                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FURTHER POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD (§ 5.1-2.2:1)

The Board shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the
purposes of this chapter including, but not limited to, the power:

1. To sue in its own name, to have a seal, and to have perpetual succession;

2. To execute such contracts and other instruments and take such other action as
may be necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

3. To plan, establish, develop, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip,
operate, regulate, and protect airports and air navigation facilities, within
this Commonwealth and within any adjoining state, including the acquisition,
construction, installation, equipment, maintenance, and operation at such
airports of buildings and other facilities for the servicing of aircraft 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 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. To acquire, by purchase, gift, devise, or lease, existing airports and air
navigation facilities;

5. To 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. To 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. In the exercise of the powers conferred by this subdivision, the Board
shall comply with any applicable zoning restrictions of the political
subdivision in which any airport or facility is, or is proposed to be located.

HISTORY: 1980, c. 750.