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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 388<\/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":false,"permalink":{"id":160907,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86391,"identifier":"15.2-7605","token":"15.2\/IV\/76\/15.2-7605","url":"\/15.2-7605\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-7605\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/76\/15.2-7605","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of Authority; governmental functions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-7605","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Authority shall (i) develop comprehensive and coordinated plans and programs, establish priorities, and approve grants for the economic development of the coastal region; (ii) provide for research, demonstration, investigation, assessment, and evaluation of the region’s assets<\/span> and needs; (iii) encourage the formation and capacity of local government<\/span> and private investment in compatible industries, including natural resources, commercial, industrial, and other economic development projects; and (iv) provide a forum for the consideration of problems and possible solutions of the coastal region. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Authority shall (i) develop a definition for what constitutes “distressed” and annually designate distressed, moderately distressed, and economically strong counties within the region and (ii) allocate at least 50 percent of the grants, loans, and donations made available to the Authority for programs and projects for the distressed counties. Such funds shall not be used within economically strong counties without a two-thirds vote of approval by a quorum of the Board. Nothing herein shall prevent the Authority from applying for and receiving federal, state, or private funds to advance the purpose of the Authority regardless of distressed county<\/span> status. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF AUTHORITY; GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS (\u00a7 15.2-7605)\n\nA. The Authority shall (i) develop comprehensive and coordinated plans and\nprograms, establish priorities, and approve grants for the economic development\nof the coastal region; (ii) provide for research, demonstration, investigation,\nassessment, and evaluation of the region’s assets and needs; (iii)\nencourage the formation and capacity of local government and private investment\nin compatible industries, including natural resources, commercial, industrial,\nand other economic development projects; and (iv) provide a forum for the\nconsideration of problems and possible solutions of the coastal region.\n\nB. The Authority shall (i) develop a definition for what constitutes\n“distressed” and annually designate distressed, moderately\ndistressed, and economically strong counties within the region and (ii) allocate\nat least 50 percent of the grants, loans, and donations made available to the\nAuthority for programs and projects for the distressed counties. Such funds\nshall not be used within economically strong counties without a two-thirds vote\nof approval by a quorum of the Board. Nothing herein shall prevent the Authority\nfrom applying for and receiving federal, state, or private funds to advance the\npurpose of the Authority regardless of distressed county status.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 388.","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}}