Virginia Port Authority

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This is Chapter 10 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Virginia Port Authority.” It is part of Title 62.1 “Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors”. It contains 57 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 57 sections.

§ 62.1-128	Authority created
§ 62.1-129	Board of Commissioners; members and officers; Executive Director; agents and employees
§ 62.1-129.1	Employees; employment; personnel rules; health insurance; retirement plans
§ 62.1-129.2	Trust for postemployment benefits authorized; administration
§ 62.1-130	Powers and duties of Executive Director
§ 62.1-131	Office and branch offices; title to property
§ 62.1-132	Local authorities subordinate to Authority
§ 62.1-132.1	General powers
§ 62.1-132.10	Publications of Authority
§ 62.1-132.11	Police powers; penalties
§ 62.1-132.11:1	Prevention and suppression of fire
§ 62.1-132.11:2	Repealed
§ 62.1-132.12	Employment, jurisdiction, and power of special police officers
§ 62.1-132.12:1	Agreements with private terminal operators
§ 62.1-132.13	Cooperation with federal agencies
§ 62.1-132.14	Agreement of local cooperation with Corps of Engineers
§ 62.1-132.15	Grants and loans from federal agencies
§ 62.1-132.16	Fees and charges
§ 62.1-132.17	Grants of funds and property
§ 62.1-132.18	Acquisition of property
§ 62.1-132.19	Acquisition and lease of property
§ 62.1-132.2	Bylaws and organization
§ 62.1-132.20	Craney Island Disposal Area
§ 62.1-132.3	Stimulation of commerce
§ 62.1-132.3:1	Port Opportunity Fund
§ 62.1-132.3:2	Port of Virginia Economic and Infrastructure Development Grant Fund and Program
§ 62.1-132.3:2.1	Port of Virginia Economic Development Grant Program and Fund
§ 62.1-132.3:2.2	Economic and Infrastructure Development Grant Program
§ 62.1-132.3:2.3	International Trade Facility Grant Program
§ 62.1-132.3:3	Repealed
§ 62.1-132.3:4	Repealed
§ 62.1-132.3:5	Virginia Port Volume Increase Grant Program and Fund
§ 62.1-132.3:6	Virginia Barge and Rail Usage Grant Program and Fund
§ 62.1-132.4	Rates and rate structures
§ 62.1-132.5	Planning
§ 62.1-132.6	Powers not restrictive; exemptions from Public Procurement Act and the Virginia Personnel Act
§ 62.1-132.7	Employment of personnel and legal counsel
§ 62.1-132.8	Consolidation of terminal operations
§ 62.1-132.9	Foreign trade zones
§ 62.1-133	Repealed
§ 62.1-134.1	Expediting shipment of coal
§ 62.1-135	Repealed
§ 62.1-136	Power of eminent domain
§ 62.1-137	Repealed
§ 62.1-138	Powers of State Corporation Commission not affected
§ 62.1-139	Forms of accounts and records; annual report
§ 62.1-140	Definitions; bond resolution; form and requisites of bonds; sale and disposition of proceeds; temporary bonds
§ 62.1-141	Trust agreement securing bonds; provisions of agreement or bond resolution; depository of proceeds or revenues; expenses
§ 62.1-142	Charges for use of port facilities; sinking fund created from revenues for payment of bonds
§ 62.1-143	Proceeds of bonds and revenues held in trust for certain purposes
§ 62.1-144	Remedies of bondholders and trustee
§ 62.1-145	Exercise of powers constitutes governmental functions; exemption from taxation
§ 62.1-146	Bonds as legal investments
§ 62.1-147	Bonds not debt or pledge of credit of Commonwealth or political subdivision; payment of expenses
§ 62.1-147.1	Legalization of prior actions
§ 62.1-147.1:1	Exemption of Authority from certain technology procedures
§ 62.1-147.2	Chapter liberally construed