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2005 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 15.2-1800 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 15.2-1800. Purchase, sale, etc., of real property.
A. A locality may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, bequest, exchange, lease as lessee, or otherwise, title to, or any interests in, any real property, whether improved or unimproved, within its jurisdiction, for any public use. Acquisition of any interest in real property by condemnation is governed by Chapter 19 (§ 15.2-1900 et seq.). The acquisition of a leasehold or other interest in a telecommunications tower, owned by a nongovernmental source, for the operation of a locality's wireless radio communications systems shall be governed by this chapter.
B. Subject to any applicable requirements of Article
VII, Section 9 of the Constitution, any locality may sell, at public or private
sale, exchange, lease as lessor, mortgage, pledge, subordinate interest in or
otherwise dispose of its real property, which includes the superjacent airspace
(except airspace provided for in § 15.2-2030) which may be subdivided and
conveyed separate from the subjacent land surface, provided that no such real
property, whether improved or unimproved, shall be disposed of until the
governing body has held a public hearing concerning such disposal.
and provided further that the However, the holding of a public
hearing shall not apply to (i) the leasing of real property to another
public body, political subdivision or authority of the Commonwealth or (ii)
conveyance of site development easements across public property, including but
not limited to, easements for ingress, egress, utilities, cable,
telecommunications, storm water management, and other similar conveyances, that
are consistent with the local capital improvement program, involving
improvement of property owned by the locality. The provisions of this
section shall not apply to the vacation of public interests in real property
under the provisions of Articles 6 (§ 15.2-2240 et seq.) and 7 (§ 15.2-2280 et
seq.) of Chapter 22 of this title.
C. A city or town may also acquire real property for a public use outside its boundaries; a county may acquire real property for a public use outside its boundaries when expressly authorized by law.
D. A locality may construct, insure and equip buildings, structures and other improvements on real property owned or leased by it.
E. A locality may operate, maintain and regulate the use of its real property or may contract with other persons to do so.
F. This section shall not be construed to deprive the resident judge or judges of the right to control the use of the courthouse.
G. "Public use" as used in this section shall have the same meaning as in § 15.2-1900.