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In making such evaluation, the agency shall consider (i) the fiscal advantages of utilizing the existing infrastructure available in urban centers as compared to the construction of new infrastructure in less developed areas, (ii) the potential savings associated with leasing facilities from the private sector in urban centers as compared to purchasing or constructing new facilities in other areas, (iii) the convenience to employees and citizen users of state facilities and programs of placing such facilities and programs in close proximity to the road and transportation systems and other amenities found in the Commonwealth’s urban centers, and (iv) whether the local governing body is supportive of the location as a desirable use of available land resources.\n\t\t\tThis subsection shall not be construed to limit the ability of a state department, agency or institution to locate facilities based on other factors such as a rural locality’s desire to stimulate economic development or the need to have regionally dispersed services.C\n\nThe provisions of subsection B shall not apply to any facility or program to be located on the campus of any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":232129,"text":"Any state department, agency or institution shall, before purchasing or otherwise acquiring land for any capital improvement, inquire of the Department whether there is available any suitable land under the control of the Department or any other state department, agency or institution that may be authorized for the purpose for which the additional land is needed.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":232130,"text":"The Department shall require every state department, agency or institution responsible for the construction, operation or maintenance of public facilities within the Commonwealth, when siting state facilities and programs, to evaluate the feasibility of siting such facilities and programs in the Commonwealth’s urban centers. 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This law was first created in 1968. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 717 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 1968 \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 1977, chapter 672; in 2000, chapter 704<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 612<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68835,"section_number":"2.2-2215","catch_line":"Powers not restrictive; exemptions from Public Procurement Act and the Virginia Personnel Act","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2215\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":172719,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63729,"identifier":"2.2-1154","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4\/2.2-1154","url":"\/2.2-1154\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1154\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4\/2.2-1154","dublin_core":{"Title":"State departments, agencies, and institutions to inquire of Department before acquiring land for capital improvements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1154","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any state department, agency or institution shall, before purchasing or otherwise acquiring land for any capital improvement, inquire of the Department whether there is available any suitable land under the control of the Department or any other state department, agency or institution that may be authorized for the purpose for which the additional land is needed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department shall require every state department, agency or institution responsible for the construction, operation or maintenance of public facilities within the Commonwealth, when siting state facilities and programs, to evaluate the feasibility of siting such facilities and programs in the Commonwealth’s urban centers. In making such evaluation, the agency shall consider (i) the fiscal advantages of utilizing the existing infrastructure available in urban centers as compared to the construction of new infrastructure in less developed areas, (ii) the potential savings associated with leasing facilities from the private sector in urban centers as compared to purchasing or constructing new facilities in other areas, (iii) the convenience to employees and citizen users of state facilities and programs of placing such facilities and programs in close proximity to the road and transportation systems and other amenities found in the Commonwealth’s urban centers, and (iv) whether the local governing body is supportive of the location as a desirable use of available land resources.\n\t\t\tThis subsection shall not be construed to limit the ability of a state department, agency or institution to locate facilities based on other factors such as a rural locality’s desire to stimulate economic development or the need to have regionally dispersed services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of subsection B shall not apply to any facility or program to be located on the campus of any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND INSTITUTIONS TO INQUIRE OF DEPARTMENT BEFORE\nACQUIRING LAND FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS (\u00a7 2.2-1154)\n\nA. Any state department, agency or institution shall, before purchasing or\notherwise acquiring land for any capital improvement, inquire of the Department\nwhether there is available any suitable land under the control of the Department\nor any other state department, agency or institution that may be authorized for\nthe purpose for which the additional land is needed.\n\nB. The Department shall require every state department, agency or institution\nresponsible for the construction, operation or maintenance of public facilities\nwithin the Commonwealth, when siting state facilities and programs, to evaluate\nthe feasibility of siting such facilities and programs in the\nCommonwealth’s urban centers. In making such evaluation, the agency shall\nconsider (i) the fiscal advantages of utilizing the existing infrastructure\navailable in urban centers as compared to the construction of new infrastructure\nin less developed areas, (ii) the potential savings associated with leasing\nfacilities from the private sector in urban centers as compared to purchasing or\nconstructing new facilities in other areas, (iii) the convenience to employees\nand citizen users of state facilities and programs of placing such facilities\nand programs in close proximity to the road and transportation systems and other\namenities found in the Commonwealth’s urban centers, and (iv) whether the\nlocal governing body is supportive of the location as a desirable use of\navailable land resources.\n\t\t\tThis subsection shall not be construed to limit the ability of a state\ndepartment, agency or institution to locate facilities based on other factors\nsuch as a rural locality’s desire to stimulate economic development or the\nneed to have regionally dispersed services.\n\nC. The provisions of subsection B shall not apply to any facility or program to\nbe located on the campus of any public institution of higher education in the\nCommonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 717, \u00a7 2.1-106.4; 1977, c. 672, \u00a7 2.1-508; 2000, c. 704;\n2001, 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}}