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The report shall include, but not be limited to, a priority list of the Commonwealth’s most significant state-owned properties that are eligible for but not designated on the Virginia Landmarks Register pursuant to § 10.1-2206.1. The report shall also provide a priority list of significant state-owned properties, designated on or eligible for the Virginia Landmarks Register, which are threatened with the loss of historic integrity or functionality. In developing the report, the Department shall, in addition to significance and threat, take into account other public interest considerations associated with landmark designation and the provision of proper care and maintenance of property. These considerations shall include: (i) potential financial consequences to the Commonwealth associated with failure to care for and maintain property, (ii) significant public educational potential, (iii) significant tourism opportunities, and (iv) community values and comments. The report shall be forwarded to all affected state agencies, including institutions of higher education, the Governor, the Secretary of Administration, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, the Secretary of Finance, and the General Assembly. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall assist and support the development of the report by providing information and access to property as may be requested.B\n\nEach agency that owns property included in the report required by subsection A shall initiate consultation with the Department within 60 days of receipt of the report and make a good faith effort to reach a consensus decision on designation of an unlisted property and on the feasibility, advisability, and general manner of addressing property needs in the case of a threatened historic property.C\n\nThe Department shall prepare a biennial status report summarizing actions, decisions taken, and the condition of properties previously identified as priorities. The status report, which may be combined with the report required pursuant to subsection A, shall be forwarded to all affected state agencies, including institutions of higher education, as well as to the Governor, the Secretary of Administration, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, the Secretary of Finance, and the General Assembly.D\n\nThe reports required in subsections A and C shall be completed and distributed as required no later than May 1 of each odd-numbered year, so that information contained therein is available to the agencies, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Administration, and the Governor, as well as the General Assembly, during budget preparation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212899,"text":"In order to consider the broad public interest and protect the financial investment in state-owned historic assets, the Department shall develop, on a biennial basis, a report on the stewardship of state-owned properties. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a priority list of the Commonwealth’s most significant state-owned properties that are eligible for but not designated on the Virginia Landmarks Register pursuant to § 10.1-2206.1. The report shall also provide a priority list of significant state-owned properties, designated on or eligible for the Virginia Landmarks Register, which are threatened with the loss of historic integrity or functionality. In developing the report, the Department shall, in addition to significance and threat, take into account other public interest considerations associated with landmark designation and the provision of proper care and maintenance of property. These considerations shall include: (i) potential financial consequences to the Commonwealth associated with failure to care for and maintain property, (ii) significant public educational potential, (iii) significant tourism opportunities, and (iv) community values and comments. The report shall be forwarded to all affected state agencies, including institutions of higher education, the Governor, the Secretary of Administration, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, the Secretary of Finance, and the General Assembly. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall assist and support the development of the report by providing information and access to property as may be requested.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":212900,"text":"Each agency that owns property included in the report required by subsection A shall initiate consultation with the Department within 60 days of receipt of the report and make a good faith effort to reach a consensus decision on designation of an unlisted property and on the feasibility, advisability, and general manner of addressing property needs in the case of a threatened historic property.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":212901,"text":"The Department shall prepare a biennial status report summarizing actions, decisions taken, and the condition of properties previously identified as priorities. The status report, which may be combined with the report required pursuant to subsection A, shall be forwarded to all affected state agencies, including institutions of higher education, as well as to the Governor, the Secretary of Administration, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, the Secretary of Finance, and the General Assembly.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":212902,"text":"The reports required in subsections A and C shall be completed and distributed as required no later than May 1 of each odd-numbered year, so that information contained therein is available to the agencies, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Administration, and the Governor, as well as the General Assembly, during budget preparation.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13563,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Historic Resources","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13562,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:15","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:15","permalink":{"id":146911,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13563,"identifier":"1","token":"10.1\/III\/22\/1","url":"\/10.1\/III\/22\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13562,"edition_id":1,"name":"Historic Resources","identifier":"22","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13561,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:15","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:15","permalink":{"id":146909,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13562,"identifier":"22","token":"10.1\/III\/22","url":"\/10.1\/III\/22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13561,"edition_id":1,"name":"Activities Administered by the Department of Historic Resources","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12740,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:15","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:15","permalink":{"id":146907,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13561,"identifier":"III","token":"10.1\/III","url":"\/10.1\/III\/","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":65742,"structure_id":13563,"section_number":"10.1-2200","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/10.1-2200\/","token":"10.1\/III\/22\/1\/10.1-2200","metadata":false},{"id":62819,"structure_id":13563,"section_number":"10.1-2201","catch_line":"Department created; 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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 747<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83676,"section_number":"10.1-2206.1","catch_line":"Procedure for designating a historic district, building, structure, or site as a historic landmark; National Register of Historic Places, National Historic Landmarks; historic district defined","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2206.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":146933,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58104,"identifier":"10.1-2202.3","token":"10.1\/III\/22\/1\/10.1-2202.3","url":"\/10.1-2202.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-2202.3\/","token":"10.1\/III\/22\/1\/10.1-2202.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Stewardship of state-owned historic properties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-2202.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In order<\/span> to consider the broad public interest and protect the financial investment in state-owned historic assets<\/span>, the Department<\/span> shall develop, on a biennial basis, a report on the stewardship of state-owned properties. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a priority list of the Commonwealth’s most significant state-owned properties that are eligible for but not designated on the Virginia Landmarks Register pursuant to § 10.1-2206.1<\/a>. The report shall also provide a priority list of significant state-owned properties, designated on or eligible for the Virginia Landmarks Register, which are threatened with the loss of historic integrity or functionality. In developing the report, the Department<\/span> shall, in addition to significance and threat, take into account other public interest considerations associated with landmark designation and the provision of proper care and maintenance of property. These considerations shall include: (i) potential financial consequences to the Commonwealth associated with failure to care for and maintain property, (ii) significant public educational potential, (iii) significant tourism opportunities, and (iv) community values and comments. The report shall be forwarded to all affected state agencies, including institutions of higher education, the Governor, the Secretary of Administration, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, the Secretary of Finance, and the General Assembly. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall assist and support the development of the report by providing information and access to property as may be requested. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each agency that owns property included in the report required by subsection A shall initiate consultation with the Department<\/span> within 60 days of receipt of the report and make a good faith effort to reach a consensus decision on designation of an unlisted property and on the feasibility, advisability, and general manner of addressing property needs in the case of a threatened historic property. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall prepare a biennial status report summarizing actions, decisions taken, and the condition of properties previously identified as priorities. The status report, which may be combined with the report required pursuant to subsection A, shall be forwarded to all affected state agencies, including institutions of higher education, as well as to the Governor, the Secretary of Administration, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, the Secretary of Finance, and the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The reports required in subsections A and C shall be completed and distributed as required no later than May 1 of each odd-numbered year, so that information contained therein is available to the agencies, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Administration, and the Governor, as well as the General Assembly, during budget preparation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTEWARDSHIP OF STATE-OWNED HISTORIC PROPERTIES (\u00a7 10.1-2202.3)\n\nA. In order to consider the broad public interest and protect the financial\ninvestment in state-owned historic assets, the Department shall develop, on a\nbiennial basis, a report on the stewardship of state-owned properties. The\nreport shall include, but not be limited to, a priority list of the\nCommonwealth’s most significant state-owned properties that are eligible\nfor but not designated on the Virginia Landmarks Register pursuant to §\n10.1-2206.1. The report shall also provide a priority list of significant\nstate-owned properties, designated on or eligible for the Virginia Landmarks\nRegister, which are threatened with the loss of historic integrity or\nfunctionality. In developing the report, the Department shall, in addition to\nsignificance and threat, take into account other public interest considerations\nassociated with landmark designation and the provision of proper care and\nmaintenance of property. These considerations shall include: (i) potential\nfinancial consequences to the Commonwealth associated with failure to care for\nand maintain property, (ii) significant public educational potential, (iii)\nsignificant tourism opportunities, and (iv) community values and comments. The\nreport shall be forwarded to all affected state agencies, including institutions\nof higher education, the Governor, the Secretary of Administration, the\nSecretary of Natural and Historic Resources, the Secretary of Finance, and the\nGeneral Assembly. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall assist and support the\ndevelopment of the report by providing information and access to property as may\nbe requested.\n\nB. Each agency that owns property included in the report required by subsection\nA shall initiate consultation with the Department within 60 days of receipt of\nthe report and make a good faith effort to reach a consensus decision on\ndesignation of an unlisted property and on the feasibility, advisability, and\ngeneral manner of addressing property needs in the case of a threatened historic\nproperty.\n\nC. The Department shall prepare a biennial status report summarizing actions,\ndecisions taken, and the condition of properties previously identified as\npriorities. The status report, which may be combined with the report required\npursuant to subsection A, shall be forwarded to all affected state agencies,\nincluding institutions of higher education, as well as to the Governor, the\nSecretary of Administration, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources,\nthe Secretary of Finance, and the General Assembly.\n\nD. The reports required in subsections A and C shall be completed and\ndistributed as required no later than May 1 of each odd-numbered year, so that\ninformation contained therein is available to the agencies, the Secretary of\nFinance, the Secretary of Administration, and the Governor, as well as the\nGeneral Assembly, during budget preparation.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 747; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.","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}}