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The area of operation<\/span> of a regional housing authority<\/span> shall be decreased from time to time to exclude one or more counties from such area if the board of supervisors of each of the counties in such area and the commissioners of the regional housing authority<\/span> each adopt a resolution declaring that there is a need for excluding such county<\/span> or counties from such area; provided that no action may be taken pursuant to this section if the regional housing authority<\/span> has outstanding any bonds<\/span><\/span>, notes or other evidences<\/span> of indebtedness, unless first, all holders of such evidences<\/span> of indebtedness consent in writing to such action; and provided further that if such action decreases the area of operation<\/span> of the regional housing authority<\/span> to only one county<\/span>, such authority shall thereupon constitute and become a housing authority<\/span> for such county<\/span>, in the same manner as though such authority were created by and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers pursuant to \u00a7 36-4<\/a>, and the commissioners of such authority shall be thereupon appointed as provided for the appointment of commissioners of a housing authority<\/span> created for a county<\/span>.\n\t\tThe board of supervisors of each of the counties in the area of operation<\/span> of the regional housing authority<\/span> and the commissioners of the regional housing authority<\/span> shall adopt a resolution declaring that there is a need for excluding a county<\/span> or counties from such area if: (a) each such board of supervisors of the counties to remain in the area of operation<\/span> of the regional housing authority<\/span> and the commissioners of the regional housing authority<\/span> find that (because of facts<\/span> arising or determined subsequent to the time when such area first included the county<\/span> or counties to be excluded) the regional housing authority<\/span> would be a more efficient or economical administrative unit to carry out the purposes of this Housing Authorities Law<\/span> if such county<\/span> or counties were excluded from such area, and (b) the board of supervisors of each such county<\/span> or counties to be excluded and the commissioners of the regional housing authority<\/span> each also find that (because of the aforesaid changed facts<\/span>) the purposes of this Housing Authorities Law<\/span> could be carried out more efficiently or economically in such county<\/span> or counties if the area of operation<\/span> of the regional housing authority<\/span> did not include such county<\/span> or counties.\n\t\tAny property held by a regional housing authority<\/span> within a county<\/span> or counties excluded from the area of operation<\/span> of such authority, as herein provided, shall (as soon as practicable after the exclusion of the county<\/span> or counties respectively) be disposed of by such authority in the public interest.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECREASING AREA OF OPERATION OF REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (\u00a7 36-42)\n\nThe area of operation of a regional housing authority shall be decreased from\ntime to time to exclude one or more counties from such area if the board of\nsupervisors of each of the counties in such area and the commissioners of the\nregional housing authority each adopt a resolution declaring that there is a\nneed for excluding such county or counties from such area; provided that no\naction may be taken pursuant to this section if the regional housing authority\nhas outstanding any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, unless\nfirst, all holders of such evidences of indebtedness consent in writing to such\naction; and provided further that if such action decreases the area of operation\nof the regional housing authority to only one county, such authority shall\nthereupon constitute and become a housing authority for such county, in the same\nmanner as though such authority were created by and authorized to transact\nbusiness and exercise its powers pursuant to \u00a7 36-4, and the commissioners of\nsuch authority shall be thereupon appointed as provided for the appointment of\ncommissioners of a housing authority created for a county.\n\t\tThe board of supervisors of each of the counties in the area of operation of\nthe regional housing authority and the commissioners of the regional housing\nauthority shall adopt a resolution declaring that there is a need for excluding\na county or counties from such area if: (a) each such board of supervisors of\nthe counties to remain in the area of operation of the regional housing\nauthority and the commissioners of the regional housing authority find that\n(because of facts arising or determined subsequent to the time when such area\nfirst included the county or counties to be excluded) the regional housing\nauthority would be a more efficient or economical administrative unit to carry\nout the purposes of this Housing Authorities Law if such county or counties were\nexcluded from such area, and (b) the board of supervisors of each such county or\ncounties to be excluded and the commissioners of the regional housing authority\neach also find that (because of the aforesaid changed facts) the purposes of\nthis Housing Authorities Law could be carried out more efficiently or\neconomically in such county or counties if the area of operation of the regional\nhousing authority did not include such county or counties.\n\t\tAny property held by a regional housing authority within a county or counties\nexcluded from the area of operation of such authority, as herein provided, shall\n(as soon as practicable after the exclusion of the county or counties\nrespectively) be disposed of by such authority in the public interest.\n\nHISTORY: 1942, p. 319; 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