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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 587<\/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. 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 2019, chapter 632<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":158539,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59707,"identifier":"15.2-5118","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/3\/15.2-5118","url":"\/15.2-5118\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5118\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/3\/15.2-5118","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers of Authority; streetlights in King George County","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5118","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law<\/span> in this chapter, an authority<\/span> may lease as lessee or otherwise contract<\/span> for the provision of, operate, and maintain streetlights in King George County<\/span>. The lessor or other contractual provider of such streetlights shall be a public service corporation that holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide retail electric service in the territory in which such streetlights are located. King George County<\/span> may contribute funds to the authority<\/span> by act of its governing body<\/span> for use by the authority<\/span> in carrying out the authority<\/span>’s powers listed in this section. In addition, the authority<\/span> may fix, charge, and collect fees, rates, and charges for the use of the service described in this section or for such service furnished by the authority<\/span>. Such fees, rates, and charges shall be charged to and collected from any person contracting for the service, or lessee, or tenant, or any other person who uses or occupies any real estate served by or benefiting from the service.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS OF AUTHORITY; STREETLIGHTS IN KING GEORGE COUNTY (\u00a7 15.2-5118)\n\nNotwithstanding any contrary provision of law in this chapter, an authority may\nlease as lessee or otherwise contract for the provision of, operate, and\nmaintain streetlights in King George County. The lessor or other contractual\nprovider of such streetlights shall be a public service corporation that holds a\ncertificate of public convenience and necessity to provide retail electric\nservice in the territory in which such streetlights are located. King George\nCounty may contribute funds to the authority by act of its governing body for\nuse by the authority in carrying out the authority’s powers listed in this\nsection. In addition, the authority may fix, charge, and collect fees, rates,\nand charges for the use of the service described in this section or for such\nservice furnished by the authority. Such fees, rates, and charges shall be\ncharged to and collected from any person contracting for the service, or lessee,\nor tenant, or any other person who uses or occupies any real estate served by or\nbenefiting from the service.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 587; 2019, c. 632.","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}}