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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 833 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1990, chapter 341; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1386943,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348944,"identifier":"15.2-6005","token":"15.2\/IV\/60\/15.2-6005","url":"\/15.2-6005\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-6005\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/60\/15.2-6005","dublin_core":{"Title":"General powers of Authority; regulations; enforcement of statutes, rules, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-6005","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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3.<\/span> Is vested with power to adopt, alter or repeal its own bylaws, regulations governing the manner in which its business may be transacted and in which the power granted to it may be enjoyed, and may provide for the appointment of such committees, and the functions thereof, as the Authority may deem necessary to facilitate its business. Such committees shall consist of such number of persons as the Authority shall deem advisable. Members of committees shall receive no compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed their necessary traveling and other expenses incurred while on business of the Authority. The Authority may set flat fees for expenses for a member’s attendance at all meetings of the Authority or at its other functions. Such fees shall not exceed $100 per day. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGENERAL POWERS OF AUTHORITY; REGULATIONS; ENFORCEMENT OF STATUTES, RULES, ETC\n(\u00a7 15.2-6005)\n\nIn order to enable it to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the Authority\nacting through its Board:\n\n1. Is vested with the powers of a body corporate, including the power to sue and\nbe sued, to plead and be impleaded, to make contracts, and to adopt and use a\ncommon seal and to alter the same as may be deemed expedient;\n\n2. May retain legal counsel to represent the Authority in hearings,\ncontroversies, or matters involving the interests of the Authority and the\nfurtherance of its purpose; and\n\n3. Is vested with power to adopt, alter or repeal its own bylaws, regulations\ngoverning the manner in which its business may be transacted and in which the\npower granted to it may be enjoyed, and may provide for the appointment of such\ncommittees, and the functions thereof, as the Authority may deem necessary to\nfacilitate its business. Such committees shall consist of such number of persons\nas the Authority shall deem advisable. Members of committees shall receive no\ncompensation for their services, but may be reimbursed their necessary traveling\nand other expenses incurred while on business of the Authority. The Authority\nmay set flat fees for expenses for a member’s attendance at all meetings\nof the Authority or at its other functions. Such fees shall not exceed $100 per\nday.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 833, \u00a7 15.1-1640; 1990, c. 341; 1997, c. 587.","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"}}