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All such leases shall be executed in the name of the Commonwealth and shall be in a form approved by the Attorney General. The leases may run for such time as may be approved by the Governor and shall be for appropriate rental. All rentals received shall be retained by the Department and used for paying the costs of entering and administering such leases and for off-setting the costs of maintaining and operating the facilities under control of the Department. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary or how title to the property was acquired, the deed or lease shall be executed on behalf of the Commonwealth by the Director of the Department or his designee, and such action shall not create a cloud on the title to the property. The terms of the lease shall be subject to the written approval of the Governor or his designee.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":251765,"text":"The Department, with the written approval of the Governor, may lease land, buildings and any portions thereof owned by the Commonwealth and under the control of the Department, when such land, buildings, or portions thereof are in excess of current and foreseeable needs of the Department. All such leases shall be executed in the name of the Commonwealth and shall be in a form approved by the Attorney General. The leases may run for such time as may be approved by the Governor and shall be for appropriate rental. All rentals received shall be retained by the Department and used for paying the costs of entering and administering such leases and for off-setting the costs of maintaining and operating the facilities under control of the Department. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary or how title to the property was acquired, the deed or lease shall be executed on behalf of the Commonwealth by the Director of the Department or his designee, and such action shall not create a cloud on the title to the property. The terms of the lease shall be subject to the written approval of the Governor or his designee.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13187,"edition_id":1,"name":"Division Of Engineering And Buildings","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":5,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13186,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:25","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:25","permalink":{"id":172585,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13187,"identifier":"4","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13186,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of General Services","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13092,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:25","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:25","permalink":{"id":172461,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13186,"identifier":"11","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13092,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government","identifier":"C","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12784,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","permalink":{"id":172453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13092,"identifier":"C","token":"2.2\/I\/C","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12784,"edition_id":1,"name":"Organization of State Government","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12749,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":171455,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12784,"identifier":"I","token":"2.2\/I","url":"\/2.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12749,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration of Government","identifier":"2.2","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":171453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12749,"identifier":"2.2","token":"2.2","url":"\/2.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":60538,"structure_id":13187,"section_number":"2.2-1129","catch_line":"Division of Engineering and Buildings","url":"\/2.2-1129\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4\/2.2-1129","metadata":false},{"id":70867,"structure_id":13187,"section_number":"2.2-1130","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/2.2-1130\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4\/2.2-1130","metadata":false},{"id":78119,"structure_id":13187,"section_number":"2.2-1131","catch_line":"Maintenance and utilization standards","url":"\/2.2-1131\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4\/2.2-1131","metadata":false},{"id":74399,"structure_id":13187,"section_number":"2.2-1131.1","catch_line":"Establishment of performance standards for the use of property","url":"\/2.2-1131.1\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4\/2.2-1131.1","metadata":false},{"id":74281,"structure_id":13187,"section_number":"2.2-1132","catch_line":"Administration of capital outlay construction; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 262 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 1962 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1966, chapters 55 and 677; in 1977, chapter 672; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>; in 2009, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?091+ful+CHAP0612\">612<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":172659,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69630,"identifier":"2.2-1146","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4\/2.2-1146","url":"\/2.2-1146\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1146\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4\/2.2-1146","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department may lease certain state property; approval of leases by Attorney General; disposition of rentals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1146","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The Department, with the written approval of the Governor, may lease land, buildings and any portions thereof owned by the Commonwealth and under the control of the Department, when such land, buildings, or portions thereof are in excess of current and foreseeable needs of the Department. All such leases shall be executed in the name of the Commonwealth and shall be in a form approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span>. The leases may run for such time as may be approved by the Governor and shall be for appropriate rental. All rentals received shall be retained by the Department and used for paying the costs of entering and administering such leases and for off-setting the costs of maintaining and operating the facilities under control of the Department. Notwithstanding any <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> to the contrary or how title to the property was acquired, the deed or lease shall be executed on behalf of the Commonwealth by the Director of the Department or his designee, and such action shall not create a cloud on the title to the property. 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All rentals received shall be\nretained by the Department and used for paying the costs of entering and\nadministering such leases and for off-setting the costs of maintaining and\noperating the facilities under control of the Department. Notwithstanding any\nlaw to the contrary or how title to the property was acquired, the deed or lease\nshall be executed on behalf of the Commonwealth by the Director of the\nDepartment or his designee, and such action shall not create a cloud on the\ntitle to the property. The terms of the lease shall be subject to the written\napproval of the Governor or his designee.\n\nHISTORY: 1962, c. 262, \u00a7 2-66.2; 1966, cc. 55, 677, \u00a7 2.1-84; 1977, c. 672, \u00a7\n2.1-503; 2001, c. 844; 2009, c. 612.","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}}