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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>83247</law_id><section_number>15.2-5131</section_number><catch_line>Bonds not debts of Commonwealth or participating political subdivision</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><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="IV">Other Governmental Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="51">Virginia Water and Waste Authorities Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Financing</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Revenue <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not constitute a pledge of the faith and credit of the Commonwealth or of any <span class="dictionary">political subdivision</span>. All <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> shall contain a statement on their face substantially to the effect that neither the faith and credit of the Commonwealth nor the faith and credit of any <span class="dictionary">political subdivision</span> are pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the <span class="dictionary">bonds</span>. The issuance of revenue <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> under the provisions of this chapter shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the Commonwealth or any <span class="dictionary">political subdivision</span> to <span class="dictionary">levy</span> any taxes or to make any appropriation for their payment except from the funds pledged under the provisions of this chapter. <a id="paragraph-298257" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-5131/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Unless otherwise provided in the <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> which forms the <span class="dictionary">authority</span> or in a subsequent <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> or resolution authorizing additional <span class="dictionary">improvements</span>, neither the Commonwealth nor any <span class="dictionary">locality</span> shall pay any part of the principal or interest of any <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> issued by a community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span> formed pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Localities may consider petitions for creation of authority" href="/15.2-5152/">15.2-5152</a> through <a class="law" title="Recording in land records" href="/15.2-5157/">15.2-5157</a>, nor shall any <span class="dictionary">locality</span> carry any part of such <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> on its financial statements as a contingent obligation; except that if a community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span> fails to pay such <span class="dictionary">bonds</span>, to the extent that a <span class="dictionary">locality</span> has imposed a real property tax surcharge or a special assessment at the request of a community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span> pursuant to subdivisions A 3 or A 5 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Additional powers of community development authorities" href="/15.2-5158/">15.2-5158</a>, funds collected from such sources may be paid against such debt. <a id="paragraph-298258" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-5131/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Debt issued by a community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span> formed pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Localities may consider petitions for creation of authority" href="/15.2-5152/">15.2-5152</a> through <a class="law" title="Recording in land records" href="/15.2-5157/">15.2-5157</a> shall not be considered in determining the debt limit of any <span class="dictionary">locality</span>. <a id="paragraph-298259" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-5131/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 15-764.19; 1950, p. 1323; 1962, c. 623, &#xA7; 15.1-1257; 1997, cc. 363, 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
