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All federal moneys accepted under this section shall be accepted and expended by the Board upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by the United States and as are consistent with state law, and all state moneys accepted under this section shall be accepted and expended by the Board upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by the Commonwealth. 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All federal moneys accepted under this section shall be accepted and expended by the Board upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by the United States and as are consistent with state law, and all state moneys accepted under this section shall be accepted and expended by the Board upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by the Commonwealth. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 750 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0480\">480<\/a>; in 2017, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0709\">709<\/a>; in 2020, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1230\">1230<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1275\">1275<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54172,"section_number":"33.2-1526.6","catch_line":"Commonwealth Aviation Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1526.6\/"},{"id":55355,"section_number":"5.1-2.14","catch_line":"Contracts, leases, and other arrangements","order_by":null,"url":"\/5.1-2.14\/"},{"id":80299,"section_number":"5.1-2.6","catch_line":"Disposal of airport, air navigation facility or other property","order_by":null,"url":"\/5.1-2.6\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":54172,"section_number":"33.2-1526.6","catch_line":"Commonwealth Aviation Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1526.6\/"}],"permalink":{"id":233381,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57893,"identifier":"5.1-2.16","token":"5.1\/1\/1\/5.1-2.16","url":"\/5.1-2.16\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/5.1-2.16\/","token":"5.1\/1\/1\/5.1-2.16","dublin_core":{"Title":"Grants or loans of public or private funds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 5.1-2.16","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> is authorized to accept, receive, receipt for, disburse, and expend federal and state moneys and other moneys, public or private, made available by grant or loan or both, to accomplish, in whole or in part, any of the purposes of this chapter. 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All federal moneys accepted under this section shall be\naccepted and expended by the Board upon such terms and conditions as are\nprescribed by the United States and as are consistent with state law, and all\nstate moneys accepted under this section shall be accepted and expended by the\nBoard upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by the Commonwealth.\nState moneys allocated pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-1526.6 shall not be used for (i)\noperating costs unless otherwise approved by the Board or (ii) purposes related\nto supporting the operation of an airline, either directly or indirectly,\nthrough grants, credit enhancements, or other related means.\n\t\tIn considering or evaluating the application for or award of any grant of\nmoneys under this section, the Board shall take into account the capacities of\nall airports within the affected geographic region.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 750; 1998, c. 480; 2017, c. 709; 2020, cc. 1230, 1275.","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}}