                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTIES (§ 23.1-3207)

The board shall:

1. Do all things necessary and proper to (i) foster through its living-history
museums, Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, an
awareness and understanding of the early history, settlement, and development of
the United States through the convergence of American Indian, European, and
African cultures and the enduring legacies bequeathed to the nation; (ii)
commemorate Jamestown as the first permanent English-speaking settlement in the
United States and its contributions to the building of the Commonwealth and the
nation; (iii) commemorate the winning of American independence on the
battlefield at Yorktown; and (iv) enhance our understanding of the making of the
United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, including the
Commonwealth&#8217;s role in shaping the fundamental principles of the American
constitutional system;

2. Administer, develop, and maintain at Jamestown and Yorktown permanent
commemorative shrines and historical museums;

3. Adopt names, flags, seals, and other emblems for use in connection with such
shrines and copyright the same in the name of the Commonwealth;

4. Enter into contracts to further the purposes of the Foundation, including
contracts for the use and rental of agency facilities, structures, spaces, and
personal property under the control of the Foundation;

5. Establish nonprofit corporations as instrumentalities to assist in
administering the affairs of the Foundation;

6. With the consent of the Governor, acquire by purchase, lease, gift, devise,
or condemnation proceedings lands, property, and structures deemed necessary for
the purposes of the Foundation. The title to such acquired land and property
shall be in the name of the Commonwealth. In the exercise of the power of
eminent domain granted under this section, the Foundation may proceed in the
manner provided by Chapter 3 (&#xA7; 25.1-300 et seq.) of Title 25.1;

7. With the consent of the Governor, convey by lease land to any person,
association, firm, or corporation for such terms and on such conditions as the
Foundation may determine;

8. Receive and expend gifts, grants, and donations from whatever source derived
for the purposes of the Foundation;

9. Employ an executive director and such deputies and assistants as may be
required;

10. Elect any past chairman of the board to the honorary position of chairman
emeritus. Chairmen emeriti shall serve as honorary members for life. Chairmen
emeriti shall be elected in addition to the at-large positions defined in &#xA7;
23.1-3206;

11. With the consent of the Governor, enter into agreements or contracts with
private entities for the promotion of tourism through marketing without
participating in competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation, provided
that a demonstrable cost savings, as reviewed by the Secretary of Education, can
be realized by the Foundation and such agreements or contracts are based on
competitive principles;

12. Determine which paintings, statuary, works of art, manuscripts, and
artifacts shall be acquired by purchase, gift, or loan and exchange or sell such
items if not inconsistent with the terms of such purchase, gift, loan, or other
acquisition; and

13. Change the form of investment of any funds, securities, or other property,
real or personal, provided the form is not inconsistent with the terms of the
instrument under which the property was acquired, and sell, grant, or convey any
such property, except that any transfers of real property shall be made only
with the consent of the Governor.

HISTORY: 1998, cc. 222, 589, 786, 791, § 23-288; 2000, c. 109; 2003, cc. 879,
940; 2011, cc. 345, 356; 2016, c. 588; 2017, cc. 230, 310; 2018, c. 137.