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Such contracts may make provision for, among other things, (i) the purchase by the locality of all or a portion of the disposal capacity of a waste disposal facility located within or outside the locality for its present or future waste disposal requirements, (ii) the operation of such facility by the locality, (iii) the delivery by or on behalf of the contracting locality of specified quantities of garbage, trash and refuse, whether or not such locality collects such garbage, trash and refuse, and the making of payments in respect of such quantities of garbage, trash and refuse, for such garbage, trash and refuse delivered, (iv) adjustments to payments made by the locality in respect of inflation, changes in energy prices or residue disposal costs, taxes imposed upon the facility owner or operator, or other events beyond the control of the facility operator or owners, (v) the fixing and collection of fees, rates or charges for use of the disposal facility and for any product or service resulting from operation of the facility, and (vi) such other provision as is necessary for the safe and effective construction, maintenance or operation of such facility, whether or not such provision displaces competition in any market. 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Such contracts may make provision for, among other things, (i) the purchase by the locality of all or a portion of the disposal capacity of a waste disposal facility located within or outside the locality for its present or future waste disposal requirements, (ii) the operation of such facility by the locality, (iii) the delivery by or on behalf of the contracting locality of specified quantities of garbage, trash and refuse, whether or not such locality collects such garbage, trash and refuse, and the making of payments in respect of such quantities of garbage, trash and refuse, for such garbage, trash and refuse delivered, (iv) adjustments to payments made by the locality in respect of inflation, changes in energy prices or residue disposal costs, taxes imposed upon the facility owner or operator, or other events beyond the control of the facility operator or owners, (v) the fixing and collection of fees, rates or charges for use of the disposal facility and for any product or service resulting from operation of the facility, and (vi) such other provision as is necessary for the safe and effective construction, maintenance or operation of such facility, whether or not such provision displaces competition in any market. Any such contract shall not be deemed to be a debt or gift of the localities within the meaning of any law, charter provision or debt limitation. 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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 558 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. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":156579,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61977,"identifier":"15.2-932","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/2\/15.2-932","url":"\/15.2-932\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-932\/","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/2\/15.2-932","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authorization to enter into certain contracts for garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services; waste recovery facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-932","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any locality<\/span> is authorized to contract<\/span> with any person, whether profit or nonprofit, for garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services in its locality<\/span> and to enter into contracts<\/span> relating to waste disposal facilities which recover energy or materials<\/span> from garbage, trash and refuse. Such contracts<\/span> may make provision for, among other things, (i) the purchase by the locality<\/span> of all or a portion of the disposal capacity of a waste disposal facility located within or outside the locality<\/span> for its present or future waste disposal requirements, (ii) the operation of such facility by the locality<\/span>, (iii) the delivery by or on behalf of the contracting locality<\/span> of specified quantities of garbage, trash and refuse, whether or not such locality<\/span> collects such garbage, trash and refuse, and the making of payments in respect of such quantities of garbage, trash and refuse, for such garbage, trash and refuse delivered, (iv) adjustments to payments made by the locality<\/span> in respect of inflation, changes in energy prices or residue disposal costs, taxes imposed upon the facility owner or operator, or other events beyond the control of the facility operator or owners, (v) the fixing and collection of fees, rates or charges for use of the disposal facility and for any product or service resulting from operation of the facility, and (vi) such other provision as is necessary for the safe and effective construction, maintenance or operation of such facility, whether or not such provision displaces competition in any market. Any such contract<\/span> shall not be deemed to be a debt or gift of the localities within the meaning of any law<\/span>, charter provision or debt limitation. Nothing in the foregoing powers granted such locality<\/span> shall include the authority to pledge the full faith and credit of such locality<\/span> in violation of Article X, Section 10 of the Constitution of Virginia.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR GARBAGE AND REFUSE PICKUP AND\nDISPOSAL SERVICES; WASTE RECOVERY FACILITIES (\u00a7 15.2-932)\n\nAny locality is authorized to contract with any person, whether profit or\nnonprofit, for garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services in its locality\nand to enter into contracts relating to waste disposal facilities which recover\nenergy or materials from garbage, trash and refuse. Such contracts may make\nprovision for, among other things, (i) the purchase by the locality of all or a\nportion of the disposal capacity of a waste disposal facility located within or\noutside the locality for its present or future waste disposal requirements, (ii)\nthe operation of such facility by the locality, (iii) the delivery by or on\nbehalf of the contracting locality of specified quantities of garbage, trash and\nrefuse, whether or not such locality collects such garbage, trash and refuse,\nand the making of payments in respect of such quantities of garbage, trash and\nrefuse, for such garbage, trash and refuse delivered, (iv) adjustments to\npayments made by the locality in respect of inflation, changes in energy prices\nor residue disposal costs, taxes imposed upon the facility owner or operator, or\nother events beyond the control of the facility operator or owners, (v) the\nfixing and collection of fees, rates or charges for use of the disposal facility\nand for any product or service resulting from operation of the facility, and\n(vi) such other provision as is necessary for the safe and effective\nconstruction, maintenance or operation of such facility, whether or not such\nprovision displaces competition in any market. Any such contract shall not be\ndeemed to be a debt or gift of the localities within the meaning of any law,\ncharter provision or debt limitation. Nothing in the foregoing powers granted\nsuch locality shall include the authority to pledge the full faith and credit of\nsuch locality in violation of Article X, Section 10 of the Constitution of\nVirginia.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 558, \u00a7 15.1-28.02; 1997, c. 587.","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}}