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Provided further, that no locality shall appropriate funds, unless specifically authorized by the General Assembly, to any organization or association having members outside of the Commonwealth (i) when such association or organization possesses the power of taxation or the right of condemnation and (ii) unless the locality has the right to withdraw from such association or organization at any time.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":288455,"text":"The governing body of any locality which is a member, or hereafter becomes a member, of any organization or association including an organization or association having members outside of the Commonwealth which has as its principal objective one or more of the purposes set forth in subsection B hereof, is authorized to appropriate funds to such organization or to provide goods and services to such organization, all for the purpose of advancing the welfare and economic interests of such locality and the citizens thereof.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":288456,"text":"Funds may be appropriated or goods and services may be provided, only to an organization which has as its objective one or more of the following purposes: identification of problems hindering the growth, development and economic functioning of the region in which such locality is located; development of comprehensive plans for the growth and development of the region as a whole and the promotion of interjurisdictional cooperation; development of appropriate policies and cooperative mechanisms among the participating localities for improving the administration of public services; development of concerted action among participating localities for the benefit thereof and for the benefit of the region as a whole; defense and strengthening of local government; and taking of such other action in connection with the foregoing as will advance the best interests of the entire region and of the participating localities; however, all funds for the development of plans or planning in Virginia shall be expended through commissions created under Article 2 (§ 15.2-2210 et seq.) of Chapter 22 of Title 15.2, and other related or existing agencies authorized by the Commonwealth, to the extent that such commissions or other agencies are authorized by law to develop such plans or planning. 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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 30 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 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85298,"section_number":"15.2-2210","catch_line":"Creation of local planning commissions; participation in planning district commissions or joint local commissions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2210\/"}],"permalink":{"id":152793,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80521,"identifier":"15.2-1304","token":"15.2\/II\/13\/2\/15.2-1304","url":"\/15.2-1304\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1304\/","token":"15.2\/II\/13\/2\/15.2-1304","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appropriating funds or supplying goods and services to certain regional organizations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1304","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The governing body<\/span> of any locality<\/span> which is a member, or hereafter becomes a member, of any organization or association including an organization or association having members outside of the Commonwealth which has as its principal objective one or more of the purposes set forth in subsection B hereof, is authorized to appropriate funds to such organization or to provide goods and services to such organization, all for the purpose of advancing the welfare and economic interests of such locality<\/span> and the citizens thereof. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Funds may be appropriated or goods and services may be provided, only to an organization which has as its objective one or more of the following purposes: identification of problems hindering the growth, development and economic functioning of the region in which such locality<\/span> is located; development of comprehensive plans for the growth and development of the region as a whole and the promotion of interjurisdictional cooperation; development of appropriate policies and cooperative mechanisms among the participating localities for improving the administration of public services; development of concerted action among participating localities for the benefit thereof and for the benefit of the region as a whole; defense and strengthening of local government<\/span>; and taking of such other action in connection with the foregoing as will advance the best interests of the entire region and of the participating localities; however, all funds for the development of plans or planning in Virginia shall be expended through commissions created under Article 2 (§ 15.2-2210<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 22 of Title 15.2, and other related or existing agencies authorized by the Commonwealth, to the extent that such commissions or other agencies are authorized by law<\/span> to develop such plans or planning. Provided further, that no locality<\/span> shall appropriate funds, unless specifically authorized by the General Assembly, to any organization or association having members outside of the Commonwealth (i) when such association or organization possesses the power of taxation or the right of condemnation and (ii) unless the locality<\/span> has the right to withdraw from such association or organization at any time. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPROPRIATING FUNDS OR SUPPLYING GOODS AND SERVICES TO CERTAIN REGIONAL\nORGANIZATIONS (\u00a7 15.2-1304)\n\nA. The governing body of any locality which is a member, or hereafter becomes a\nmember, of any organization or association including an organization or\nassociation having members outside of the Commonwealth which has as its\nprincipal objective one or more of the purposes set forth in subsection B\nhereof, is authorized to appropriate funds to such organization or to provide\ngoods and services to such organization, all for the purpose of advancing the\nwelfare and economic interests of such locality and the citizens thereof.\n\nB. Funds may be appropriated or goods and services may be provided, only to an\norganization which has as its objective one or more of the following purposes:\nidentification of problems hindering the growth, development and economic\nfunctioning of the region in which such locality is located; development of\ncomprehensive plans for the growth and development of the region as a whole and\nthe promotion of interjurisdictional cooperation; development of appropriate\npolicies and cooperative mechanisms among the participating localities for\nimproving the administration of public services; development of concerted action\namong participating localities for the benefit thereof and for the benefit of\nthe region as a whole; defense and strengthening of local government; and taking\nof such other action in connection with the foregoing as will advance the best\ninterests of the entire region and of the participating localities; however, all\nfunds for the development of plans or planning in Virginia shall be expended\nthrough commissions created under Article 2 (§ 15.2-2210 et seq.) of\nChapter 22 of Title 15.2, and other related or existing agencies authorized by\nthe Commonwealth, to the extent that such commissions or other agencies are\nauthorized by law to develop such plans or planning. Provided further, that no\nlocality shall appropriate funds, unless specifically authorized by the General\nAssembly, to any organization or association having members outside of the\nCommonwealth (i) when such association or organization possesses the power of\ntaxation or the right of condemnation and (ii) unless the locality has the right\nto withdraw from such association or organization at any time.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 30, \u00a7 15.1-20.1; 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}