§ 2.2-2234

Short title; declaration of public purpose; Authority created

A. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Virginia Economic Development Partnership Act.”

B. The General Assembly has determined that there exists in the Commonwealth a need to encourage, stimulate and support the development and expansion of the economy of the Commonwealth through economic development.

C. To achieve the objective of subsection B, there is created a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to be known as the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority. The Authority’s exercise of powers and duties conferred by this article shall be deemed the performance of an essential governmental function and matters of public necessity for which public moneys may be spent and private property acquired.

History

1995, c. 638, §§ 2.1-548.26, 2.1-548.28; 2001, c. 844.

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