77425315.2-6000Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Counties, Cities And TownsOther Governmental EntitiesVirginia Coalfield Economic Development AuthorityAuthority created; name1988, c. 833, § 15.1-1635; 1997, c. 587.The Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority, hereinafter referred to as the Authority, is created as a body politic and corporate, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth. As such it shall have, and is hereby vested with, the powers and duties hereinafter conferred in this chapter.section1Short Pump Town Center CDA v. Hahn010456554 S.E.2d 4412001-11-02https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059406/short-pump-town-center-cda-v-hahn/ . . . , a body politic and corporate"); Code § 15.2-6000 (Virginia Coalfield Economic Development . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-6000//15.2-6000/15.2/IV/60/15.2-6000