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Such regulations shall be designed to effectuate the general purposes of this chapter.B\n\nThe full text or an informative summary of any proposed new regulation, or any amendment to or repeal of a regulation shall be published not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days before the same may be acted upon and shall state the time and place of a public hearing at which the matters mentioned therein will be considered, at which time any person wishing to comment shall be heard and any written comments shall be considered. Such publication shall be in a newspaper of general circulation published in Richmond and in addition, as HDA may determine, it may be similarly published in newspapers in localities particularly affected as well as publicized through press releases and other media as will best serve the purpose and subject involved.C\n\nIf HDA is satisfied that the proposed regulation or amendments thereto or repeal thereof, or any part thereof, in the form in which it was proposed or changed as a result of such public hearing, provided the changes do not alter the main purpose of the regulation, is advisable, such regulation, amendment to or repeal of a regulation, or any part thereof, may be adopted and, if adopted, shall be published as prescribed in subsection B of this section and shall state the date when it is to become effective.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226507,"text":"The HDA shall have the power to adopt, amend and repeal regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter or other applicable laws, to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the HDA and the conduct of its business. Such regulations shall be designed to effectuate the general purposes of this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":226508,"text":"The full text or an informative summary of any proposed new regulation, or any amendment to or repeal of a regulation shall be published not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days before the same may be acted upon and shall state the time and place of a public hearing at which the matters mentioned therein will be considered, at which time any person wishing to comment shall be heard and any written comments shall be considered. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 613 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 1979 \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 1988, chapter 364.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":208657,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62068,"identifier":"36-55.30:3","token":"36\/1.2\/36-55.30_3","url":"\/36-55.30_3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-55.30_3\/","token":"36\/1.2\/36-55.30_3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulations; adoption procedures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-55.30:3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">HDA<\/span> shall have the power to adopt, <span class=\"dictionary\">amend<\/span> and repeal regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter or other applicable <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span>, to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the <span class=\"dictionary\">HDA<\/span> and the conduct of its business. Such regulations shall be designed to effectuate the general purposes of this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-226507\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/36-55.30_3\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The full text or an informative summary of any proposed new regulation, or any amendment to or repeal of a regulation shall be published not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days before the same may be acted upon and shall state the time and place of a public <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> at which the matters mentioned therein will be considered, at which time any person wishing to comment shall be heard and any written comments shall be considered. Such publication shall be in a newspaper of general circulation published in Richmond and in addition, as <span class=\"dictionary\">HDA<\/span> may determine, it may be similarly published in newspapers in localities particularly affected as well as publicized through press releases and other media as will best serve the purpose and subject involved. <a id=\"paragraph-226508\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/36-55.30_3\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> If <span class=\"dictionary\">HDA<\/span> is satisfied that the proposed regulation or amendments thereto or repeal thereof, or any part thereof, in the form in which it was proposed or changed as a result of such public <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span>, provided the changes do not alter the main purpose of the regulation, is advisable, such regulation, amendment to or repeal of a regulation, or any part thereof, may be adopted and, if adopted, shall be published as prescribed in subsection B of this section and shall state the date when it is to become effective. <a id=\"paragraph-226509\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/36-55.30_3\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATIONS; ADOPTION PROCEDURES (\u00a7 36-55.30:3)\n\nA. The HDA shall have the power to adopt, amend and repeal regulations, not\ninconsistent with this chapter or other applicable laws, to carry into effect\nthe powers and purposes of the HDA and the conduct of its business. Such\nregulations shall be designed to effectuate the general purposes of this\nchapter.\n\nB. The full text or an informative summary of any proposed new regulation, or\nany amendment to or repeal of a regulation shall be published not less than\nfifteen nor more than thirty days before the same may be acted upon and shall\nstate the time and place of a public hearing at which the matters mentioned\ntherein will be considered, at which time any person wishing to comment shall be\nheard and any written comments shall be considered. Such publication shall be in\na newspaper of general circulation published in Richmond and in addition, as HDA\nmay determine, it may be similarly published in newspapers in localities\nparticularly affected as well as publicized through press releases and other\nmedia as will best serve the purpose and subject involved.\n\nC. If HDA is satisfied that the proposed regulation or amendments thereto or\nrepeal thereof, or any part thereof, in the form in which it was proposed or\nchanged as a result of such public hearing, provided the changes do not alter\nthe main purpose of the regulation, is advisable, such regulation, amendment to\nor repeal of a regulation, or any part thereof, may be adopted and, if adopted,\nshall be published as prescribed in subsection B of this section and shall state\nthe date when it is to become effective.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 613; 1988, c. 364.","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}}