                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR; PURCHASE OF SERVICES AUTHORIZED; LOCATION AND
NOTIFICATION (§ 53.1-67.4)

A. Facilities established under this article may, in the discretion of the
Director, be purchased, constructed or leased. The Director is further
authorized to employ necessary personnel for these facilities. The Director may
purchase such services as are deemed necessary in furtherance of this article.
Such services may be provided by qualified public agencies or private agencies.

B. At least 90 days prior to (i) the issuance of a request for proposal for
construction, (ii) the execution of a contract for the purchase of improved or
unimproved land, or (iii) the execution or renewal of a lease agreement, notice
shall be given by the Director to the chairman of the board of supervisors or
mayor of the county, city, or town in which the facility is to be located. Such
notice shall also be given to each adjacent land owner. In addition, if the
local governing body in the jurisdiction where the facility is to be located so
requests, the Department shall hold a public hearing in that jurisdiction.

HISTORY: 1994, 2nd Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2; 1995, cc. 502, 574; 2006, c. 187; 2020,
c. 759.