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To these ends, the Department shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable.\n\n4\n\nTo do all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1364720,"text":"The Department shall have the following general powers:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":1364721,"text":"To employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":1364722,"text":"To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts with the United States, other states, agencies and governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":1364723,"text":"To accept grants from the United States government and agencies and instrumentalities thereof and any other source. To these ends, the Department shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable.","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2","next_prefix":"4"},"4":{"id":1364724,"text":"To do all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"4","prefix_anchor":"4","level":1,"prior_prefix":"3"}},"ancestry":[{"id":52223,"edition_id":2,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":52222,"metadata":{"child_laws":60,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:56:16","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:50","permalink":{"id":1460305,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52223,"identifier":"1","token":"5.1\/1\/1","url":"\/5.1\/1\/1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52222,"edition_id":2,"name":"Aircraft, Airmen and Airports Generally","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":52221,"metadata":{"child_laws":78,"child_structures":3},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:56:16","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:49","permalink":{"id":1460303,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52222,"identifier":"1","token":"5.1\/1","url":"\/5.1\/1\/","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":366499,"structure_id":52223,"section_number":"5.1-1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2030) Definitions","url":"\/5.1-1\/","token":"5.1\/1\/1\/5.1-1","metadata":false},{"id":366492,"structure_id":52223,"section_number":"5.1-1.1","catch_line":"Creation of Department of Aviation","url":"\/5.1-1.1\/","token":"5.1\/1\/1\/5.1-1.1","metadata":false},{"id":366493,"structure_id":52223,"section_number":"5.1-1.2","catch_line":"Appointment of Director; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 272 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. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1460327,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366496,"identifier":"5.1-1.5","token":"5.1\/1\/1\/5.1-1.5","url":"\/5.1-1.5\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/5.1-1.5\/","token":"5.1\/1\/1\/5.1-1.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"General powers of Department","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 5.1-1.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall have the following general powers:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> To employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-1364721\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/5.1-1.5\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> To make and enter into all <span class=\"dictionary\">contracts<\/span> and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, <span class=\"dictionary\">contracts<\/span> with the United States, other states, agencies and governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth. <a id=\"paragraph-1364722\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/5.1-1.5\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> To accept grants from the United States government and agencies and instrumentalities thereof and any other source. To these ends, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable. <a id=\"paragraph-1364723\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/5.1-1.5\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> To do all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-1364724\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/5.1-1.5\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGENERAL POWERS OF DEPARTMENT (\u00a7 5.1-1.5)\n\nThe Department shall have the following general powers:\n\n1. To employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this\nchapter.\n\n2. To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental\nto the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this\nchapter, including, but not limited to, contracts with the United States, other\nstates, agencies and governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth.\n\n3. To accept grants from the United States government and agencies and\ninstrumentalities thereof and any other source. To these ends, the Department\nshall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements\nas may be necessary, convenient or desirable.\n\n4. To do all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this\nchapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 272.","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"}}