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The industrial and economic development of localities included in or adjacent to such military installations and the tax revenues of the Commonwealth will be seriously affected by the manner in which such areas are returned to nonmilitary uses and to the tax rolls, no provision having been made therefor. The proper development of such areas industrially and otherwise is required so that local governments may derive revenues with which to render necessary services to their citizens and so that industrial development; job creation; and housing, recreational, commercial, educational and other economic and social development may be fostered and stimulated to prevent the creation of blighted areas in the Commonwealth with resultant injury to all. The creation by this chapter and operation of authorities pursuant to this chapter are governmental functions of the gravest concern to the Commonwealth and the need for this enactment being a matter of legislative policy such need is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1300924,"text":"This legislation is enacted to provide for the acquisition by political subdivisions of areas which have been or may hereafter be occupied as United States government military installations and which are disposed of by the United States government. The industrial and economic development of localities included in or adjacent to such military installations and the tax revenues of the Commonwealth will be seriously affected by the manner in which such areas are returned to nonmilitary uses and to the tax rolls, no provision having been made therefor. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 645; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1996, chapter 740<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 869<\/a> and 887<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1387121,"object_type":"law","relational_id":349017,"identifier":"15.2-6300","token":"15.2\/IV\/63\/15.2-6300","url":"\/15.2-6300\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-6300\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/63\/15.2-6300","dublin_core":{"Title":"Declaration of policy for authorities created by the Governor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-6300","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

This legislation is enacted to provide for the acquisition by political subdivisions of areas which have been or may hereafter be occupied as United States government military installations and which are disposed of by the United States government. The industrial and economic development of localities included in or adjacent to such military installations and the tax revenues of the Commonwealth will be seriously affected by the manner in which such areas are returned to nonmilitary uses and to the tax rolls, no provision having been made therefor. The proper development of such areas industrially and otherwise is required so that local governments<\/span> may derive revenues with which to render necessary services to their citizens and so that industrial development; job creation; and housing, recreational, commercial, educational and other economic and social development may be fostered and stimulated to prevent the creation of blighted areas in the Commonwealth with resultant injury to all. The creation by this chapter and operation of authorities pursuant to this chapter are governmental functions of the gravest concern to the Commonwealth and the need for this enactment being a matter of legislative policy such need is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECLARATION OF POLICY FOR AUTHORITIES CREATED BY THE GOVERNOR (\u00a7 15.2-6300)\n\nThis legislation is enacted to provide for the acquisition by political\nsubdivisions of areas which have been or may hereafter be occupied as United\nStates government military installations and which are disposed of by the United\nStates government. The industrial and economic development of localities\nincluded in or adjacent to such military installations and the tax revenues of\nthe Commonwealth will be seriously affected by the manner in which such areas\nare returned to nonmilitary uses and to the tax rolls, no provision having been\nmade therefor. The proper development of such areas industrially and otherwise\nis required so that local governments may derive revenues with which to render\nnecessary services to their citizens and so that industrial development; job\ncreation; and housing, recreational, commercial, educational and other economic\nand social development may be fostered and stimulated to prevent the creation of\nblighted areas in the Commonwealth with resultant injury to all. The creation by\nthis chapter and operation of authorities pursuant to this chapter are\ngovernmental functions of the gravest concern to the Commonwealth and the need\nfor this enactment being a matter of legislative policy such need is hereby\ndeclared as a matter of legislative determination.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-937; 1954, c. 645; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1320; 1996,\nc. 740; 1997, c. 587; 2005, cc. 869, 887.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}