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The Board shall consult with the Department of Conservation and Recreation in making a determination on whether the acquisition will meet the above requirements. Unless otherwise required by law, loans for land acquisition may be made only in fiscal years in which all loan requests from local governments for eligible projects as defined in \u00a7 62.1-224 have first been satisfied. 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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 574<\/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 2010, chapter 644<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64435,"section_number":"10.1-1009","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1009\/"},{"id":67684,"section_number":"62.1-224","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-224\/"}],"permalink":{"id":268835,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80766,"identifier":"62.1-229.3","token":"62.1\/22\/62.1-229.3","url":"\/62.1-229.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-229.3\/","token":"62.1\/22\/62.1-229.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Loans for land conservation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-229.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Loans may be made from the Fund<\/span>, in the Board<\/span>’s discretion, to a local government<\/span> or a holder as defined in \u00a7 10.1-1009<\/a> for acquiring fee simple title to or a permanent conservation or open-space easement in real property upon the local government<\/span> or holder establishing to the satisfaction of the Board<\/span> that the acquisition will (i) protect or improve water quality and prevent the pollution of state waters, and (ii) protect the natural or open-space values of the property or assure its availability for agricultural, forestal, recreational, or open-space use. The Board<\/span> shall consult with the Department of Conservation and Recreation in making a determination on whether the acquisition will meet the above requirements. Unless otherwise required by law<\/span>, loans for land acquisition may be made only in fiscal years in which all loan requests from local governments<\/span> for eligible projects<\/span> as defined in \u00a7 62.1-224<\/a> have first been satisfied. The Board<\/span> shall develop guidelines for the administration of such loans.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOANS FOR LAND CONSERVATION (\u00a7 62.1-229.3)\n\nLoans may be made from the Fund, in the Board’s discretion, to a local\ngovernment or a holder as defined in \u00a7 10.1-1009 for acquiring fee simple title\nto or a permanent conservation or open-space easement in real property upon the\nlocal government or holder establishing to the satisfaction of the Board that\nthe acquisition will (i) protect or improve water quality and prevent the\npollution of state waters, and (ii) protect the natural or open-space values of\nthe property or assure its availability for agricultural, forestal,\nrecreational, or open-space use. The Board shall consult with the Department of\nConservation and Recreation in making a determination on whether the acquisition\nwill meet the above requirements. Unless otherwise required by law, loans for\nland acquisition may be made only in fiscal years in which all loan requests\nfrom local governments for eligible projects as defined in \u00a7 62.1-224 have\nfirst been satisfied. The Board shall develop guidelines for the administration\nof such loans.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 574; 2010, c. 644.","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}}