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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>69517</law_id><section_number>56-596</section_number><catch_line>Consideration of economic development; report</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>56-577</reference><reference>56-585.1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="56">Public Service Companies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="23">Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> In all relevant proceedings pursuant to this Act, the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> shall take into consideration, among other things, the goal of economic development in the Commonwealth. <a id="paragraph-251338" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/56-596/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> By September 1 of each year, the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> shall report to the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> on <span class="dictionary">Electric Utility</span> Regulation and the Governor on the status of the implementation of this chapter and its recommendations regarding the implementation of the provisions of this chapter. This report shall include the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>&#x2019;s recommendations for any actions by the General Assembly, the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, electric utilities, or any other entity that the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> considers to be <span class="dictionary">in the public interest</span>. <a id="paragraph-251339" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/56-596/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2001, c. 748; 2003, c. 885; 2008, c. 883.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
