\/2\/10.1-208","url":"\/10.1-208\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-208\/","token":"10.1\/I\/2\/2\/10.1-208","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acquisition of property; making property available for agricultural and timbering uses, outdoor and recreational uses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-208","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> is authorized to acquire by gift or purchase (i) unrestricted fee simple title to tracts, (ii) fee simple title to such land subject to reservation of farming rights or timber rights or (iii) easements in gross or other interests in real estate as are designed to maintain the character of the land as open-space land. Whenever practicable in the judgment<\/span> of the Director<\/span>, real property acquired pursuant to this chapter shall be made available for agricultural and timbering uses which are compatible with the purposes of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Director<\/span> is authorized to acquire, in the name of the Commonwealth, by gift or purchase, any real property or any interest therein, as the Director<\/span> deems necessary for obtaining, maintaining, improving, protecting and conserving outdoor areas suitable for the development of a system of outdoor recreational facilities, and to transfer such property to other state agencies as provided in § 2.2-1150<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACQUISITION OF PROPERTY; MAKING PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND\nTIMBERING USES, OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL USES (\u00a7 10.1-208)\n\nA. The Director is authorized to acquire by gift or purchase (i) unrestricted\nfee simple title to tracts, (ii) fee simple title to such land subject to\nreservation of farming rights or timber rights or (iii) easements in gross or\nother interests in real estate as are designed to maintain the character of the\nland as open-space land. Whenever practicable in the judgment of the Director,\nreal property acquired pursuant to this chapter shall be made available for\nagricultural and timbering uses which are compatible with the purposes of this\nchapter.\n\nB. The Director is authorized to acquire, in the name of the Commonwealth, by\ngift or purchase, any real property or any interest therein, as the Director\ndeems necessary for obtaining, maintaining, improving, protecting and conserving\noutdoor areas suitable for the development of a system of outdoor recreational\nfacilities, and to transfer such property to other state agencies as provided in\n§ 2.2-1150.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 739, \u00a7 10-21.3:7; 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}}