Code of Virginia - Title 15.2 Counties, Cities And Towns - Chapter 42 Regional Cooperation Act

15.2-4200 Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Regional Cooperation Act." (1968, c. 224, § 15.1-1400; 1995, cc. 732, 796; 1997, c. ...

15.2-4201 Purpose of chapter
This chapter is enacted: 1. To improve public health, safety, convenience and welfare, and to provide for the social, economic and physical development of communities ...

15.2-4202 Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter: "Commission" means a planning district commission. Planning district commissions are composed of the duly appointed representatives of the localities ...

15.2-4203 Organization of planning district commission
A. At any time after the establishment of the geographic boundaries of a planning district, the localities embracing at least 45 percent of the population ...

15.2-4204 Disposition of earnings and assets of planning district commissions
No part of the net earnings of any planning district commission organized under the provisions of this chapter shall inure to the benefit of, or ...

15.2-4205 Powers of commission generally
A. Upon organization of a planning district commission, pursuant to charter agreement, it shall be a public body corporate and politic, the purposes of which ...

15.2-4206 Additional powers of planning district commissions
Planning district commissions may, in addition to and not in limitation of all other powers granted by this chapter: 1. Acquire, lease, sell, exchange, donate ...

15.2-4207 Purposes of commission
A. It is the purpose of the planning district commission to encourage and facilitate local government cooperation and state-local cooperation in addressing on a regional ...

15.2-4208 General duties of planning district commissions
Planning district commissions shall have the following duties and authority: 1. To conduct studies on issues and problems of regional significance; 2. To identify and ...

15.2-4209 Preparation and adoption of regional strategic plan
A. Except in planning districts in which regional planning is conducted by multi-state councils of government, each planning district commission shall prepare a regional strategic ...

15.2-4210 Commission to act only in conformity with regional strategic plan
When the strategic plan becomes effective as the district plan, the planning district commission shall not, except as provided in the plan, establish any policies ...

15.2-4211 Amendment of regional strategic plan
The strategic plan may be amended in the same manner as provided for the original approval and adoption of the plan. However, if the planning ...

15.2-4212 Review of regional strategic plan by commission
At least once every five years the regional strategic plan shall be revised and formally approved by the planning district commission. The revised plan shall ...

15.2-4213 Commission to be informed of applications for state or federal aid by local governing bodie...
In each planning district in which a planning district commission has been organized, the governing body of each locality shall make available to the planning ...

15.2-4214 Cooperation and consultation with other agencies
A planning district commission may cooperate with other planning district commissions, councils of governments, or the legislative and administrative bodies and officials of other districts ...

15.2-4215 Annual report required
Each planning district commission shall submit an annual report by September 1 to its member local governments and the Department of Housing and Community Development ...

15.2-4216 State aid
A. Upon the organization of a planning district commission, it shall be entitled to receive state financial support to assist it in carrying out its ...

15.2-4217 Regional Cooperation Incentive Fund created; administration thereof
A. There is hereby created a Regional Cooperation Incentive Fund for the purpose of encouraging inter-local strategic and functional area planning and other regional cooperative ...

15.2-4217.1 Specialized Transportation Incentive Fund
The Specialized Transportation Incentive Fund (the "Fund") is established and shall be used to assist participating planning districts in the development of coordinated specialized transportation ...

15.2-4218 Local governing bodies authorized to appropriate or lend funds
The governing bodies of the localities within a planning district are authorized to appropriate or lend funds to the planning district commission. (1968, c. 224, ...

15.2-4219 Exemption of commission from taxation
The planning district commission shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any project or upon any property acquired or used by ...

15.2-4220 Dual membership authorized
Any locality which is a member of a planning district commission may become a member of an additional planning district commission upon such terms and ...

15.2-4221 Merger of two planning district commissions
The commissions of any two planning districts and a majority of the governing bodies of the localities comprising each district, upon finding that the community ...

15.2-4222 Inconsistent laws inapplicable
All other general or special laws inconsistent with any provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be inapplicable to the provisions of this chapter. ...