                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (§ 45.2-1812)

A. The Authority may establish public-private partnerships with developers
pursuant to the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of
2002 (&#xA7; 56-575.1 et seq.) for purposes set forth in this section.

B. The Authority may establish a public-private partnership for the installation
and operation of wind resource and other metocean equipment, including light
detection and ranging equipment, meteorological measurement towers, and data
collection platforms. Any partnership established pursuant to this subsection
shall stipulate that:

   1. The Authority and the developer shall share the costs of the upgrade;

   2. The developer, in coordination with the Authority and relevant state and
   federal agencies, shall operate any meteorological measurement towers and data
   collection platforms; and

   3. The developer shall make all collected data available to the Authority.

C. The Authority may establish a public-private partnership for the collection
of avian and marine environmental data. Any partnership established pursuant to
this subsection shall stipulate that:

   1. The Authority and the developer shall share the costs of data collection;

   2. The developer, in coordination with the Authority and relevant state and
   federal agencies, shall manage the environmental data collection process; and

   3. The developer shall make all collected data available to the Authority.

D. The Authority may make any data collected pursuant to subsection B or C
available to the public.

E. The Authority may establish a public-private partnership for the upgrade of
port facilities and other logistical equipment and sites to accommodate the
manufacturing and assembly of offshore wind energy project components and
vessels that will support the construction and operations of offshore wind
energy projects. Any partnership established pursuant to this subsection shall
stipulate that the Authority and the entities shall share the costs of the
upgrade.

HISTORY: 2010, cc. 507, 681, §§ 67-1203, 67-1204; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.