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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 745<\/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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82731,"section_number":"15.2-2600","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2600\/"}],"permalink":{"id":155751,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83186,"identifier":"15.2-2413.20","token":"15.2\/II\/24\/4\/15.2-2413.20","url":"\/15.2-2413.20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2413.20\/","token":"15.2\/II\/24\/4\/15.2-2413.20","dublin_core":{"Title":"Expenses of the business improvement and recruitment district","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2413.20","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A locality<\/span> may appropriate funds to pay expenses associated with the business improvement and recruitment district<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A locality<\/span> may issue<\/span> bonds<\/span> and other obligations subject to the provisions of the Public Finance Act of 1991 (§ 15.2-2600<\/a> et seq.) for the purpose of funding the costs of the business improvement and recruitment district<\/span> plan<\/span>. Principal and interest payments on such bonds<\/span> may be paid from the proceeds of any fees<\/span> imposed under this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No funds raised pursuant to this article shall be used by the locality<\/span> for any purposes other than funding the expenses of the business improvement and recruitment district<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXPENSES OF THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AND RECRUITMENT DISTRICT (\u00a7 15.2-2413.20)\n\nA. A locality may appropriate funds to pay expenses associated with the business\nimprovement and recruitment district.\n\nB. A locality may issue bonds and other obligations subject to the provisions of\nthe Public Finance Act of 1991 (§ 15.2-2600 et seq.) for the purpose of\nfunding the costs of the business improvement and recruitment district plan.\nPrincipal and interest payments on such bonds may be paid from the proceeds of\nany fees imposed under this article.\n\nC. No funds raised pursuant to this article shall be used by the locality for\nany purposes other than funding the expenses of the business improvement and\nrecruitment district.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, c. 745.","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}}