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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>61977</law_id><section_number>15.2-932</section_number><catch_line>Authorization to enter into certain contracts for garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services; waste recovery facilities</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="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="9">General Powers of Local Governments</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Waste and Recycling</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">locality</span> is authorized to <span class="dictionary">contract</span> with any person, whether profit or nonprofit, for garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services in its <span class="dictionary">locality</span> and to enter into <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> relating to waste disposal facilities which recover energy or <span class="dictionary">materials</span> from garbage, trash and refuse. Such <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> may make provision for, among other things, (i) the purchase by the <span class="dictionary">locality</span> of all or a portion of the disposal capacity of a waste disposal facility located within or outside the <span class="dictionary">locality</span> for its present or future waste disposal requirements, (ii) the operation of such facility by the <span class="dictionary">locality</span>, (iii) the delivery by or on behalf of the contracting <span class="dictionary">locality</span> of specified quantities of garbage, trash and refuse, whether or not such <span class="dictionary">locality</span> collects such garbage, trash and refuse, and the making of payments in respect of such quantities of garbage, trash and refuse, for such garbage, trash and refuse delivered, (iv) adjustments to payments made by the <span class="dictionary">locality</span> in respect of inflation, changes in energy prices or residue disposal costs, taxes imposed upon the facility owner or operator, or other events beyond the control of the facility operator or owners, (v) the fixing and collection of fees, rates or charges for use of the disposal facility and for any product or service resulting from operation of the facility, and (vi) such other provision as is necessary for the safe and effective construction, maintenance or operation of such facility, whether or not such provision displaces competition in any market. Any such <span class="dictionary">contract</span> shall not be deemed to be a debt or gift of the localities within the meaning of any <span class="dictionary">law</span>, charter provision or debt limitation. Nothing in the foregoing powers granted such <span class="dictionary">locality</span> shall include the authority to pledge the full faith and credit of such <span class="dictionary">locality</span> in violation of Article X, Section 10 of the Constitution of Virginia.</p></section></text><history>1985, c. 558, &#xA7; 15.1-28.02; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
