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Sess., c. 239, \u00a7 2.1-106.6:1; 1977, c. 672, \u00a7 2.1-511; 1981, c. 112; 1984, c. 641; 1988, c. 57; 1990, cc. 53, 688; 1992, c. 331; 2001, c. 844.","full_text":"A\n\nWhenever any department, agency, or institution of state government possesses or has under its control property for which there is an anticipated future use, but for which there is no immediate use, the department, agency, or institution of the Commonwealth may effect, subject to the written recommendation of the Department to the Governor and the written approval by the Governor, an agreement in writing with any other department, agency, or institution of state government for the use of the property by the other department, agency, or institution during a period not to exceed 15 years. The agreement may be extended beyond the 15-year period on an annual basis in accordance with the procedures prescribed in this subsection. In the event no other department, agency, or institution of state government has use for the property, the department, agency, or institution may lease the property to private individuals, firms, corporations or other entities in accordance with the procedures and subject to the term limitations prescribed in this subsection.B\n\nThe provisions of subsection A notwithstanding, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, subject to the approval of the General Assembly, may enter into written agreements with university-related foundations, private individuals, firms, corporations, or other entities to lease property in the possession or control of the institution. Any such agreement and proposed development or use of property shall (i) be for a purpose consistent with the educational and general mission, auxiliary enterprises, and sponsored program activities of the institution, or such other purpose as the General Assembly may authorize, and (ii) comply with guidelines adopted by the Department. The term of any agreement shall be based upon, among other things, the useful life of the improvements to the property and shall not exceed 50 years; however, any agreement may be extended upon the written recommendation of the Governor and the approval of the General Assembly. Agreements with private individuals, firms, corporations, or other entities shall also be subject to guidelines adopted by the Secretary of Finance. In the event that any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth enters into any written agreement with a university-related foundation, private individual, firm, corporation, or other entity to lease property in the possession or control of the institution pursuant to this subsection, neither the real property that is the subject of the lease nor any improvements or personal property located on the real property that is the subject of the lease shall be subject to taxation by any local government authority pursuant to § 58.1-3203 or § 58.1-3502 or any other applicable law during the term of the lease, regardless of the ownership of the property, improvements or personal property, provided the real property, improvements or personal property shall be used for a purpose consistent with the educational and general mission, auxiliary enterprises, and sponsored program activities of the institution.\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “university-related foundation” means any foundation affiliated with an institution of higher education.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231712,"text":"Whenever any department, agency, or institution of state government possesses or has under its control property for which there is an anticipated future use, but for which there is no immediate use, the department, agency, or institution of the Commonwealth may effect, subject to the written recommendation of the Department to the Governor and the written approval by the Governor, an agreement in writing with any other department, agency, or institution of state government for the use of the property by the other department, agency, or institution during a period not to exceed 15 years. The agreement may be extended beyond the 15-year period on an annual basis in accordance with the procedures prescribed in this subsection. In the event no other department, agency, or institution of state government has use for the property, the department, agency, or institution may lease the property to private individuals, firms, corporations or other entities in accordance with the procedures and subject to the term limitations prescribed in this subsection.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":231713,"text":"The provisions of subsection A notwithstanding, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, subject to the approval of the General Assembly, may enter into written agreements with university-related foundations, private individuals, firms, corporations, or other entities to lease property in the possession or control of the institution. Any such agreement and proposed development or use of property shall (i) be for a purpose consistent with the educational and general mission, auxiliary enterprises, and sponsored program activities of the institution, or such other purpose as the General Assembly may authorize, and (ii) comply with guidelines adopted by the Department. The term of any agreement shall be based upon, among other things, the useful life of the improvements to the property and shall not exceed 50 years; however, any agreement may be extended upon the written recommendation of the Governor and the approval of the General Assembly. Agreements with private individuals, firms, corporations, or other entities shall also be subject to guidelines adopted by the Secretary of Finance. In the event that any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth enters into any written agreement with a university-related foundation, private individual, firm, corporation, or other entity to lease property in the possession or control of the institution pursuant to this subsection, neither the real property that is the subject of the lease nor any improvements or personal property located on the real property that is the subject of the lease shall be subject to taxation by any local government authority pursuant to § 58.1-3203 or § 58.1-3502 or any other applicable law during the term of the lease, regardless of the ownership of the property, improvements or personal property, provided the real property, improvements or personal property shall be used for a purpose consistent with the educational and general mission, auxiliary enterprises, and sponsored program activities of the institution.\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “university-related foundation” means any foundation affiliated with an institution of higher education.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"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 this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1981, chapter 112; in 1984, chapter 641; in 1988, chapter 57; in 1990, chapters 53 and 688; in 1992, chapter 331; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67105,"section_number":"23.1-2213","catch_line":"Medical center management; capital projects; leases of property; procurement","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-2213\/"},{"id":83900,"section_number":"57-5","catch_line":"R. E. Lee Camp; Pelham Chapel","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-5\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83715,"section_number":"58.1-3203","catch_line":"Taxation of certain leasehold interests; concessions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3203\/"},{"id":59079,"section_number":"58.1-3502","catch_line":"Tangible personal property leased, loaned, or otherwise made available to a private party from agency of federal, state or local government","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3502\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172723,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63598,"identifier":"2.2-1155","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4\/2.2-1155","url":"\/2.2-1155\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1155\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4\/2.2-1155","dublin_core":{"Title":"Temporary transfer of use of property between state departments, agencies, and institutions; lease to private entities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1155","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever any department, agency, or institution of state government possesses or has under its control property for which there is an anticipated future use, but for which there is no immediate use, the department, agency, or institution of the Commonwealth may effect, subject to the written recommendation of the Department to the Governor and the written approval by the Governor, an agreement in writing with any other department, agency, or institution of state government for the use of the property by the other department, agency, or institution during a period not to exceed 15 years. The agreement may be extended beyond the 15-year period on an annual basis in accordance with the procedures prescribed in this subsection. In the event no other department, agency, or institution of state government has use for the property, the department, agency, or institution may lease the property to private individuals, firms, corporations or other entities in accordance with the procedures and subject to the term limitations prescribed in this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of subsection A notwithstanding, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, subject to the approval of the General Assembly, may enter into written agreements with university-related foundations<\/span>, private individuals, firms, corporations, or other entities to lease property in the possession<\/span> or control of the institution. Any such agreement and proposed development or use of property shall (i) be for a purpose consistent with the educational and general mission, auxiliary enterprises, and sponsored program activities of the institution, or such other purpose as the General Assembly may authorize, and (ii) comply with guidelines adopted by the Department. The term of any agreement shall be based upon, among other things, the useful life of the improvements to the property and shall not exceed 50 years; however, any agreement may be extended upon the written recommendation of the Governor and the approval of the General Assembly. Agreements with private individuals, firms, corporations, or other entities shall also be subject to guidelines adopted by the Secretary of Finance. In the event that any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth enters into any written agreement with a university-related foundation<\/span>, private individual, firm, corporation, or other entity to lease property in the possession<\/span> or control of the institution pursuant to this subsection, neither the real property that is the subject of the lease nor any improvements or personal property located on the real property that is the subject of the lease shall be subject to taxation by any local government authority pursuant to § 58.1-3203<\/a> or § 58.1-3502<\/a> or any other applicable law<\/span> during the term of the lease, regardless of the ownership of the property, improvements or personal property, provided the real property, improvements or personal property shall be used for a purpose consistent with the educational and general mission, auxiliary enterprises, and sponsored program activities of the institution.\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “university-related foundation<\/span>” means any foundation affiliated with an institution of higher education. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEMPORARY TRANSFER OF USE OF PROPERTY BETWEEN STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND\nINSTITUTIONS; LEASE TO PRIVATE ENTITIES (\u00a7 2.2-1155)\n\nA. Whenever any department, agency, or institution of state government possesses\nor has under its control property for which there is an anticipated future use,\nbut for which there is no immediate use, the department, agency, or institution\nof the Commonwealth may effect, subject to the written recommendation of the\nDepartment to the Governor and the written approval by the Governor, an\nagreement in writing with any other department, agency, or institution of state\ngovernment for the use of the property by the other department, agency, or\ninstitution during a period not to exceed 15 years. The agreement may be\nextended beyond the 15-year period on an annual basis in accordance with the\nprocedures prescribed in this subsection. In the event no other department,\nagency, or institution of state government has use for the property, the\ndepartment, agency, or institution may lease the property to private\nindividuals, firms, corporations or other entities in accordance with the\nprocedures and subject to the term limitations prescribed in this subsection.\n\nB. The provisions of subsection A notwithstanding, public institutions of higher\neducation in the Commonwealth, subject to the approval of the General Assembly,\nmay enter into written agreements with university-related foundations, private\nindividuals, firms, corporations, or other entities to lease property in the\npossession or control of the institution. Any such agreement and proposed\ndevelopment or use of property shall (i) be for a purpose consistent with the\neducational and general mission, auxiliary enterprises, and sponsored program\nactivities of the institution, or such other purpose as the General Assembly may\nauthorize, and (ii) comply with guidelines adopted by the Department. The term\nof any agreement shall be based upon, among other things, the useful life of the\nimprovements to the property and shall not exceed 50 years; however, any\nagreement may be extended upon the written recommendation of the Governor and\nthe approval of the General Assembly. Agreements with private individuals,\nfirms, corporations, or other entities shall also be subject to guidelines\nadopted by the Secretary of Finance. In the event that any public institution of\nhigher education in the Commonwealth enters into any written agreement with a\nuniversity-related foundation, private individual, firm, corporation, or other\nentity to lease property in the possession or control of the institution\npursuant to this subsection, neither the real property that is the subject of\nthe lease nor any improvements or personal property located on the real property\nthat is the subject of the lease shall be subject to taxation by any local\ngovernment authority pursuant to § 58.1-3203 or § 58.1-3502 or any\nother applicable law during the term of the lease, regardless of the ownership\nof the property, improvements or personal property, provided the real property,\nimprovements or personal property shall be used for a purpose consistent with\nthe educational and general mission, auxiliary enterprises, and sponsored\nprogram activities of the institution.\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “university-related foundation”\nmeans any foundation affiliated with an institution of higher education.\n\nHISTORY: 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 239, \u00a7 2.1-106.6:1; 1977, c. 672, \u00a7 2.1-511;\n1981, c. 112; 1984, c. 641; 1988, c. 57; 1990, cc. 53, 688; 1992, c. 331; 2001,\nc. 844.","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}}