                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PLANNING AND RESEARCH (§ 2.2-2239)

It shall also be the duty of the Authority to:

1. Assist in the development of the comprehensive economic development strategy
for the Commonwealth, starting the first year of each new gubernatorial
administration, consistent with the provisions of Article 3 (&#xA7; 2.2-204 et
seq.) of Chapter 2;

2. Report annually to the Governor on the status of the implementation of the
comprehensive economic development strategy and recommend legislative and
executive actions related to the implementation of the comprehensive economic
development strategy; and

3. Conduct such studies and research, in collaboration with state agencies,
baccalaureate institutions of higher education, local and regional industrial
authorities and organizations, and other persons within and without the
Commonwealth, as the Board deems necessary, to assist in the development of the
comprehensive economic strategy and the development of recommendations and
advice on the improvement of economic development and related programs and
strategies across the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 638, § 2.1-548.30; 2001, c. 844.