CODE OF VIRGINIA (REPEALED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2016) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS; EXPENDITURES; APPLICATION OF §§ 23-3.1 AND 23-9.2 (§ 23-252) A. The board is authorized, on behalf of the Commonwealth and in furtherance of the purposes of the Museum, to receive and administer gifts, bequests and devises of property of any kind whatsoever, and grants from agencies of the United States government, and to expend, or authorize the expenditure of, funds derived from such sources and funds appropriated by the General Assembly to the Museum. B. The Museum shall be deemed to be an institution of higher education within the meaning of §§ 23-3.1 and 23-9.2. C. Gifts heretofore made to the Museum by political subdivisions of the Commonwealth are hereby validated. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 9-65.14; 1970, c. 466; 1972, c. 524; 1974, c. 124; 1977, c. 597.