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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 541 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":220305,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87022,"identifier":"40.1-51.24","token":"40.1\/3.3\/40.1-51.24","url":"\/40.1-51.24\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-51.24\/","token":"40.1\/3.3\/40.1-51.24","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department authorized to enter certain agreements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-51.24","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> is hereby authorized to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Make and enter into all contracts<\/span> and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the Department<\/span>’s duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter including, but not limited to, contracts<\/span> with the United States, other states, agencies, and governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Accept grants from the United States government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and any other source. To these ends, the Department<\/span> shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary and desirable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT AUTHORIZED TO ENTER CERTAIN AGREEMENTS (\u00a7 40.1-51.24)\n\nThe Department is hereby authorized to:\n\n1. Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to\nthe performance of the Department’s duties and the execution of its powers\nunder this chapter including, but not limited to, contracts with the United\nStates, other states, agencies, and governmental subdivisions of the\nCommonwealth.\n\n2. Accept grants from the United States government, its agencies and\ninstrumentalities, and any other source. To these ends, the Department shall\nhave the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may\nbe necessary and desirable.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 541.","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}}