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APPROVAL OF ACQUISITION OF THE NATURE CONSERVANCY PROPERTY FOR THE LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECT ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA

• The following resolution was adopted:
• WHEREAS, the University wishes to purchase real estate located in the village of Oyster, County of Northhampton, on the sea side of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, from the Nature Conservancy in support of the Environmental Sciences Department's Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) project; and
• WHEREAS, in 1997 the General Assembly authorized the acquisition for the LTER project;
• RESOLVED that the acquisition of the Nature Conservancy property, as recommended by the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, be approved by the Board of Visitors; and
• RESOLVED FURTHER that the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer is authorized to execute any and all contracts or documents pertaining to the acquisition of the aforementioned property. (See Fiscal Impact Statement for this resolution as Attachment I).