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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84670</law_id><section_number>58.1-3245.4</section_number><catch_line>Issuance of obligations for project costs</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>58.1-3245.4:1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Local Taxes</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="32">Real Property Tax</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4.1">Tax Increment Financing</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any county, city or town which adopts <span class="dictionary">tax increment</span> financing may <span class="dictionary">issue</span> <span class="dictionary">obligations</span> and may make <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">development project cost</span> commitments</span> secured by the <span class="dictionary">Tax Increment</span> Financing Fund established in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Tax increment financing" href="/58.1-3245.2/">58.1-3245.2</a> to finance the <span class="dictionary">development project costs</span>. All <span class="dictionary">obligations</span> issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to the requirements and limitations of the Public Finance Act (Chapter 26, &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Short title" href="/15.2-2600/">15.2-2600</a> et seq., of Title 15.2) and the charter provisions of each county, city or town. The <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> authorizing the issuance of <span class="dictionary">obligations</span> may pledge all or any part of the funds deposited in the <span class="dictionary">Tax Increment</span> Financing Fund for the payment of the <span class="dictionary">development project costs</span> and any <span class="dictionary">obligations</span> to be issued to finance them. Any revenues in the <span class="dictionary">Tax Increment</span> Financing Fund which are not pledged as security for the <span class="dictionary">obligations</span> issued or allocated for <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">development project cost</span> commitments</span> shall be deemed &#x201C;surplus funds.&#x201D; At the end of the tax year, all surplus funds may be paid into the general fund of the county, city or town in which the <span class="dictionary">development project area</span> is located. The local <span class="dictionary">governing body</span> may agree, in writing, to pay all or a portion of any project development cost in annual installments from the <span class="dictionary">tax increment</span> and other available funds.
		A county, city or town may also pledge any part or combination of the following revenues for a period not to exceed the term of the <span class="dictionary">obligations</span>:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Net revenues of all or part of any development project; <a id="paragraph-303473" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-3245.4/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> All real estate and tangible personal property taxes; <a id="paragraph-303474" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-3245.4/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The full faith and credit of the locality; <a id="paragraph-303475" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-3245.4/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Any other taxes or anticipated revenues that the county, city or town may lawfully pledge. <a id="paragraph-303476" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-3245.4/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1988, c. 776; 1990, c. 296; 1994, c. 667.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
