Title 15.2, Title 15.2. Counties, Cities and Towns

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 and be sued and to prosecute and defend, at law or in equity, in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter a…

Each of the participating localities in the LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commissions shall establish a local tourism advisory committee to promote tourism in the participating locality, participate and assist in the planning of the Authority, and develop a t…

The local tourism advisory committees established in § 15.2-5505 shall: 1. Promote and assist tourism development in their individual participating localities; 2. Develop and assist in the implementation of a tourism development plan to increase tourism revenue in their respectiv…

The local tourism advisory committees are authorized to apply for, accept and expend gifts, grants or donations from public or private sources to enable them to carry out their objectives.

Any provision of this chapter which is found to be in conflict with any other statute or charter shall be controlling and shall supersede such other statute or charter to the extent of such conflict.

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 operated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or if such Authority is abolished, the board, body, com…

A. There is hereby established a Tourism Development Authority for the West Piedmont and the Southside Planning District Commissions that shall be known as the Southside Virginia Tourism Development Authority. The Authority shall inventory attractions and events and market, promo…

The Authority shall be governed by a board of directors in which all powers of the Authority shall be vested. Directors shall be appointed initially for staggered terms of one, two, three and four years. Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of four years, except appointment…

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 and be sued and to prosecute and defend, at law or in equity, in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter a…

Subject to the availability of funds, the Authority may appoint an executive director, who shall be authorized to employ such staff as necessary to enable the Authority to perform its duties as set forth in this chapter. The Authority is authorized to determine the duties of such…

The Authority is authorized to apply for, accept and expend gifts, grants or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry out its objectives. Authority funds assigned to the Authority are approved for use as matching funds to the funds appropriated pursuant to t…

Any provision of this chapter that is found to be in conflict with any other statute or charter shall be controlling and shall supersede such other statute or charter to the extent of such conflict.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tourism Financing Development Authority Act."

The governing body of a locality may by ordinance or resolution, or the governing bodies of two or more localities may by concurrent ordinances or resolutions or by agreement, create a tourism financing development authority for the purpose of supporting tourism infrastructure in…

A. 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 composed of seven directors, appointed by the governing body of the locality. If the authority is created by two or more localities, the member…

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 and be sued and to prosecute and defend, at law or in equity, in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter a…

All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be payable solely from the funds of the authority and no liability or obligation shall be incurred by the authority hereunder beyond the extent to which moneys shall be available to the authority.

Whenever the board of directors of the authority by resolution determines that the purposes for which the authority was formed have been substantially complied with, the then members of the board of directors of the authority shall thereupon execute and file for record with the g…

Any provision of this chapter that is found to be in conflict with any other statute or charter shall be controlling and shall supersede such other statute or charter to the extent of such conflict.