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The Board is authorized to sell any facility resulting from an expenditure authorized by \u00a7 10.1-638 B to any entity to whom a loan could be made pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 10.1-638 A under the terms and conditions prescribed hereinafter. Conveyances of any such facilities shall be executed by the chairman of the Board acting pursuant to a resolution of the Board and shall be approved by the Governor and Attorney General as to form and substance. Upon the transfer of title of such facilities, the purchasing entity shall grant an easement or right-of-way to the appropriate soil and water conservation district to assure the continued operation, inspection and repair of the works of improvement on the land sold, and in all cases, the purchasing entity shall agree to maintain the facility in a satisfactory manner. The Board may contract with an entity eligible to borrow from the revolving fund pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-638 A, for the sale of water stored at facilities constructed by expenditures pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-638 B. However, it is not the intent of this article to provide a means whereby the Commonwealth shall store and sell water to such entities; therefore, unless extenuating circumstances prevail, such contract shall be entered into with the understanding that such entities shall acquire the rights of the Board in the water storage facility by a future date agreeable to the Board and entity. The Board may lease such facilities to any agency or entity of government, corporation, organization or individual for recreational purposes or any other uses which will not impair the facilities’ value for future water supply. Proceeds from the sale of stored water or sale or rental of such facilities shall be placed in the revolving fund.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253096,"text":"Expenditures by the Board for any one facility under the provisions of \u00a7 10.1-638 B shall not exceed $500,000 without the written approval of the Governor for construction and seeding, acquisition of land, easements, and rights-of-way, engineering costs, appraisal costs, legal services, and other costs related to the facility. The Board is authorized to sell any facility resulting from an expenditure authorized by \u00a7 10.1-638 B to any entity to whom a loan could be made pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 10.1-638 A under the terms and conditions prescribed hereinafter. Conveyances of any such facilities shall be executed by the chairman of the Board acting pursuant to a resolution of the Board and shall be approved by the Governor and Attorney General as to form and substance. Upon the transfer of title of such facilities, the purchasing entity shall grant an easement or right-of-way to the appropriate soil and water conservation district to assure the continued operation, inspection and repair of the works of improvement on the land sold, and in all cases, the purchasing entity shall agree to maintain the facility in a satisfactory manner. The Board may contract with an entity eligible to borrow from the revolving fund pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-638 A, for the sale of water stored at facilities constructed by expenditures pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-638 B. However, it is not the intent of this article to provide a means whereby the Commonwealth shall store and sell water to such entities; therefore, unless extenuating circumstances prevail, such contract shall be entered into with the understanding that such entities shall acquire the rights of the Board in the water storage facility by a future date agreeable to the Board and entity. The Board may lease such facilities to any agency or entity of government, corporation, organization or individual for recreational purposes or any other uses which will not impair the facilities’ value for future water supply. 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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 591 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 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1972, chapter 821; in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85645,"section_number":"10.1-646","catch_line":"Purchase price and terms of sales authorized by \u00a7 10.1-645","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-646\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":73761,"section_number":"10.1-638","catch_line":"Purposes for which fund to be used","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-638\/"}],"permalink":{"id":144699,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70082,"identifier":"10.1-645","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/4\/10.1-645","url":"\/10.1-645\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-645\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/4\/10.1-645","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limits on expenditures authorized under \u00a7 10.1-638 B; sale of resulting facilities; sale of stored water; renting facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-645","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Expenditures by the Board<\/span> for any one facility<\/span> under the provisions of \u00a7 10.1-638<\/a> B shall not exceed $500,000 without the written approval of the Governor for construction and seeding, acquisition of land, easements, and rights-of-way, engineering costs, appraisal costs, legal services, and other costs related to the facility<\/span>. The Board<\/span> is authorized to sell any facility<\/span> resulting from an expenditure authorized by \u00a7 10.1-638<\/a> B to any entity to whom a loan could be made pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 10.1-638<\/a> A under the terms and conditions prescribed hereinafter. Conveyances of any such facilities shall be executed by the chairman of the Board<\/span> acting pursuant to a resolution of the Board<\/span> and shall be approved by the Governor and Attorney General<\/span> as to form and substance. Upon the transfer of title of such facilities, the purchasing entity shall grant an easement or right-of-way to the appropriate soil and water conservation district to assure the continued operation, inspection and repair of the works of improvement on the land sold, and in all cases, the purchasing entity shall agree to maintain the facility<\/span> in a satisfactory manner. The Board<\/span> may contract<\/span> with an entity eligible to borrow from the revolving fund<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-638<\/a> A, for the sale of water stored at facilities constructed by expenditures pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-638<\/a> B. However, it is not the intent<\/span> of this article to provide a means whereby the Commonwealth shall store and sell water to such entities; therefore, unless extenuating circumstances<\/span> prevail, such contract<\/span> shall be entered into with the understanding that such entities shall acquire the rights of the Board<\/span> in the water storage facility<\/span> by a future date agreeable to the Board<\/span> and entity. The Board<\/span> may lease such facilities to any agency or entity of government, corporation, organization or individual for recreational purposes or any other uses which will not impair the facilities’ value for future water supply. Proceeds from the sale of stored water or sale or rental of such facilities shall be placed in the revolving fund<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITS ON EXPENDITURES AUTHORIZED UNDER \u00a7 10.1-638 B; SALE OF RESULTING\nFACILITIES; SALE OF STORED WATER; RENTING FACILITIES (\u00a7 10.1-645)\n\nExpenditures by the Board for any one facility under the provisions of \u00a7\n10.1-638 B shall not exceed $500,000 without the written approval of the\nGovernor for construction and seeding, acquisition of land, easements, and\nrights-of-way, engineering costs, appraisal costs, legal services, and other\ncosts related to the facility. The Board is authorized to sell any facility\nresulting from an expenditure authorized by \u00a7 10.1-638 B to any entity to whom\na loan could be made pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 10.1-638 A under the terms\nand conditions prescribed hereinafter. Conveyances of any such facilities shall\nbe executed by the chairman of the Board acting pursuant to a resolution of the\nBoard and shall be approved by the Governor and Attorney General as to form and\nsubstance. Upon the transfer of title of such facilities, the purchasing entity\nshall grant an easement or right-of-way to the appropriate soil and water\nconservation district to assure the continued operation, inspection and repair\nof the works of improvement on the land sold, and in all cases, the purchasing\nentity shall agree to maintain the facility in a satisfactory manner. The Board\nmay contract with an entity eligible to borrow from the revolving fund pursuant\nto \u00a7 10.1-638 A, for the sale of water stored at facilities constructed by\nexpenditures pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-638 B. However, it is not the intent of this\narticle to provide a means whereby the Commonwealth shall store and sell water\nto such entities; therefore, unless extenuating circumstances prevail, such\ncontract shall be entered into with the understanding that such entities shall\nacquire the rights of the Board in the water storage facility by a future date\nagreeable to the Board and entity. The Board may lease such facilities to any\nagency or entity of government, corporation, organization or individual for\nrecreational purposes or any other uses which will not impair the\nfacilities’ value for future water supply. Proceeds from the sale of\nstored water or sale or rental of such facilities shall be placed in the\nrevolving fund.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 591, \u00a7 21-11.9; 1972, c. 821; 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}}