                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

GENERAL POWERS OF COMMISSIONER (§ 2.2-2003)

The Commissioner shall have the following general powers to carry out the
purposes of this chapter:

1. Employ required personnel;

2. Enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the
performance of the Department&#8217;s duties and the execution of its powers
under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts with the United
States, other states, and agencies and governmental subdivisions of the
Commonwealth;

3. Accept grants from the United States government and its agencies and
instrumentalities and any other source. To these ends, the Department shall have
the power to comply with conditions and execute agreements necessary,
convenient, or desirable; and

4. Do all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this
chapter.

HISTORY: 2003, cc. 657, 670.