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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 758<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 779<\/a> and 817<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":372330,"section_number":"58.1-423","catch_line":"Income tax paid by commercial spaceflight entities","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-423\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":352356,"section_number":"2.2-2202","catch_line":"Declaration of public purpose; Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority created","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2202\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1401151,"object_type":"law","relational_id":352355,"identifier":"2.2-2201","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/22\/2\/2.2-2201","url":"\/2.2-2201\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2201\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/22\/2\/2.2-2201","dublin_core":{"Title":"Short title; definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2201","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority<\/span> Act.” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Authority<\/span>” means the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority<\/span>.

\t\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the board<\/span> of directors of the Authority<\/span>.

\t\t\t“Project<\/span>” means the construction, improvement, furnishing, maintenance, acquisition or operation of any facility or the provision for or funding of any activity that will further the purposes described in § 2.2-2202<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS (\u00a7 2.2-2201)\n\nA. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Virginia\nCommercial Space Flight Authority Act.”\n\nB. As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Authority” means the Virginia Commercial Space Flight\nAuthority.\t\t\t“Board” means the board of directors of the\nAuthority.\t\t\t“Project” means the construction, improvement,\nfurnishing, maintenance, acquisition or operation of any facility or the\nprovision for or funding of any activity that will further the purposes\ndescribed in § 2.2-2202.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 758, \u00a7\u00a7 9-266.1, 9-266.2; 2001, c. 844; 2012, cc. 779, 817.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}