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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>69912</law_id><section_number>15.2-1306</section_number><catch_line>Policy of General Assembly</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>2.2-2473</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="13">Joint Actions by Localities</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3">Regional Competitiveness Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be the policy of the General Assembly to encourage Virginia&#x2019;s counties, cities and <span class="dictionary">towns</span> to exercise the options provided by <span class="dictionary">law</span> to work together for their mutual benefit and the benefit of the Commonwealth.</p></section></text><history>1996, cc. 1045, 1055, &#xA7; 15.1-1227.1; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
