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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 221; in 1970, chapter 717; in 1979, chapter 272; in 1980, chapter 721.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1460511,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366689,"identifier":"5.1-9.1","token":"5.1\/1\/1\/5.1-9.1","url":"\/5.1-9.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/5.1-9.1\/","token":"5.1\/1\/1\/5.1-9.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain privately owned airports declared to be works of public improvement; exemption from local taxation authorized","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 5.1-9.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"a\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">a.<\/span> Any public use privately owned <span class=\"dictionary\">airport<\/span> in this Commonwealth, or any improvements made thereto, which is open to the public at no charge and which has been licensed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> is hereby declared to be a work of internal improvement. <a id=\"paragraph-1365109\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/5.1-9.1\/#a\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"b\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">b.<\/span> The governing body of any city, town or county in this Commonwealth is authorized to exempt from local taxation, as an inducement to their location, the runways and taxiways of any privately owned, public use <span class=\"dictionary\">airport<\/span>, which is available to the public at no charge and which has been licensed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1365110\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/5.1-9.1\/#b\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPORTS DECLARED TO BE WORKS OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT;\nEXEMPTION FROM LOCAL TAXATION AUTHORIZED (\u00a7 5.1-9.1)\n\na. Any public use privately owned airport in this Commonwealth, or any\nimprovements made thereto, which is open to the public at no charge and which\nhas been licensed by the Department is hereby declared to be a work of internal\nimprovement.\n\nb. The governing body of any city, town or county in this Commonwealth is\nauthorized to exempt from local taxation, as an inducement to their location,\nthe runways and taxiways of any privately owned, public use airport, which is\navailable to the public at no charge and which has been licensed by the\nDepartment.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 5-9.1; 1966, c. 221; 1970, c. 717; 1979, c. 272; 1980, c.\n721.","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"}}