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2001 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 15.2-1901 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 15.2-1901. Condemnation authority.
A. In addition to the authority granted to localities pursuant to any
applicable charter provision or other provision of law, whenever a locality is
authorized to acquire real or personal property or property interests for a
public use, it may do so by exercise of the power of eminent domain, except as
provided in subsection C. B.
B. A city or town may acquire property or property interests outside its
boundaries by exercise of the power of eminent domain.
C. A county locality may acquire property or property interests outside its
boundaries by exercise of the power of eminent domain only if such authority is expressly conferred by general
law or special act. However, cities and towns shall have the right to acquire
property outside their boundaries for the purposes set forth in § 15.2-2109 by
exercise of the power of eminent domain. The exercise of such condemnation
authority by a city or town shall not be construed to exempt the municipality from
the provisions of subsection F of § 56-580.