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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 51<\/a> and 202<\/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":[{"id":70852,"section_number":"56-607","catch_line":"Application and administration","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-607\/"},{"id":80798,"section_number":"56-608","catch_line":"Certain contracts deemed prudent and reasonable","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-608\/"}],"permalink":{"id":250903,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83776,"identifier":"56-606","token":"56\/27\/56-606","url":"\/56-606\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-606\/","token":"56\/27\/56-606","dublin_core":{"Title":"Infrastructure development","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-606","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any provision of law<\/span> to the contrary when the requirements set forth in the definition of qualifying project<\/span> have been satisfied:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The natural gas utility<\/span> certificated to serve the subject service territory may construct the necessary facilities subject to the provisions of this chapter; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The natural gas utility<\/span> constructing eligible infrastructure<\/span> pursuant to subdivision 1 shall be permitted to recover the EIDC necessary to develop the eligible infrastructure<\/span> for the designated qualifying project<\/span> or projects in future rates<\/span> as provided in §§ 56-607<\/a> and 56-608<\/a>. The utility shall maintain the burden of demonstrating that the criteria set forth in this chapter have been satisfied. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (\u00a7 56-606)\n\nNotwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary when the requirements set\nforth in the definition of qualifying project have been satisfied:\n\n1. The natural gas utility certificated to serve the subject service territory\nmay construct the necessary facilities subject to the provisions of this\nchapter; and\n\n2. The natural gas utility constructing eligible infrastructure pursuant to\nsubdivision 1 shall be permitted to recover the EIDC necessary to develop the\neligible infrastructure for the designated qualifying project or projects in\nfuture rates as provided in §§ 56-607 and 56-608. The utility shall\nmaintain the burden of demonstrating that the criteria set forth in this chapter\nhave been satisfied.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 51, 202.","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}}