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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 749<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85271,"section_number":"58.1-3713","catch_line":"Local gas road improvement and Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3713\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":54398,"section_number":"15.2-5100","catch_line":"Title of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5100\/"},{"id":81312,"section_number":"15.2-5114","catch_line":"Powers of authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5114\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154531,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87456,"identifier":"15.2-2109.3","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/2\/15.2-2109.3","url":"\/15.2-2109.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2109.3\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/2\/15.2-2109.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Provision of natural gas distribution service within counties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2109.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any municipal corporation or public service authority created under the Virginia Water and Waste Authorities Act (\u00a7 15.2-5100<\/a> et seq.) shall have the authority:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To purchase natural gas for resale within an area as described in subdivision 2 from any public utility that is certificated to provide natural gas distribution service within the Commonwealth, on such terms and conditions as the parties to such sale may agree; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To provide natural gas distribution service within any underserved area or county<\/span> that is adjacent to the boundaries of the municipal corporation or any political subdivision that is a member of the public service authority, as applicable, provided that the area is not within the certificated territory assigned to a public utility for the provision of natural gas service, upon notifying the State Corporation Commission of its commitment to provide such service in such areas. The municipality or public service authority shall not be required to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the State Corporation Commission as a condition to providing natural gas distribution service within any such area; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Upon notifying the State Corporation Commission of its commitment to provide natural gas distribution service in such areas as described in subdivision 2, to exercise the same rights that a public service authority established pursuant to the Virginia Water and Waste Authorities Act (§ 15.2-5100<\/a> et seq.) has to acquire, purchase, lease as lessee, construct, reconstruct, improve, extend, operate, and maintain any lines, pipelines, or other improvements necessary or appropriate for the provision of any stormwater control system or water or waste system or any combination of such systems under § 15.2-5114<\/a>, except that such powers, including the powers to acquire by gift, purchase, or the exercise of the right of eminent domain lands or rights in land or water rights in connection therewith, except that such powers shall apply to the provision of natural gas distribution service, mutatis mutandis<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROVISION OF NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION SERVICE WITHIN COUNTIES (\u00a7 15.2-2109.3)\n\nAny municipal corporation or public service authority created under the Virginia\nWater and Waste Authorities Act (\u00a7 15.2-5100 et seq.) shall have the authority:\n\n1. To purchase natural gas for resale within an area as described in subdivision\n2 from any public utility that is certificated to provide natural gas\ndistribution service within the Commonwealth, on such terms and conditions as\nthe parties to such sale may agree;\n\n2. To provide natural gas distribution service within any underserved area or\ncounty that is adjacent to the boundaries of the municipal corporation or any\npolitical subdivision that is a member of the public service authority, as\napplicable, provided that the area is not within the certificated territory\nassigned to a public utility for the provision of natural gas service, upon\nnotifying the State Corporation Commission of its commitment to provide such\nservice in such areas. The municipality or public service authority shall not be\nrequired to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the\nState Corporation Commission as a condition to providing natural gas\ndistribution service within any such area; and\n\n3. Upon notifying the State Corporation Commission of its commitment to provide\nnatural gas distribution service in such areas as described in subdivision 2, to\nexercise the same rights that a public service authority established pursuant to\nthe Virginia Water and Waste Authorities Act (§ 15.2-5100 et seq.) has to\nacquire, purchase, lease as lessee, construct, reconstruct, improve, extend,\noperate, and maintain any lines, pipelines, or other improvements necessary or\nappropriate for the provision of any stormwater control system or water or waste\nsystem or any combination of such systems under § 15.2-5114, except that\nsuch powers, including the powers to acquire by gift, purchase, or the exercise\nof the right of eminent domain lands or rights in land or water rights in\nconnection therewith, except that such powers shall apply to the provision of\nnatural gas distribution service, mutatis mutandis.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, c. 749.","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}}