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The Commissioner of Highways may lease, sell, or exchange such residue parcels of land as may have been acquired under the provisions of the Transportation Development and Revenue Bond Act (\u00a7 33.2-1700 et seq.), upon such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the Commissioner of Highways may be in the public interest. The Commissioner of Highways may lease such parcels of land as may have been acquired under the provisions of \u00a7 33.2-1005 in the event the former owner fails to make the request authorized under \u00a7 33.2-1005 to persons other than the former owner, upon such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the Commissioner of Highways may be in the public interest. The provisions of Articles 1 (\u00a7 33.2-900 et seq.) and 2 (\u00a7 33.2-908 et seq.) of Chapter 9 shall not be construed to apply to the disposition of land authorized in this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242617,"text":"The Commissioner of Highways may lease, sell, or exchange such residue parcels of land upon such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the Commissioner of Highways may be in the public interest, provided, however, that the Commissioner of Highways shall not use such parcels for any commercial purpose. The Commissioner of Highways may lease, sell, or exchange such residue parcels of land as may have been acquired under the provisions of the Transportation Development and Revenue Bond Act (\u00a7 33.2-1700 et seq.), upon such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the Commissioner of Highways may be in the public interest. The Commissioner of Highways may lease such parcels of land as may have been acquired under the provisions of \u00a7 33.2-1005 in the event the former owner fails to make the request authorized under \u00a7 33.2-1005 to persons other than the former owner, upon such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the Commissioner of Highways may be in the public interest. The provisions of Articles 1 (\u00a7 33.2-900 et seq.) and 2 (\u00a7 33.2-908 et seq.) of Chapter 9 shall not be construed to apply to the disposition of land authorized in this section.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14693,"edition_id":1,"name":"Eminent Domain and Damages","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14692,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","permalink":{"id":205373,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14693,"identifier":"1","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1","url":"\/33.2\/II\/10\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14692,"edition_id":1,"name":"Eminent Domain","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12830,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","permalink":{"id":205371,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14692,"identifier":"10","token":"33.2\/II\/10","url":"\/33.2\/II\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12830,"edition_id":1,"name":"Modes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public Transportation","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12806,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":205369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12830,"identifier":"II","token":"33.2\/II","url":"\/33.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12806,"edition_id":1,"name":"Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems","identifier":"33.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":204785,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12806,"identifier":"33.2","token":"33.2","url":"\/33.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":71835,"structure_id":14693,"section_number":"33.2-1000","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/33.2-1000\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1000","metadata":false},{"id":68329,"structure_id":14693,"section_number":"33.2-1001","catch_line":"Power to acquire lands, etc.; 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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 1960, chapter 546; in 1970, chapter 322; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0805\">805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83207,"section_number":"33.2-1005","catch_line":"Acquisition of real property that may be needed for transportation projects; sale of certain real property","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1005\/"},{"id":63551,"section_number":"33.2-1700","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1700\/"},{"id":68569,"section_number":"33.2-900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-900\/"},{"id":64745,"section_number":"33.2-908","catch_line":"Discontinuance of highway, landing, or railroad crossing; procedure","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-908\/"}],"permalink":{"id":205415,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66916,"identifier":"33.2-1010","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1010","url":"\/33.2-1010\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1010\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1010","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use and disposition of residue parcels of land","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1010","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may lease, sell, or exchange such residue parcels of land upon such terms and conditions as in the <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may be in the public interest, provided, however, that the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> shall not use such parcels for any commercial purpose. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may lease, sell, or exchange such residue parcels of land as may have been acquired under the provisions of the Transportation Development and Revenue <span class=\"dictionary\">Bond<\/span> Act (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/33.2-1700\/\">33.2-1700<\/a> et seq.), upon such terms and conditions as in the <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may be in the public interest. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may lease such parcels of land as may have been acquired under the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Acquisition of real property that may be needed for transportation projects; sale of certain real property\" href=\"\/33.2-1005\/\">33.2-1005<\/a> in the event the former <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> fails to make the request authorized under \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Acquisition of real property that may be needed for transportation projects; sale of certain real property\" href=\"\/33.2-1005\/\">33.2-1005<\/a> to persons other than the former <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span>, upon such terms and conditions as in the <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may be in the public interest. The provisions of Articles 1 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/33.2-900\/\">33.2-900<\/a> et seq.) and 2 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Discontinuance of highway, landing, or railroad crossing; procedure\" href=\"\/33.2-908\/\">33.2-908<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 9 shall not be construed to apply to the <span class=\"dictionary\">disposition<\/span> of land authorized in this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE AND DISPOSITION OF RESIDUE PARCELS OF LAND (\u00a7 33.2-1010)\n\nThe Commissioner of Highways may lease, sell, or exchange such residue parcels\nof land upon such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the Commissioner of\nHighways may be in the public interest, provided, however, that the Commissioner\nof Highways shall not use such parcels for any commercial purpose. The\nCommissioner of Highways may lease, sell, or exchange such residue parcels of\nland as may have been acquired under the provisions of the Transportation\nDevelopment and Revenue Bond Act (\u00a7 33.2-1700 et seq.), upon such terms and\nconditions as in the judgment of the Commissioner of Highways may be in the\npublic interest. The Commissioner of Highways may lease such parcels of land as\nmay have been acquired under the provisions of \u00a7 33.2-1005 in the event the\nformer owner fails to make the request authorized under \u00a7 33.2-1005 to persons\nother than the former owner, upon such terms and conditions as in the judgment\nof the Commissioner of Highways may be in the public interest. The provisions of\nArticles 1 (\u00a7 33.2-900 et seq.) and 2 (\u00a7 33.2-908 et seq.) of Chapter 9 shall\nnot be construed to apply to the disposition of land authorized in this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-117.4; 1960, c. 546; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-93; 2014,\nc. 805.","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}}