                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS OF AUTHORITY (§ 15.2-5114)

Each authority is an instrumentality exercising public and essential
governmental functions to provide for the public health and welfare, and each
authority may:

1. Exist for a term of 50 years as a corporation, and for such further period or
periods as may from time to time be provided by appropriate resolutions of the
political subdivisions which are members of the authority; however, the term of
an authority shall not be extended beyond a date 50 years from the date of the
adoption of such resolutions;

2. Adopt, amend or repeal bylaws, rules and regulations, not inconsistent with
this chapter or the general laws of the Commonwealth, for the regulation of its
affairs and the conduct of its business and to carry into effect its powers and
purposes;

3. Adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure;

4. Maintain an office at such place or places as it may designate;

5. Sue and be sued;

6. Acquire, purchase, lease as lessee, construct, reconstruct, improve, extend,
operate and maintain any system or any combination of systems within, outside,
or partly within and partly outside one or more of the localities which created
the authority, or which after February 27, 1962, joined such authority; acquire
by gift, purchase or the exercise of the right of eminent domain lands or rights
in land or water rights in connection therewith, within, outside, or partly
within and partly outside one or more of the localities which created the
authority, or which after February 27, 1962, joined such authority; and sell,
lease as lessor, transfer or dispose of all or any part of any property, real,
personal or mixed, or interest therein, acquired by it; however, in the exercise
of the right of eminent domain the provisions of &#xA7; 25.1-102 shall apply. In
addition, the authority in any county or city to which &#xA7;&#xA7; 15.2-1906
and 15.2-2146 are applicable shall have the same power of eminent domain and
shall follow the same procedure provided in &#xA7;&#xA7; 15.2-1906 and
15.2-2146. No property or any interest or estate owned by any political
subdivision shall be acquired by an authority by the exercise of the power of
eminent domain without the consent of the governing body of such political
subdivision. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each authority is
hereby vested with the same authority to exercise the power of eminent domain as
is set out in Chapter 2 (&#xA7; 25.1-200 et seq.) or Chapter 3 (&#xA7; 25.1-300
et seq.) of Title 25.1. In acquiring personal property or any interest, right,
or estate therein by purchase, lease as lessee, or installment purchase
contract, an authority may grant security interests in such personal property or
any interest, right, or estate therein;

7. Issue revenue bonds of the authority, such bonds to be payable solely from
revenues to pay all or a part of the cost of a system;

8. Combine any systems as a single system for the purpose of operation and
financing;

9. Borrow at such rates of interest as authorized by the general law for
authorities and as the authority may determine and issue its notes, bonds or
other obligations therefor. Any political subdivision that is a member of an
authority may lend, advance or give money to such authority;

10. Fix, charge and collect rates, fees and charges for the use of, or for the
services furnished by, or for the benefit derived from, any facilities or
systems owned, operated or financed by the authority. Such rates, fees, rents
and charges shall be charged to and collected by such persons and in such manner
as the authority may determine from (i) any person contracting for any such
services and/or (ii) the owners or tenants who own, use or occupy any real
estate or improvements that are served by, or benefit from, any such facilities
or systems, and, if authorized by the authority, customers of facilities within
a community development authority district. Water and sewer connection fees
established by any authority shall be fair and reasonable, and each authority
may establish and offer rate incentives designed to encourage the use of green
roofs. If established, the incentives shall be based on the percentage of
stormwater runoff reduction the green roof provides. Such fees and incentives
shall be reviewed by the authority periodically and shall be adjusted, if
necessary, to assure that they continue to be fair and reasonable. Nothing
herein shall affect existing contracts with bondholders that are in conflict
with any of the foregoing provisions;

11. Enter into contracts with the federal government, the Commonwealth, the
District of Columbia or any adjoining state or any agency or instrumentality
thereof, any unit or any person. Such contracts may provide for or relate to the
furnishing of services and facilities of any system of the authority or in
connection with the services and facilities rendered by any like system owned or
controlled by the federal government, the Commonwealth, the District of Columbia
or any adjoining state or any agency or instrumentality thereof, any unit or any
person, and may include contracts providing for or relating to the right of an
authority, created for such purpose, to receive and use and dispose of all or
any portion of the refuse generated or collected by or within the jurisdiction
or under the control of any one or more of them. In the implementation of any
such contract, an authority may exercise the powers set forth in &#xA7;&#xA7;
15.2-927 and 15.2-928. The power granted authorities under this chapter to enter
into contracts with private entities includes the authority to enter into
public-private partnerships for the establishment and operation of systems,
including the authority to contract for, and contract to provide, meter reading,
billing and collections, leak detection, meter replacement and any related
customer service functions;

12. Contract with the federal government, the Commonwealth, the District of
Columbia, any adjoining state, any person, any locality or any public authority
or unit thereof, on such terms as the authority deems proper, for the
construction, operation or use of any project which is located partly or wholly
outside the Commonwealth;

13. Enter upon, use, occupy, and dig up any street, road, highway or private or
public lands in connection with the acquisition, construction or improvement,
maintenance or operation of a system, or streetlight system in King George
County, subject, however, to such reasonable local police regulation as may be
established by the governing body of any unit having jurisdiction;

14. Contract with any person, political subdivision, federal agency, or any
public authority or unit, on such terms as the authority deems proper, for the
purpose of acting as a billing and collecting agent for rates, fees, rents or
charges imposed by any such authority;

15. Install, own and lease pipe or conduit for the purpose of carrying fiber
optic cable, provided that such pipe or conduit and the rights-of-way in which
they are contained are made available on a nondiscriminatory, first-come,
first-served basis to retail providers of broadband and other telecommunications
services unless the facilities have insufficient capacity for such access and
additional capacity cannot reasonably be added to the facilities; and

16. Create, acquire, purchase, own, maintain, use, license, and sell
intellectual property rights, including any patent, trademark, or copyright,
relating to the business of the authority.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-764.12; 1950, p. 1318; 1954, c. 554; 1958, cc. 400,
402; 1960, c. 430; 1962, cc. 130, 623, § 15.1-1250; 1968, cc. 355, 556; 1970,
cc. 444, 617; 1972, c. 161; 1979, c. 280; 1980, c. 159; 1981, c. 610; 1983, c.
422; 1984, c. 554; 1994, c. 477; 1997, cc. 12, 527, 573, 587; 2001, c. 120;
2002, c. 446; 2003, c. 940; 2004, c. 545; 2005, c. 666; 2007, c. 813; 2008, c.
542; 2009, cc. 402, 473; 2011, c. 653.