CHAPTER 659

An Act to amend and reenact § 21-11 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to the purchase of machinery and other equipment, so as to provide
that the State Soil Conservation Committee may execute certain
contracts.

[H 436]

Approved April 4, 1952

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

L That § 21-11 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

§ 21-11. In addition to the other powers and authority conferred
and the duties imposed upon it by this chapter, the Committee is author-
ized and it is its duty to purchase, operate and maintain necessary
machinery and other equipment suitable for engineering and other opera-
tions incident to soil conservation and other purposes of the Committee
to the extent of the appropriation therefor. The Committee shall have the
custody and control of the machinery and other equipment, and shall
provide storage for it, and it shall be available to the districts upon such
terms as the Committee prescribes, provided that in addition to such other
terms as the Committee may from time to time prescribe, it shall have
authority to execute rental-purchase contracts with individual districts
of the equipment, whereby the title to machinery and other equipment
purchased under authority of this law may after the original cost of the
equipment has been returned in rentals to the Committee, be transferred
to such district when approved by the Committee; and provided further,
that when the original cost of such equipment has been returned to the
Committee it may, in its discretion sell the same to any person upon such
terms and conditions as it may deem proper.