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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 982 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1387079,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348996,"identifier":"15.2-6205","token":"15.2\/IV\/62\/15.2-6205","url":"\/15.2-6205\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-6205\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/62\/15.2-6205","dublin_core":{"Title":"General powers of Authority; regulations; enforcement of statutes, rules, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-6205","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Authority acting through its Board:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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3.<\/span> May adopt, alter or repeal its own bylaws and regulations which govern the manner in which its business may be transacted and may provide for the appointment of such committees, and the functions thereof, as the Authority deems necessary to facilitate its business. Each committee shall consist of the number of persons as the Authority deems advisable. Committee members shall receive no compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed their necessary traveling and other expenses incurred while on the business of the Authority. The Authority may set a flat fee for the expenses of a member in attendance at a meeting of the Authority or at its other functions. Such fee 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 15.2-6205)\n\nThe Authority acting through its Board:\n\n1. Is vested with the powers of a body corporate, including the power to sue and\nbe sued, plead and be impleaded, make contracts, and adopt and use a common seal\nand 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 purposes; and\n\n3. May adopt, alter or repeal its own bylaws and regulations which govern the\nmanner in which its business may be transacted and may provide for the\nappointment of such committees, and the functions thereof, as the Authority\ndeems necessary to facilitate its business. Each committee shall consist of the\nnumber of persons as the Authority deems advisable. Committee members shall\nreceive no compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed their\nnecessary traveling and other expenses incurred while on the business of the\nAuthority. The Authority may set a flat fee for the expenses of a member in\nattendance at a meeting of the Authority or at its other functions. Such fee\nshall not exceed $100 per day.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 982, \u00a7 15.1-1666; 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"}}