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A member of the governing body of any such county, city, or town may also serve as a member of any board or body established to manage an airport or landing field. No such city, town or county, however, shall operate an airport without first obtaining the permission of the Board as now or hereafter provided by law. In addition to other powers conferred by this section, any such governing body or other authority of a county, city, or town shall have the power to seek and obtain loans for the purpose of capital improvements to any airport or landing field established pursuant to this article.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1365029,"text":"The governing body, or other proper authority, of a county, city, or town which has established an airport or landing field and acquired, leased, or set apart property for such purpose, may construct, improve, equip, maintain and operate the same, or may vest jurisdiction for the construction, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation thereof in any suitable officer, board or body of such county, city, or town. A member of the governing body of any such county, city, or town may also serve as a member of any board or body established to manage an airport or landing field. No such city, town or county, however, shall operate an airport without first obtaining the permission of the Board as now or hereafter provided by law. In addition to other powers conferred by this section, any such governing body or other authority of a county, city, or town shall have the power to seek and obtain loans for the purpose of capital improvements to any airport or landing field established pursuant to this article.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":52239,"edition_id":2,"name":"Acquisition, Establishment and Operation Generally; Outside Easements","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":52238,"metadata":{"child_laws":14,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:56:34","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:50","permalink":{"id":1460783,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52239,"identifier":"1","token":"5.1\/3\/1","url":"\/5.1\/3\/1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52238,"edition_id":2,"name":"Municipal and County Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":4,"parent_id":52221,"metadata":{"child_laws":21,"child_structures":3},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:56:34","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:50","permalink":{"id":1460781,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52238,"identifier":"3","token":"5.1\/3","url":"\/5.1\/3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52221,"edition_id":2,"name":"Aviation","identifier":"5.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":9,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":218,"child_structures":28},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:56:16","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:49","permalink":{"id":1460301,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52221,"identifier":"5.1","token":"5.1","url":"\/5.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":366639,"structure_id":52239,"section_number":"5.1-31","catch_line":"Authority to acquire, construct, maintain and operate; permission of Department required","url":"\/5.1-31\/","token":"5.1\/3\/1\/5.1-31","metadata":false},{"id":366640,"structure_id":52239,"section_number":"5.1-32","catch_line":"Easements and privileges outside of airport or landing field boundaries","url":"\/5.1-32\/","token":"5.1\/3\/1\/5.1-32","metadata":false},{"id":366641,"structure_id":52239,"section_number":"5.1-33","catch_line":"Public purpose declared","url":"\/5.1-33\/","token":"5.1\/3\/1\/5.1-33","metadata":{"court_decisions":{"0":{"name":"Bowling v. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1966, chapter 576; in 1979, chapter 272; in 1989, chapter 234; in 1993, chapter 81.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1460833,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366653,"identifier":"5.1-41","token":"5.1\/3\/1\/5.1-41","url":"\/5.1-41\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/5.1-41\/","token":"5.1\/3\/1\/5.1-41","dublin_core":{"Title":"Operation by local governing body or special officer or board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 5.1-41","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body, or other proper authority, of a county, city, or town which has established an airport<\/span> or landing field<\/span> and acquired, leased, or set apart property for such purpose, may construct, improve, equip, maintain and operate the same, or may vest jurisdiction<\/span> for the construction, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation thereof in any suitable officer, board<\/span> or body of such county, city, or town. A member of the governing body of any such county, city, or town may also serve as a member of any board<\/span> or body established to manage an airport<\/span> or landing field<\/span>. No such city, town or county, however, shall operate an airport<\/span> without first obtaining the permission of the Board<\/span> as now or hereafter provided by law<\/span>. In addition to other powers conferred by this section, any such governing body or other authority of a county, city, or town shall have the power to seek and obtain loans for the purpose of capital improvements to any airport<\/span> or landing field<\/span> established pursuant to this article.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOPERATION BY LOCAL GOVERNING BODY OR SPECIAL OFFICER OR BOARD (\u00a7 5.1-41)\n\nThe governing body, or other proper authority, of a county, city, or town which\nhas established an airport or landing field and acquired, leased, or set apart\nproperty for such purpose, may construct, improve, equip, maintain and operate\nthe same, or may vest jurisdiction for the construction, improvement, equipment,\nmaintenance and operation thereof in any suitable officer, board or body of such\ncounty, city, or town. A member of the governing body of any such county, city,\nor town may also serve as a member of any board or body established to manage an\nairport or landing field. No such city, town or county, however, shall operate\nan airport without first obtaining the permission of the Board as now or\nhereafter provided by law. In addition to other powers conferred by this\nsection, any such governing body or other authority of a county, city, or town\nshall have the power to seek and obtain loans for the purpose of capital\nimprovements to any airport or landing field established pursuant to this\narticle.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 5-34; 1966, c. 576; 1979, c. 272; 1989, c. 234; 1993, c.\n81.","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"}}