24 Va. Admin. Code § 5-20-330
Before any funds appropriated by the General Assembly of Virginia for the promotion of aviation, the construction or improvement of aviation facilities at any county, municipal or privately-owned, commercial, public-use airport or heliport, the owner thereof shall enter into a written agreement with the department, acting through the director, which shall provide for operation of such airport or heliport as a public-use facility for a minimum period of 20 years. The owner of any such aviation facility and his or its transferees, successors and assignees who fails to fulfill the period of operation specified in any such agreement shall be liable for the return of any such funds on a pro rata basis.
Privately owned or publicly owned hospitals may establish and maintain airports and may restrict the public use of such airports to takeoff and landing of any aircraft for medical emergencies only; such airports may be funded in accordance with this chapter.
24 Va. Admin. Code § 5-20-330
Statutory Authority: §§ 5.1-2.2, 5.1-2.15, and 5.1-7 of the Code of Virginia.