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The title to such acquired land and property shall be in the name of the Commonwealth. In the exercise of the power of eminent domain granted under this section, the Foundation may proceed in the manner provided by Chapter 3 (§ 25.1-300 et seq.) of Title 25.1;7\n\nWith the consent of the Governor, convey by lease land to any person, association, firm, or corporation for such terms and on such conditions as the Foundation may determine;8\n\nReceive and expend gifts, grants, and donations from whatever source derived for the purposes of the Foundation;9\n\nEmploy an executive director and such deputies and assistants as may be required;10\n\nElect any past chairman of the board to the honorary position of chairman emeritus. Chairmen emeriti shall serve as honorary members for life. Chairmen emeriti shall be elected in addition to the at-large positions defined in § 23.1-3206;11\n\nWith the consent of the Governor, enter into agreements or contracts with private entities for the promotion of tourism through marketing without participating in competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation, provided that a demonstrable cost savings, as reviewed by the Secretary of Education, can be realized by the Foundation and such agreements or contracts are based on competitive principles;12\n\nDetermine which paintings, statuary, works of art, manuscripts, and artifacts shall be acquired by purchase, gift, or loan and exchange or sell such items if not inconsistent with the terms of such purchase, gift, loan, or other acquisition; and13\n\nChange the form of investment of any funds, securities, or other property, real or personal, provided the form is not inconsistent with the terms of the instrument under which the property was acquired, and sell, grant, or convey any such property, except that any transfers of real property shall be made only with the consent of the Governor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":237322,"text":"The board shall:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":237323,"text":"Do all things necessary and proper to (i) foster through its living-history museums, Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, an awareness and understanding of the early history, settlement, and development of the United States through the convergence of American Indian, European, and African cultures and the enduring legacies bequeathed to the nation; (ii) commemorate Jamestown as the first permanent English-speaking settlement in the United States and its contributions to the building of the Commonwealth and the nation; (iii) commemorate the winning of American independence on the battlefield at Yorktown; and (iv) enhance our understanding of the making of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, including the Commonwealth’s role in shaping the fundamental principles of the American constitutional system;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":237324,"text":"Administer, develop, and maintain at Jamestown and Yorktown permanent commemorative shrines and historical museums;","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":237325,"text":"Adopt names, flags, seals, and other emblems for use in connection with such shrines and copyright the same in the name of the Commonwealth;","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2","next_prefix":"4"},"4":{"id":237326,"text":"Enter into contracts to further the purposes of the Foundation, including contracts for the use and rental of agency facilities, structures, spaces, and personal property under the control of the Foundation;","type":"section","prefixes":["4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"4","prefix_anchor":"4","level":1,"prior_prefix":"3","next_prefix":"5"},"5":{"id":237327,"text":"Establish nonprofit corporations as instrumentalities to assist in administering the affairs of the Foundation;","type":"section","prefixes":["5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"5","prefix_anchor":"5","level":1,"prior_prefix":"4","next_prefix":"6"},"6":{"id":237328,"text":"With the consent of the Governor, acquire by purchase, lease, gift, devise, or condemnation proceedings lands, property, and structures deemed necessary for the purposes of the Foundation. 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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 222<\/a>, 589<\/a>, 786<\/a>, and 791<\/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 6 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 2000, chapter 109<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 879<\/a> and 940<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 345<\/a> and 356<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 230<\/a> and 310<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 137<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74915,"section_number":"23.1-3206","catch_line":"Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation established; board of trustees","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-3206\/"},{"id":66231,"section_number":"23.1-3209","catch_line":"Authority to contract debts and obligations payable from revenues","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-3209\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74915,"section_number":"23.1-3206","catch_line":"Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation established; board of trustees","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-3206\/"},{"id":83870,"section_number":"25.1-300","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187051,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65244,"identifier":"23.1-3207","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/4\/23.1-3207","url":"\/23.1-3207\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-3207\/","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/4\/23.1-3207","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-3207","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The board shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Do all things necessary and proper to (i) foster through its living-history museums, Jamestown Settlement<\/span> and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, an awareness and understanding of the early history, settlement<\/span>, and development of the United States through the convergence of American Indian, European, and African cultures and the enduring legacies bequeathed to the nation; (ii) commemorate Jamestown as the first permanent English-speaking settlement<\/span> in the United States and its contributions to the building of the Commonwealth and the nation; (iii) commemorate the winning of American independence on the battlefield at Yorktown; and (iv) enhance our understanding of the making of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, including the Commonwealth’s role in shaping the fundamental principles of the American constitutional system<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Administer, develop, and maintain at Jamestown and Yorktown permanent commemorative shrines and historical museums; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Adopt names, flags, seals, and other emblems for use in connection with such shrines and copyright the same in the name of the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Enter into contracts<\/span> to further the purposes of the Foundation, including contracts<\/span> for the use and rental of agency facilities, structures, spaces, and personal property under the control of the Foundation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Establish nonprofit corporations as instrumentalities to assist in administering the affairs of the Foundation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> With the consent of the Governor, acquire by purchase, lease, gift, devise, or condemnation proceedings lands, property, and structures deemed necessary for the purposes of the Foundation. The title to such acquired land and property shall be in the name of the Commonwealth. In the exercise of the power of eminent domain granted under this section, the Foundation may proceed in the manner provided by Chapter 3 (§ 25.1-300<\/a> et seq.) of Title 25.1; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> With the consent of the Governor, convey by lease land to any person, association, firm, or corporation for such terms and on such conditions as the Foundation may determine; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Receive and expend gifts, grants, and donations from whatever source derived for the purposes of the Foundation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Employ an executive director and such deputies and assistants as may be required; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Elect any past chairman of the board to the honorary position of chairman emeritus. Chairmen emeriti shall serve as honorary members for life. Chairmen emeriti shall be elected in addition to the at-large positions defined in § 23.1-3206<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> With the consent of the Governor, enter into agreements or contracts<\/span> with private entities for the promotion of tourism through marketing without participating in competitive sealed<\/span> bidding or competitive negotiation, provided that a demonstrable cost savings, as reviewed by the Secretary of Education, can be realized by the Foundation and such agreements or contracts<\/span> are based on competitive principles; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> Determine which paintings, statuary, works of art, manuscripts, and artifacts shall be acquired by purchase, gift, or loan and exchange or sell such items if not inconsistent with the terms of such purchase, gift, loan, or other acquisition; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> Change the form of investment of any funds, securities, or other property, real or personal, provided the form is not inconsistent with the terms of the instrument under which the property was acquired, and sell, grant, or convey any such property, except that any transfers of real property shall be made only with the consent of the Governor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES (\u00a7 23.1-3207)\n\nThe board shall:\n\n1. Do all things necessary and proper to (i) foster through its living-history\nmuseums, Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, an\nawareness and understanding of the early history, settlement, and development of\nthe United States through the convergence of American Indian, European, and\nAfrican cultures and the enduring legacies bequeathed to the nation; (ii)\ncommemorate Jamestown as the first permanent English-speaking settlement in the\nUnited States and its contributions to the building of the Commonwealth and the\nnation; (iii) commemorate the winning of American independence on the\nbattlefield at Yorktown; and (iv) enhance our understanding of the making of the\nUnited States Constitution and Bill of Rights, including the\nCommonwealth’s role in shaping the fundamental principles of the American\nconstitutional system;\n\n2. Administer, develop, and maintain at Jamestown and Yorktown permanent\ncommemorative shrines and historical museums;\n\n3. Adopt names, flags, seals, and other emblems for use in connection with such\nshrines and copyright the same in the name of the Commonwealth;\n\n4. Enter into contracts to further the purposes of the Foundation, including\ncontracts for the use and rental of agency facilities, structures, spaces, and\npersonal property under the control of the Foundation;\n\n5. Establish nonprofit corporations as instrumentalities to assist in\nadministering the affairs of the Foundation;\n\n6. With the consent of the Governor, acquire by purchase, lease, gift, devise,\nor condemnation proceedings lands, property, and structures deemed necessary for\nthe purposes of the Foundation. The title to such acquired land and property\nshall be in the name of the Commonwealth. In the exercise of the power of\neminent domain granted under this section, the Foundation may proceed in the\nmanner provided by Chapter 3 (§ 25.1-300 et seq.) of Title 25.1;\n\n7. With the consent of the Governor, convey by lease land to any person,\nassociation, firm, or corporation for such terms and on such conditions as the\nFoundation may determine;\n\n8. Receive and expend gifts, grants, and donations from whatever source derived\nfor the purposes of the Foundation;\n\n9. Employ an executive director and such deputies and assistants as may be\nrequired;\n\n10. Elect any past chairman of the board to the honorary position of chairman\nemeritus. Chairmen emeriti shall serve as honorary members for life. Chairmen\nemeriti shall be elected in addition to the at-large positions defined in §\n23.1-3206;\n\n11. With the consent of the Governor, enter into agreements or contracts with\nprivate entities for the promotion of tourism through marketing without\nparticipating in competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation, provided\nthat a demonstrable cost savings, as reviewed by the Secretary of Education, can\nbe realized by the Foundation and such agreements or contracts are based on\ncompetitive principles;\n\n12. Determine which paintings, statuary, works of art, manuscripts, and\nartifacts shall be acquired by purchase, gift, or loan and exchange or sell such\nitems if not inconsistent with the terms of such purchase, gift, loan, or other\nacquisition; and\n\n13. Change the form of investment of any funds, securities, or other property,\nreal or personal, provided the form is not inconsistent with the terms of the\ninstrument under which the property was acquired, and sell, grant, or convey any\nsuch property, except that any transfers of real property shall be made only\nwith the consent of the Governor.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, cc. 222, 589, 786, 791, \u00a7 23-288; 2000, c. 109; 2003, cc. 879,\n940; 2011, cc. 345, 356; 2016, c. 588; 2017, cc. 230, 310; 2018, c. 137.","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}}