CHAPTER 47

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2-4.2 and 28-9.1 of the Code of Virginia,
to authorize State departments, agencies and institutions to convey
easements to political subdivisions of the State. CH 98)

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Approved February 19, 1958

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 2-4.2 and 23-9.1 of the Code of Virginia be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 2-4.2. Any State department or agency, or State institution
through its governing board, is authorized, after having first obtained the
consent of the Governor in writing, to convey to public utility companies
and political subdivisions right of way easements over property owned by
it for such consideration as it shall deem proper, when such conveyance is
deemed expedient, and to execute the instruments necessary to effectuate
such conveyance, such instruments to be subject to the approval of the
Attorney General as to form. —

All funds received from any such conveyance shall be paid into the
State treasury to be expended as provided by law. ; ;

§ 23-9.1. The State Board of Education is authorized, subject to the
approval of the Governor in writing first obtained, to convey upon such
terms and conditions and for such consideration as it deems proper ease-
ments upon, over, across or under the property of any school or educa-
tional institution of which it serves as the governing body, to any political
subdivision of this State or to any public utility or public service company,
for the purpose of erecting * or maintaining power *, telephone *, * water,
sewer or gas lines * and mains; provided, that any deed or other convey-
ance executed hereunder shall be in form approved by the Attorney Gen-
eral; and provided, further, that any funds derived by the Board in con-
sideration of the granting of any such easement shall be paid into the gen-
eral fund of the State treasury.

Any such grant heretofore made by the Board subject to the approval
of the General Assembly, is hereby ratified and confirmed.