A. Any state department, agency or institution shall, before purchasing or otherwise acquiring land for any capital improvement, inquire of the Department whether there is available any suitable land under the control of the Department or any other state department, agency or institution that may be authorized for the purpose for which the additional land is needed.
B. The Department shall require every state department, agency or institution responsible for the construction, operation or maintenance of public facilities within the Commonwealth, when siting state facilities and programs, to evaluate the feasibility of siting such facilities and programs in the Commonwealth's urban centers. In making such evaluation, the agency shall consider (i) the fiscal advantages of utilizing the existing infrastructure available in urban centers as compared to the construction of new infrastructure in less developed areas, (ii) the potential savings associated with leasing facilities from the private sector in urban centers as compared to purchasing or constructing new facilities in other areas, (iii) the convenience to employees and citizen users of state facilities and programs of placing such facilities and programs in close proximity to the road and transportation systems and other amenities found in the Commonwealth's urban centers, and (iv) whether the local governing body is supportive of the location as a desirable use of available land resources.
This subsection shall not be construed to limit the ability of a state department, agency or institution to locate facilities based on other factors such as a rural locality's desire to stimulate economic development or the need to have regionally dispersed services.
C. The provisions of subsection B shall not apply to any facility or program to be located on the campus of any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth.
1968, c. 717, § 2.1-106.4; 1977, c. 672, § 2.1-508; 2000, c. 704; 2001, c. 844; 2009, c. 612.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 2.2 - Administration of Government
Chapter 11 - Department of General Services
§ 2.2-1100. Creation of Department; appointment of Director; duties
§ 2.2-1101. Creation of internal service fund accounts
§ 2.2-1102. Additional powers of Department
§ 2.2-1103. Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
§ 2.2-1104. Laboratory, testing, and analytical functions
§ 2.2-1105. Environmental laboratory certification program
§ 2.2-1106. Consolidation of other laboratories
§ 2.2-1107. Disposal of certain hazardous materials
§ 2.2-1108. Disposal of certain other property
§ 2.2-1109. Division of Purchases and Supply established
§ 2.2-1110. Using agencies to purchase through Division of Purchases and Supply; exception
§ 2.2-1112. Standardization of materials, equipment and supplies
§ 2.2-1113. Printing management coordination; uniform standards for state forms
§ 2.2-1114. Regulations as to estimates and requisitions; submission of estimates
§ 2.2-1115. Execution of contracts; payment for purchases; violations
§ 2.2-1115.1. Standard vendor accounting information
§ 2.2-1116. Purchase of products and services of state correctional facilities
§ 2.2-1117. Purchases from Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired; violation
§ 2.2-1119. Cases in which purchasing through Division not mandatory
§ 2.2-1123. Acquisition of surplus materials from the United States government
§ 2.2-1124. Disposition of surplus materials
§ 2.2-1125. Proceeds from the sale or recycling of surplus materials
§ 2.2-1128. Sale of state flag
§ 2.2-1129. Division of Engineering and Buildings
§ 2.2-1131. Maintenance and utilization standards
§ 2.2-1131.1. Establishment of performance standards for the use of property
§ 2.2-1133. Use of value engineering
§ 2.2-1135. Information on equipment utilizing wood wastes
§ 2.2-1137. Location, construction or lease of state consolidated office buildings
§ 2.2-1138. Planning and construction by Division; exemption
§ 2.2-1139. Transfer of funds; acceptance of donations
§ 2.2-1140. Assignment of office space
§ 2.2-1142. Furniture for Executive Mansion
§ 2.2-1143. Services for Capitol and other state facilities
§ 2.2-1144. Control of Capitol Square and other property at seat of government
§ 2.2-1147.1. Right to breast-feed
§ 2.2-1147.3. Baby changing facilities in restrooms located in public buildings
§ 2.2-1148. Approval of actions; conveyances in name of the Commonwealth
§ 2.2-1150.1. Lease or conveyance of any interest in State Police communication tower
§ 2.2-1150.3. Lease of state military reservation property
§ 2.2-1156. Sale or lease of surplus property and excess building space
§ 2.2-1157. Exploration for and extraction of minerals on state-owned uplands
§ 2.2-1158. Management, harvesting and sale of timber on lands under control of Division
§ 2.2-1161. Buildings not in conformance with standards for persons with physical disabilities
§ 2.2-1161.1. Code Adam alerts in public buildings
§ 2.2-1164. Standards for inspection of buildings for asbestos
§ 2.2-1167. Commonwealth immune from civil liability
§ 2.2-1168. Division of Support Services may be established
§ 2.2-1169. Mail handling, messenger and parcel service
§ 2.2-1170. Office equipment pool; repair
§ 2.2-1171. Printing and duplicating facilities
§ 2.2-1174. Vehicles assigned to the centralized fleet
§ 2.2-1175. Responsibilities of Director
§ 2.2-1176. Approval of purchase, lease, or contract rental of motor vehicle
§ 2.2-1176.1. Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversion Fund established
§ 2.2-1177. Transfer of surplus motor vehicles
§ 2.2-1178. Use of passenger-type vehicles on an assigned basis
§ 2.2-1179. Use of vehicles for commuting
§ 2.2-1180. Guidance documents governing state-owned passenger-type vehicles