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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 732<\/a> and 796<\/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 2 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 1996, chapters 589<\/a>, 590<\/a>, 598<\/a>, and 599<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 482<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81652,"section_number":"15.2-4215","catch_line":"Annual report required","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4215\/"},{"id":80967,"section_number":"36-139.10","catch_line":"(Effective January 1, 2026) Department of Housing and Community Development consolidated report","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-139.10\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58779,"section_number":"15.2-4200","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4200\/"},{"id":60536,"section_number":"15.2-4217","catch_line":"Regional Cooperation Incentive Fund created; administration thereof","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4217\/"}],"permalink":{"id":209593,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62384,"identifier":"36-139.6","token":"36\/8\/36-139.6","url":"\/36-139.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-139.6\/","token":"36\/8\/36-139.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Additional powers and duties of Director; oversight of planning district commissions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-139.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Housing and Community Development shall have the following powers and duties relating to oversight of planning district commissions:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To recommend to the Governor the level of state general appropriation funding for each planning district commission, taking into consideration the minimum funding level necessary for operation, the population of each district, and other factors considered appropriate; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To distribute state general appropriation funding to planning district commissions consistent with the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 42 (§ 15.2-4200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 15.2; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To administer the Regional Cooperation Incentive Fund in accordance with § 15.2-4217<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To provide technical assistance to planning district commissions regarding regional approaches to area-wide problems. Assistance may be initiated by the Department<\/span>, individual local governments, or planning district commissions; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To require the submission of annual programmatic and financial information by each planning district commission in a format prescribed by the Director<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> To prepare a biennial report to the Governor and the General Assembly which identifies the activities and other information deemed appropriate by the Director<\/span> concerning planning district commissions, including findings<\/span> as to planning district commissions which are not complying with Chapter 42 (§ 15.2-4200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 15.2. Copies of the biennial report shall also be sent to the Commission on Local Government, Department<\/span> of Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department<\/span> of Conservation and Recreation, Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality, Department<\/span> of Planning and Budget, Department<\/span> of Transportation, Virginia Economic Development Partnership, and others upon request; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> To establish the Virginia Planning District Commission Council made up of the chairman or designated representative from each planning district commission to advise Department<\/span> staff on programs, rules and regulations for the planning district commissions. Technical committees of planning district commission staff, state and local agency staff, and private sector individuals as needed, may be created. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTOR; OVERSIGHT OF PLANNING DISTRICT\nCOMMISSIONS (\u00a7 36-139.6)\n\nThe Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development shall have\nthe following powers and duties relating to oversight of planning district\ncommissions:\n\n1. To recommend to the Governor the level of state general appropriation funding\nfor each planning district commission, taking into consideration the minimum\nfunding level necessary for operation, the population of each district, and\nother factors considered appropriate;\n\n2. To distribute state general appropriation funding to planning district\ncommissions consistent with the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 42\n(§ 15.2-4200 et seq.) of Title 15.2;\n\n3. To administer the Regional Cooperation Incentive Fund in accordance with\n§ 15.2-4217;\n\n4. To provide technical assistance to planning district commissions regarding\nregional approaches to area-wide problems. Assistance may be initiated by the\nDepartment, individual local governments, or planning district commissions;\n\n5. To require the submission of annual programmatic and financial information by\neach planning district commission in a format prescribed by the Director;\n\n6. To prepare a biennial report to the Governor and the General Assembly which\nidentifies the activities and other information deemed appropriate by the\nDirector concerning planning district commissions, including findings as to\nplanning district commissions which are not complying with Chapter 42 (§\n15.2-4200 et seq.) of Title 15.2. Copies of the biennial report shall also be\nsent to the Commission on Local Government, Department of Small Business and\nSupplier Diversity, Department of Conservation and Recreation, Department of\nEnvironmental Quality, Department of Planning and Budget, Department of\nTransportation, Virginia Economic Development Partnership, and others upon\nrequest; and\n\n7. To establish the Virginia Planning District Commission Council made up of the\nchairman or designated representative from each planning district commission to\nadvise Department staff on programs, rules and regulations for the planning\ndistrict commissions. Technical committees of planning district commission\nstaff, state and local agency staff, and private sector individuals as needed,\nmay be created.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, cc. 732, 796; 1996, cc. 589, 590, 598, 599; 2013, c. 482.","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}}