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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 613 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. Unfortunately, the 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1992, chapter 754; in 2002, chapter 461<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56888,"section_number":"36-55.27:1","catch_line":"Programs and regulations to implement the Consolidated Plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-55.27_1\/"},{"id":66620,"section_number":"45.2-1914","catch_line":" Membership; terms; quorum; meetings","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1914\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56888,"section_number":"36-55.27:1","catch_line":"Programs and regulations to implement the Consolidated Plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-55.27_1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":209525,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85732,"identifier":"36-131","token":"36\/8\/36-131","url":"\/36-131\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-131\/","token":"36\/8\/36-131","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-131","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the Board<\/span> of Housing and Community Development.\n\t\t“Consolidated Plan<\/span>” means a document setting forth various housing and community development goals, objectives, and strategies to be followed by the Commonwealth in addressing housing and community development conditions in the Commonwealth and serving as the strategic plan for the programs established by the Department<\/span> and, to the extent and in the manner determined in accordance with \u00a7 36-55.27:1<\/a>, for the programs established by the Virginia Housing Development Authority. The Consolidated Plan<\/span> will identify housing and community development needs in the Commonwealth; the level of investment and charges to state housing programs and community development necessary to address the need; the availability of state, local, federal, and nongovernmental sources of funds; and the appropriate mix of loans, grants, and other alternative funding methods for implementing the strategy.\n\t\t“Department<\/span>” means the Department<\/span> of Housing and Community Development.\n\t\t“Director<\/span>” means the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Housing and Community Development.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 36-131)\n\nAs used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following\nmeanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:\n\t\t“Board” means the Board of Housing and Community Development.\n\t\t“Consolidated Plan” means a document setting forth various housing\nand community development goals, objectives, and strategies to be followed by\nthe Commonwealth in addressing housing and community development conditions in\nthe Commonwealth and serving as the strategic plan for the programs established\nby the Department and, to the extent and in the manner determined in accordance\nwith \u00a7 36-55.27:1, for the programs established by the Virginia Housing\nDevelopment Authority. The Consolidated Plan will identify housing and community\ndevelopment needs in the Commonwealth; the level of investment and charges to\nstate housing programs and community development necessary to address the need;\nthe availability of state, local, federal, and nongovernmental sources of funds;\nand the appropriate mix of loans, grants, and other alternative funding methods\nfor implementing the strategy.\n\t\t“Department” means the Department of Housing and Community\nDevelopment.\n\t\t“Director” means the Director of the Department of Housing and\nCommunity Development.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 613; 1992, c. 754; 2002, c. 461.","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}}