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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 571<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2005, chapter 865<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":250581,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83102,"identifier":"56-575.7","token":"56\/22.1\/56-575.7","url":"\/56-575.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-575.7\/","token":"56\/22.1\/56-575.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dedication of public property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-575.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any public entity<\/span> may dedicate any property interest, including land, improvements, and tangible personal property, that it has for public use in a qualifying project<\/span> if it finds that so doing will serve the public purpose of this chapter by minimizing the cost of a qualifying project<\/span> to the public entity<\/span> or reducing the delivery time of a qualifying project<\/span>. In connection with such dedication, a public entity<\/span> may convey any property interest that it has, subject to the conditions imposed by general law<\/span> governing such conveyances, to the private entity<\/span> subject to the provisions of this chapter, for such consideration as such public entity<\/span> may determine. The aforementioned consideration may include, without limitation, the agreement of the private entity<\/span> to develop<\/span> or operate<\/span> the qualifying project<\/span>. The property interests that the public entity<\/span> may convey to the private entity<\/span> in connection with a dedication under this section may include licenses, franchises, easements, or any other right or interest the public entity<\/span> deems appropriate.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEDICATION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY (\u00a7 56-575.7)\n\nAny public entity may dedicate any property interest, including land,\nimprovements, and tangible personal property, that it has for public use in a\nqualifying project if it finds that so doing will serve the public purpose of\nthis chapter by minimizing the cost of a qualifying project to the public entity\nor reducing the delivery time of a qualifying project. In connection with such\ndedication, a public entity may convey any property interest that it has,\nsubject to the conditions imposed by general law governing such conveyances, to\nthe private entity subject to the provisions of this chapter, for such\nconsideration as such public entity may determine. The aforementioned\nconsideration may include, without limitation, the agreement of the private\nentity to develop or operate the qualifying project. The property interests that\nthe public entity may convey to the private entity in connection with a\ndedication under this section may include licenses, franchises, easements, or\nany other right or interest the public entity deems appropriate.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 571; 2005, c. 865.","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}}