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Each such authority shall be designated as the ____________________ Development Authority (with a name chosen by the Governor descriptive of the area in which the property is located); however, no authority shall exercise any power or transact any business hereunder unless or until the Governor upon receipt of a duly certified resolution of the governing body of each of the localities within the area of operation of an authority requesting such action, shall proclaim that a former federal area exists with respect to which an authority should function under the terms of this chapter. Any such authority for which such a proclamation has been issued may proceed to transact business and to exercise its powers hereunder at any time after the selection of the commissioners of the authority, as set forth in \u00a7 15.2-6304.\n\t\tAlternatively, the governing body of the City of Hampton may by ordinance create a development authority for the development or redevelopment of federal areas. 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Each such authority shall be designated as the ____________________ Development Authority (with a name chosen by the Governor descriptive of the area in which the property is located); however, no authority shall exercise any power or transact any business hereunder unless or until the Governor upon receipt of a duly certified resolution of the governing body of each of the localities within the area of operation of an authority requesting such action, shall proclaim that a former federal area exists with respect to which an authority should function under the terms of this chapter. Any such authority for which such a proclamation has been issued may proceed to transact business and to exercise its powers hereunder at any time after the selection of the commissioners of the authority, as set forth in \u00a7 15.2-6304.\n\t\tAlternatively, the governing body of the City of Hampton may by ordinance create a development authority for the development or redevelopment of federal areas. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 645; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 246<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 869<\/a> and 887<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70793,"section_number":"15.2-6304","catch_line":"Board of commissioners; appointment of director, agents and employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-6304\/"},{"id":66574,"section_number":"15.2-6306","catch_line":"Principal and branch offices","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-6306\/"},{"id":74540,"section_number":"15.2-6319","catch_line":"Dissolution of authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-6319\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70793,"section_number":"15.2-6304","catch_line":"Board of commissioners; appointment of director, agents and employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-6304\/"}],"permalink":{"id":160131,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57307,"identifier":"15.2-6302","token":"15.2\/IV\/63\/15.2-6302","url":"\/15.2-6302\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-6302\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/63\/15.2-6302","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment of development authorities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-6302","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

With regard to an authority<\/span> created by the Governor, there is hereby created with respect to every former federal area<\/span> a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, with such public and corporate powers as are set forth in this chapter. Each such authority shall be designated as the ____________________ Development Authority (with a name chosen by the Governor descriptive of the area in which the property is located); however, no authority shall exercise any power or transact any business hereunder unless or until the Governor upon receipt of a duly certified resolution of the governing body<\/span> of each of the localities within the area of operation<\/span> of an authority<\/span> requesting such action, shall proclaim that a former federal area<\/span> exists with respect to which an authority<\/span> should function under the terms of this chapter. Any such authority for which such a proclamation has been issued may proceed to transact business and to exercise its powers hereunder at any time after the selection of the commissioners<\/span> of the authority<\/span>, as set forth in \u00a7 15.2-6304<\/a>.\n\t\tAlternatively, the governing body<\/span> of the City<\/span> of Hampton may by ordinance<\/span> create a development authority for the development or redevelopment of federal areas<\/span>. The ordinance<\/span> creating such an authority<\/span> shall not be adopted or approved until a public hearing<\/span> has been held on the question of its adoption or approval.\n\t\tIn any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or relating to any contract<\/span> of or action by the authority<\/span>, the authority<\/span> shall be conclusively presumed to have been established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers hereunder (i) upon proof of the action of the Governor in issuing a proclamation with reference to such authority and the designation of its name by the Governor, which descriptive name can be altered by the authority<\/span> as may be deemed expedient, or (ii) upon the adoption and approval of an ordinance<\/span> by the City<\/span> of Hampton in accordance with this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES (\u00a7 15.2-6302)\n\nWith regard to an authority created by the Governor, there is hereby created\nwith respect to every former federal area a political subdivision of the\nCommonwealth, with such public and corporate powers as are set forth in this\nchapter. Each such authority shall be designated as the ____________________\nDevelopment Authority (with a name chosen by the Governor descriptive of the\narea in which the property is located); however, no authority shall exercise any\npower or transact any business hereunder unless or until the Governor upon\nreceipt of a duly certified resolution of the governing body of each of the\nlocalities within the area of operation of an authority requesting such action,\nshall proclaim that a former federal area exists with respect to which an\nauthority should function under the terms of this chapter. Any such authority\nfor which such a proclamation has been issued may proceed to transact business\nand to exercise its powers hereunder at any time after the selection of the\ncommissioners of the authority, as set forth in \u00a7 15.2-6304.\n\t\tAlternatively, the governing body of the City of Hampton may by ordinance\ncreate a development authority for the development or redevelopment of federal\nareas. The ordinance creating such an authority shall not be adopted or approved\nuntil a public hearing has been held on the question of its adoption or\napproval.\n\t\tIn any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or\nrelating to any contract of or action by the authority, the authority shall be\nconclusively presumed to have been established and authorized to transact\nbusiness and exercise its powers hereunder (i) upon proof of the action of the\nGovernor in issuing a proclamation with reference to such authority and the\ndesignation of its name by the Governor, which descriptive name can be altered\nby the authority as may be deemed expedient, or (ii) upon the adoption and\napproval of an ordinance by the City of Hampton in accordance with this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-939; 1954, c. 645; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1322; 1997,\nc. 587; 2003, c. 246; 2005, cc. 869, 887.","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}}