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For such purposes the Board may, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, acquire property, real or personal, or any interest therein, including easements in airport hazards or land outside the boundaries of an airport or airport site, as are necessary to permit the removal, elimination, obstruction marking or obstruction lighting of airport hazards or to prevent the establishment of airport hazards, or for the enlargement of an airport constructed or acquired under this subdivision 3; provided, however, such power of eminent domain shall not extend to the taking of any radio or television towers or installation in existence on June 27, 1958;4\n\nTo acquire, by purchase, gift, devise, or lease, existing airports and air navigation facilities;5\n\nTo establish or acquire and maintain airports in, over, and upon any public waters of this Commonwealth or any submerged lands under such public waters; and to construct and maintain terminal buildings, landing floats, causeways, roadways, and bridges for approaches to or connecting with any such airport, and landing floats and breakwaters for the protection thereof;6\n\nTo construct, or permit the construction of, for sale or lease, on such terms and conditions as the Board may deem proper, industrial, commercial or recreational facilities and approaches thereto and appurtenances thereof, on any lands of the Board not acquired by eminent domain and not needed for operational use of an airport owned or operated by it; provided, that any such factory or manufacturing facility shall be so constructed as not to constitute an airport hazard. 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The Board<\/span> shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter including, but not limited to, the power:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To sue in its own name, to have a seal, and to have perpetual succession; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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3.<\/span> To plan, establish, develop, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and protect airports<\/span> and air navigation facilities, within this Commonwealth and within any adjoining state, including the acquisition, construction, installation, equipment, maintenance, and operation at such airports<\/span> of buildings and other facilities for the servicing of aircraft<\/span> or for the comfort and accommodation of air travelers, and the purchase and sale of supplies, goods, and commodities as an incident to the operation of its airport properties. For such purposes the Board<\/span> may, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, acquire property, real or personal, or any interest therein, including easements in airport hazards<\/span> or land outside the boundaries of an airport or airport site, as are necessary to permit the removal, elimination, obstruction marking or obstruction lighting of airport hazards<\/span> or to prevent the establishment of airport hazards<\/span>, or for the enlargement of an airport constructed or acquired under this subdivision 3; provided, however, such power of eminent domain shall not extend to the taking of any radio or television towers or installation in existence on June 27, 1958; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To acquire, by purchase, gift, devise, or lease, existing airports<\/span> and air navigation facilities; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To establish or acquire and maintain airports<\/span> in, over, and upon any public waters of this Commonwealth or any submerged lands under such public waters; and to construct and maintain terminal buildings, landing floats, causeways, roadways, and bridges for approaches to or connecting with any such airport, and landing floats and breakwaters for the protection thereof; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> To construct, or permit the construction of, for sale or lease, on such terms and conditions as the Board<\/span> may deem proper, industrial, commercial or recreational facilities and approaches thereto and appurtenances thereof, on any lands of the Board<\/span> not acquired by eminent domain and not needed for operational use of an airport owned or operated by it; provided, that any such factory or manufacturing facility shall be so constructed as not to constitute an airport hazard<\/span>. In the exercise of the powers conferred by this subdivision, the Board<\/span> shall comply with any applicable zoning restrictions of the political subdivision in which any airport or facility is, or is proposed to be located. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFURTHER POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD (\u00a7 5.1-2.2:1)\n\nThe Board shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the\npurposes of this chapter including, but not limited to, the power:\n\n1. To sue in its own name, to have a seal, and to have perpetual succession;\n\n2. To execute such contracts and other instruments and take such other action as\nmay be necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter;\n\n3. To plan, establish, develop, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip,\noperate, regulate, and protect airports and air navigation facilities, within\nthis Commonwealth and within any adjoining state, including the acquisition,\nconstruction, installation, equipment, maintenance, and operation at such\nairports of buildings and other facilities for the servicing of aircraft or for\nthe comfort and accommodation of air travelers, and the purchase and sale of\nsupplies, goods, and commodities as an incident to the operation of its airport\nproperties. For such purposes the Board may, by purchase, gift, devise, lease,\ncondemnation, or otherwise, acquire property, real or personal, or any interest\ntherein, including easements in airport hazards or land outside the boundaries\nof an airport or airport site, as are necessary to permit the removal,\nelimination, obstruction marking or obstruction lighting of airport hazards or\nto prevent the establishment of airport hazards, or for the enlargement of an\nairport constructed or acquired under this subdivision 3; provided, however,\nsuch power of eminent domain shall not extend to the taking of any radio or\ntelevision towers or installation in existence on June 27, 1958;\n\n4. To acquire, by purchase, gift, devise, or lease, existing airports and air\nnavigation facilities;\n\n5. To establish or acquire and maintain airports in, over, and upon any public\nwaters of this Commonwealth or any submerged lands under such public waters; and\nto construct and maintain terminal buildings, landing floats, causeways,\nroadways, and bridges for approaches to or connecting with any such airport, and\nlanding floats and breakwaters for the protection thereof;\n\n6. To construct, or permit the construction of, for sale or lease, on such terms\nand conditions as the Board may deem proper, industrial, commercial or\nrecreational facilities and approaches thereto and appurtenances thereof, on any\nlands of the Board not acquired by eminent domain and not needed for operational\nuse of an airport owned or operated by it; provided, that any such factory or\nmanufacturing facility shall be so constructed as not to constitute an airport\nhazard. In the exercise of the powers conferred by this subdivision, the Board\nshall comply with any applicable zoning restrictions of the political\nsubdivision in which any airport or facility is, or is proposed to be located.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 750.","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}}