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In such event, the Board may collect fees from private or public parties holding radioactive materials for perpetual custodial purposes in order to finance such perpetual custody and maintenance as the Board may undertake; provided, that the fees shall be sufficient in each individual case to defray the estimated cost of the Board’s custodial management activities for that individual case. All such fees, when received by the Board, shall be credited to a special fund of the Department, shall be used exclusively for maintenance costs or for otherwise satisfying custodial and maintenance obligations and are hereby appropriated for such purpose.4\n\nTo enter into an agreement with the federal government or any of its authorized agencies to assume perpetual maintenance of lands donated, leased, or purchased from the federal government or any of its authorized agencies and used for development of atomic energy resources or used as custodial sites for radioactive material.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":285879,"text":"The Board shall have the power, subject to the approval of the Governor:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":285880,"text":"To acquire by purchase, exercise of the right of eminent domain, grant, gift, devise or otherwise, the fee simple title to or any acceptable lesser interest in any lands, selected in the discretion of the Board as constituting necessary, desirable or acceptable sites for ionizing radiation control projects of the Board, including any and all lands adjacent to a project site as in the discretion of the Board may be necessary or suitable for restricted areas; but in all instances lands which are to be designated as radioactive waste material sites shall be acquired in fee simple absolute and dedicated in perpetuity to such purpose.","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":285881,"text":"To convey or lease, for such term as in the discretion of the Board may be in the public interest, any lands so acquired, either for a fair and reasonable consideration or solely or partly as an inducement to the establishment or location in the Commonwealth of any scientific or technological facility, project, satellite project or nuclear storage area; but subject to such restraints as may be deemed proper to bring about a reversion of title or termination of any lease in the event the grantee or lessee, as the case may be, shall cease to use the premises or facilities in the conduct of business or activities consistent with the purposes of this article; provided, however, radioactive waste material sites may be leased but may not otherwise be disposed of except to another department, agency or institution of the Commonwealth or to the United States.","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":285882,"text":"To assume responsibility for perpetual custody and maintenance of radioactive materials held for custodial purposes at any publicly or privately operated facility located within the Commonwealth in the event the parties operating such facilities abandon their responsibility and whenever the federal government or any of its agencies has not assumed the responsibility. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1964, chapter 158; in 1968, chapter 314; in 1975, chapter 563; in 1979, chapter 711.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":204069,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79795,"identifier":"32.1-230","token":"32.1\/6\/8\/32.1-230","url":"\/32.1-230\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-230\/","token":"32.1\/6\/8\/32.1-230","dublin_core":{"Title":"Further powers of Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-230","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall have the power, subject to the approval of the Governor:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To acquire by purchase, exercise of the right of eminent domain, grant, gift, devise or otherwise, the fee simple title to or any acceptable lesser interest in any lands, selected in the discretion of the Board<\/span> as constituting necessary, desirable or acceptable sites for ionizing radiation<\/span> control projects of the Board<\/span>, including any and all lands adjacent to a project site as in the discretion of the Board<\/span> may be necessary or suitable for restricted areas; but in all instances lands which are to be designated as radioactive waste material<\/span> sites shall be acquired in fee simple absolute and dedicated in perpetuity to such purpose. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To convey or lease, for such term as in the discretion of the Board<\/span> may be in the public interest, any lands so acquired, either for a fair and reasonable consideration or solely or partly as an inducement to the establishment or location in the Commonwealth of any scientific or technological facility, project, satellite project or nuclear storage area; but subject to such restraints as may be deemed proper to bring about a reversion of title or termination of any lease in the event the grantee or lessee, as the case may be, shall cease to use the premises or facilities in the conduct of business or activities consistent with the purposes of this article; provided, however, radioactive waste material<\/span> sites may be leased but may not otherwise be disposed of except to another department<\/span>, agency or institution of the Commonwealth or to the United States. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To assume responsibility for perpetual custody<\/span> and maintenance of radioactive materials<\/span> held for custodial purposes at any publicly or privately operated facility located within the Commonwealth in the event the parties operating such facilities abandon their responsibility and whenever the federal government or any of its agencies has not assumed the responsibility. In such event, the Board<\/span> may collect fees from private or public parties holding radioactive materials<\/span> for perpetual custodial purposes in order<\/span> to finance such perpetual custody<\/span> and maintenance as the Board<\/span> may undertake; provided, that the fees shall be sufficient in each individual case to defray the estimated cost of the Board<\/span>’s custodial management activities for that individual case. All such fees, when received by the Board<\/span>, shall be credited to a special fund of the Department<\/span>, shall be used exclusively for maintenance costs or for otherwise satisfying custodial and maintenance obligations and are hereby appropriated for such purpose. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To enter into an agreement with the federal government or any of its authorized agencies to assume perpetual maintenance of lands donated, leased, or purchased from the federal government or any of its authorized agencies and used for development of atomic energy resources or used as custodial sites for radioactive material<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFURTHER POWERS OF BOARD (\u00a7 32.1-230)\n\nThe Board shall have the power, subject to the approval of the Governor:\n\n1. To acquire by purchase, exercise of the right of eminent domain, grant, gift,\ndevise or otherwise, the fee simple title to or any acceptable lesser interest\nin any lands, selected in the discretion of the Board as constituting necessary,\ndesirable or acceptable sites for ionizing radiation control projects of the\nBoard, including any and all lands adjacent to a project site as in the\ndiscretion of the Board may be necessary or suitable for restricted areas; but\nin all instances lands which are to be designated as radioactive waste material\nsites shall be acquired in fee simple absolute and dedicated in perpetuity to\nsuch purpose.\n\n2. To convey or lease, for such term as in the discretion of the Board may be in\nthe public interest, any lands so acquired, either for a fair and reasonable\nconsideration or solely or partly as an inducement to the establishment or\nlocation in the Commonwealth of any scientific or technological facility,\nproject, satellite project or nuclear storage area; but subject to such\nrestraints as may be deemed proper to bring about a reversion of title or\ntermination of any lease in the event the grantee or lessee, as the case may be,\nshall cease to use the premises or facilities in the conduct of business or\nactivities consistent with the purposes of this article; provided, however,\nradioactive waste material sites may be leased but may not otherwise be disposed\nof except to another department, agency or institution of the Commonwealth or to\nthe United States.\n\n3. To assume responsibility for perpetual custody and maintenance of radioactive\nmaterials held for custodial purposes at any publicly or privately operated\nfacility located within the Commonwealth in the event the parties operating such\nfacilities abandon their responsibility and whenever the federal government or\nany of its agencies has not assumed the responsibility. In such event, the Board\nmay collect fees from private or public parties holding radioactive materials\nfor perpetual custodial purposes in order to finance such perpetual custody and\nmaintenance as the Board may undertake; provided, that the fees shall be\nsufficient in each individual case to defray the estimated cost of the\nBoard’s custodial management activities for that individual case. All such\nfees, when received by the Board, shall be credited to a special fund of the\nDepartment, shall be used exclusively for maintenance costs or for otherwise\nsatisfying custodial and maintenance obligations and are hereby appropriated for\nsuch purpose.\n\n4. To enter into an agreement with the federal government or any of its\nauthorized agencies to assume perpetual maintenance of lands donated, leased, or\npurchased from the federal government or any of its authorized agencies and used\nfor development of atomic energy resources or used as custodial sites for\nradioactive material.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-414.4; 1964, c. 158; 1968, c. 314; 1975, c. 563; 1979,\nc. 711.","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}}