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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>80568</law_id><section_number>15.2-5933</section_number><catch_line>Entitlement to tax revenues derived from the operation of facilities</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>15.2-5931</reference><reference>15.2-5932</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="IV">Other Governmental Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="59.2">Virginia Beach Sports or Entertainment Project</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> 1. Upon execution of a binding development agreement for a <span class="dictionary">sports or entertainment project</span>, the <span class="dictionary">City of Virginia Beach</span> shall be entitled, subject to appropriation, to <span class="dictionary">sales and use tax revenues</span> defined in this chapter. The State Comptroller shall remit such <span class="dictionary">sales and use tax revenues</span> to the <span class="dictionary">City of Virginia Beach</span> on a quarterly basis, subject to such reasonable processing delays as may be required by the Department of Taxation. The State Comptroller shall make such remittances to the <span class="dictionary">City of Virginia Beach</span>, as provided herein, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Virginia Retail Sales and Use Tax Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Short title" href="/58.1-600/">58.1-600</a> et seq.). <a id="paragraph-288653" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-5933/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Any entitlement of the <span class="dictionary">City of Virginia Beach</span> to receive <span class="dictionary">sales and use tax revenues</span> pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall expire on July 1 following the twentieth anniversary of the completion of construction of the <span class="dictionary">sports or entertainment project</span>. <a id="paragraph-288654" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-5933/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The local <span class="dictionary">governing body</span> of the <span class="dictionary">City of Virginia Beach</span> may, by <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> or resolution, fix and revise from time to time and charge and collect rates, rents, fees, ticket surcharges, or other charges for a <span class="dictionary">sports or entertainment project</span> and any temporary <span class="dictionary">sports or entertainment project</span> developed under the provisions of this chapter. <a id="paragraph-288655" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-5933/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> If a sports and entertainment project qualifies for entitlement to <span class="dictionary">sales and use tax revenues</span> pursuant to the provisions of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Entitlement to tax revenues from tourism project" href="/58.1-3851.1/">58.1-3851.1</a> or <a class="law" title="Entitlement to tax revenues from tourism project of regional significance" href="/58.1-3851.2/">58.1-3851.2</a>, the <span class="dictionary">City of Virginia Beach</span> shall remain eligible to receive <span class="dictionary">sales and use tax revenues</span> pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; however, the amount received pursuant to this chapter shall be reduced by the amount received pursuant to the provisions of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Entitlement to tax revenues from tourism project" href="/58.1-3851.1/">58.1-3851.1</a> or <a class="law" title="Entitlement to tax revenues from tourism project of regional significance" href="/58.1-3851.2/">58.1-3851.2</a>. <a id="paragraph-288656" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-5933/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2019, c. 793; 2020, c. 467.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
