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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 716<\/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. It has been modified 3 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 2012, chapters 436<\/a> and 482<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 676<\/a> and 681<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 38<\/a> and 389<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76395,"section_number":"2.2-2338","catch_line":"Board of Trustees; membership","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2338\/"}],"permalink":{"id":173959,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86922,"identifier":"2.2-2337","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/22\/10\/2.2-2337","url":"\/2.2-2337\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2337\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/22\/10\/2.2-2337","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2337","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Area of Operation<\/span>” means land owned by the Commonwealth<\/span> at Fort Monroe.\n\t\t“Authority<\/span>” means the Fort Monroe Authority<\/span>.\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the Board<\/span> of Trustees<\/span> created in \u00a7 2.2-2338<\/a>.\n\t\t“Bonds<\/span><\/span>” means any bonds<\/span><\/span>, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations issued by the Authority<\/span> pursuant to this article.\n\t\t“City of Hampton<\/span>” or “City” means the City of Hampton<\/span>, Virginia, a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth<\/span> of Virginia.\n\t\t“Design Standards” means the standards developed as a requirement of the Programmatic Agreement<\/span> and referred to in that document as the “Historic Preservation Manual and Design Standards<\/span>” which govern the restoration, rehabilitation, and renovation of the contributing elements to the Fort Monroe National Historic Landmark District and new construction, additions, and reconstruction of buildings so they are compatible with the overall character of the District, as they may be adopted or amended from time to time.\n\t\t“Facility<\/span>” means a particular building or structure or particular buildings or structures, including all equipment, appurtenances, and accessories necessary or appropriate for the operation of such facility<\/span>.\n\t\t“Fort Monroe Master Plan<\/span>” or “Master Plan” means the plan that identifies the long-term vision for the reuse of the Area of Operation<\/span>, key implementation projects<\/span>, and a detailed implementation strategy for attracting new uses and investment to the Area of Operation<\/span> as approved by the Authority<\/span> and produced in accordance with the public participation plan as adopted by the Authority<\/span>.\n\t\t“Fort Monroe Reuse Plan<\/span>” or “Reuse Plan” means the document created by the Fort Monroe Federal Area Development Authority<\/span> and adopted as an official operating document on August 20, 2008, as it may be amended from time to time.\n\t\t“Programmatic Agreement<\/span> for the Closure and Disposal of Fort Monroe, Va.” or “Programmatic Agreement<\/span>” means that certain agreement, as it may be amended from time to time, entered into among the U.S. Army, the Virginia State Historic Preservation Officer, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Commonwealth<\/span> of Virginia, the Fort Monroe Federal Area Development Authority<\/span> and the National Park Service and signed by all Signatory Parties as of April 27, 2009, pursuant to \u00a7 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.\n\t\t“Project<\/span>” means any specific enterprise undertaken by the Authority<\/span>, including the facilities as defined in this article, and all other property, real or personal, or any interest therein, necessary or appropriate for the operation of such property.\n\t\t“Real property<\/span>” means all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto, or used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest, and right, legal or equitable<\/span>, therein, including terms for years and liens<\/span> by way of judgment<\/span>, mortgage, or otherwise and the indebtedness secured by such liens<\/span>.\n\t\t“State Memorandum of Understanding<\/span>” means an agreement between the Authority<\/span>, the Secretary of Administration, the State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Governor, on behalf of all state agencies, to protect Fort Monroe and its historic, cultural, and natural assets<\/span> by carefully implementing the plans, stipulations<\/span>, requirements, and obligations under the Programmatic Agreement<\/span> for nonfederal lands following the transfer of properties from the United States<\/span> Army to the Commonwealth<\/span>.\n\t\t“Trustees<\/span>” means the members of the Board<\/span> of Trustees<\/span> of the Authority<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 2.2-2337)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Area of Operation” means land owned by the Commonwealth at Fort\nMonroe.\n\t\t“Authority” means the Fort Monroe Authority.\n\t\t“Board” means the Board of Trustees created in \u00a7 2.2-2338.\n\t\t“Bonds” means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures,\nor other obligations issued by the Authority pursuant to this article.\n\t\t“City of Hampton” or “City” means the City of Hampton,\nVirginia, a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth of Virginia.\n\t\t“Design Standards” means the standards developed as a requirement\nof the Programmatic Agreement and referred to in that document as the\n“Historic Preservation Manual and Design Standards” which govern the\nrestoration, rehabilitation, and renovation of the contributing elements to the\nFort Monroe National Historic Landmark District and new construction, additions,\nand reconstruction of buildings so they are compatible with the overall\ncharacter of the District, as they may be adopted or amended from time to time.\n\t\t“Facility” means a particular building or structure or particular\nbuildings or structures, including all equipment, appurtenances, and accessories\nnecessary or appropriate for the operation of such facility.\n\t\t“Fort Monroe Master Plan” or “Master Plan” means the\nplan that identifies the long-term vision for the reuse of the Area of\nOperation, key implementation projects, and a detailed implementation strategy\nfor attracting new uses and investment to the Area of Operation as approved by\nthe Authority and produced in accordance with the public participation plan as\nadopted by the Authority.\n\t\t“Fort Monroe Reuse Plan” or “Reuse Plan” means the\ndocument created by the Fort Monroe Federal Area Development Authority and\nadopted as an official operating document on August 20, 2008, as it may be\namended from time to time.\n\t\t“Programmatic Agreement for the Closure and Disposal of Fort Monroe,\nVa.” or “Programmatic Agreement” means that certain agreement,\nas it may be amended from time to time, entered into among the U.S. Army, the\nVirginia State Historic Preservation Officer, the Advisory Council on Historic\nPreservation, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Fort Monroe Federal Area\nDevelopment Authority and the National Park Service and signed by all Signatory\nParties as of April 27, 2009, pursuant to \u00a7 106 of the National Historic\nPreservation Act.\n\t\t“Project” means any specific enterprise undertaken by the\nAuthority, including the facilities as defined in this article, and all other\nproperty, real or personal, or any interest therein, necessary or appropriate\nfor the operation of such property.\n\t\t“Real property” means all lands, including improvements and\nfixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto, or used in\nconnection therewith, and every estate, interest, and right, legal or equitable,\ntherein, including terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage, or\notherwise and the indebtedness secured by such liens.\n\t\t“State Memorandum of Understanding” means an agreement between the\nAuthority, the Secretary of Administration, the State Historic Preservation\nOfficer, and the Governor, on behalf of all state agencies, to protect Fort\nMonroe and its historic, cultural, and natural assets by carefully implementing\nthe plans, stipulations, requirements, and obligations under the Programmatic\nAgreement for nonfederal lands following the transfer of properties from the\nUnited States Army to the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Trustees” means the members of the Board of Trustees of the\nAuthority.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 716; 2012, cc. 436, 482; 2014, cc. 676, 681; 2019, cc. 38,\n389.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 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