Code of Virginia - Title 15.2 Counties, Cities And Towns - Chapter 55 Tourism Development Authority

15.2-5500 Tourism Development Authority established
There is hereby established a Tourism Development Authority for the LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commissions. The Authority shall promote, expand and develop the ...

15.2-5501 Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Authority" means any political subdivision, a body politic and corporate, created, organized and ...

15.2-5502 Directors; qualifications; terms; vacancies; compensation and expenses; quorum; records; certificat...
The Authority shall be governed by a board of directors in which all powers of the Authority shall be vested and which board shall be ...

15.2-5503 Executive director; staff
The Authority shall appoint an executive director, who shall be authorized to employ such staff as necessary to enable the Authority to perform its duties ...

15.2-5504 Powers of Authority
The Authority shall have the following powers together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary for the performance of those hereinafter stated: 1. To sue ...

15.2-5505 Establishment of local tourism development committees
Each of the participating localities in the LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commissions shall establish a local tourism development committee to promote tourism in ...

15.2-5506 Responsibilities and duties; local tourism development committees
The local tourism development committees established in § 15.2-5505 shall: 1. Promote and assist tourism development in their individual participating localities; 2. Develop and assist ...

15.2-5507 Application for and acceptance of gifts and grants by local tourism development committee...
The local tourism development committees are authorized to apply for, accept and expend gifts, grants or donations from public or private sources to enable them ...

15.2-5508 Powers, etc., severable; provisions of chapter controlling over other statutes and charter...
The powers granted and the duties imposed in this chapter shall be construed to be independent and severable. If any one or more sections, subsections, ...