Except as otherwise provided in this article, moneys in the Fund shall be used to make loans to local governments to finance or refinance the cost of any project. The local governments to which loans are to be made, the purposes of the loan, the amount of each such loan, the interest rate thereon, and the repayment terms thereof, which may vary between loan recipients, shall be designated in writing by the Department to the Authority following consultation with the Authority. No loan from the Fund shall exceed the total cost of the project to be financed or the outstanding principal amount of the indebtedness to be refinanced plus reasonable financing expenses.
Except as set forth in this section, the Authority shall determine the terms and conditions of any loan from the Fund, which may vary between loan recipients. Each loan shall be evidenced by appropriate bonds or notes of the local government payable to the Fund. The bonds or notes shall have been duly authorized by the local government and executed by its authorized legal representatives. The Authority is authorized to require in connection with any loan from the Fund such documents, instruments, certificates, legal opinions, and other information as it may deem necessary or convenient. In addition to any other terms or conditions that the Authority may establish, the Authority may require, as a condition to making any loan from the Fund, that the local government receiving the loan covenant to perform any of the following:
1. Establish and collect rents, rates, fees, and charges to produce revenue sufficient to pay all or a specified portion of (i) the costs of operation, maintenance, replacement, renewal, and repairs of the project; (ii) any outstanding indebtedness incurred for the purposes of the project, including the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund to the local government; and (iii) any amounts necessary to create and maintain any required reserve, including any rate stabilization fund deemed necessary or appropriate by the Authority to offset the need, in whole or part, for future increases in rents, rates, fees, or charges;
2. With respect to local governments, levy and collect ad valorem taxes on all property within the jurisdiction of the local government subject to local taxation sufficient to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund to the local government;
3. Create and maintain a special fund or funds for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund to the local government and any other amounts becoming due under any agreement entered into in connection with the loan, or for the operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of the project or any portions thereof or other property of the local government, and deposit into any fund or funds amounts sufficient to make any payments on the loan as they become due and payable;
4. Create and maintain other special funds as required by the Authority; and
5. Perform other acts, including the conveyance of, or the granting of liens on or security interests in, real and personal property, together with all rights, title, and interest therein, to the Fund, or take other actions as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Authority to secure payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the loan from the Fund and to provide for the remedies of the Fund in the event of any default in the payment of the loan, including, without limitation, any of the following:
a. The procurement of insurance, guarantees, letters of credit, and other forms of collateral, security, liquidity arrangements, or credit supports for the loan from any source, public or private, and the payment therefor of premiums, fees, or other charges;
b. The combination of one or more projects, or the combination of one or more projects with one or more other undertakings, facilities, utilities, or systems, for the purpose of operations and financing, and the pledging of the revenues from such combined projects, undertakings, facilities, utilities, and systems to secure the loan from the Fund made in connection with such combination or any part or parts thereof;
c. The maintenance, replacement, renewal, and repair of the project; and
d. The procurement of casualty and liability insurance.
All local governments borrowing money from the Fund are authorized to perform any acts, take any action, adopt any proceedings, and make and carry out any contracts that are contemplated by this article. Such contracts need not be identical among all local governments but may be structured as determined by the Authority according to the needs of the contracting local governments and the Fund.
Subject to the rights, if any, of the registered owners of any of the bonds of the Authority, the Authority may consent to and approve any modification in the terms of any loan subject to guidelines adopted by the Department.
2022, cc. 739, 782.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 6 - Flood Protection and Dam Safety
§ 10.1-602. Powers and duties of Department
§ 10.1-603. State agency compliance
§ 10.1-603.16:1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 10.1-603.17. Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund established
§ 10.1-603.18. Administration of the Fund
§ 10.1-603.18:1. Deposit of money; expenditures; investments
§ 10.1-603.18:2. Collection of money due Fund
§ 10.1-603.19. Purposes for which Fund is to be used; Authority to set terms and conditions of loans
§ 10.1-603.19:1. Payments from a developer or subdivider
§ 10.1-603.20. Condition for making loans or grants
§ 10.1-603.22:1. Pledge of loans to secure bonds of Authority
§ 10.1-603.22:2. Sale of loans
§ 10.1-603.22:3. Powers of the Authority
§ 10.1-603.22:4. Liberal construction of article
§ 10.1-603.23. Record of application for grants or loans and action taken
§ 10.1-603.25. Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; loan and grant program
§ 10.1-603.26. Deposit of moneys; expenditures; investments
§ 10.1-603.29. Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund
§ 10.1-603.30. Deposit of moneys; expenditures; investments
§ 10.1-603.32. Collection of money due to Fund
§ 10.1-603.33. Loans to local governments
§ 10.1-603.34. Grants to local governments
§ 10.1-603.35. Loans and grants for regional projects, etc.
§ 10.1-603.36. Loans and grants to a local government for a funding program
§ 10.1-603.37. Pledge of loans to secure bonds of Authority
§ 10.1-603.39. Powers of the Authority
§ 10.1-603.40. Liberal construction of article
§ 10.1-604.1. Determination of hazard potential classification
§ 10.1-605. Promulgation of regulations by the Board; guidance document
§ 10.1-605.1. Delegation of powers and duties
§ 10.1-605.2. Certain regulations affecting impounding structures
§ 10.1-605.3. General permit for certain impounding structures
§ 10.1-606. Local advisory committee
§ 10.1-606.2. Mapping of dam break inundation zones
§ 10.1-606.3. Requirement for development in dam break inundation zones
§ 10.1-606.4. Notice to the public
§ 10.1-607. Safety inspections
§ 10.1-607.1. Criteria for designating a dam as unsafe
§ 10.1-608. Unsafe dams presenting imminent danger
§ 10.1-609. Unsafe dams presenting nonimminent danger
§ 10.1-609.1. Installation of IFLOWS gauges
§ 10.1-609.2. Prohibited vegetation; certain wetland vegetation allowed
§ 10.1-610.1. Monitoring progress of work
§ 10.1-611. Dam safety coordination
§ 10.1-612. Technical Advisory Committee
§ 10.1-612.1. Temporary stop work order; hearing; injunctive relief
§ 10.1-613.1. Criminal penalties
§ 10.1-613.3. No liability of Board, Department, employees, or agents
§ 10.1-613.4. Liability of owner or operator
§ 10.1-613.5. Program administration fees; establishment of Dam Safety Administrative Fund
§ 10.1-613.6. Negotiated settlement agreements
§ 10.1-614. Establishment within soil and water conservation district authorized
§ 10.1-615. Petition for establishment; what to set forth
§ 10.1-617. Determination of whether operation of proposed district is feasible; referendum
§ 10.1-618. Ballots used in such referendum
§ 10.1-619. Consideration of results of referendum; simple majority vote required
§ 10.1-620. Declaration of organization of district; certification to Board
§ 10.1-622. Inclusion of additional territory
§ 10.1-623. Governing body of district; trustees
§ 10.1-624. Officers, agents and employees; surety bonds; annual audit
§ 10.1-629. Order authorizing governing body to incur indebtedness or issue bonds
§ 10.1-630. Type of indebtedness incurred or bonds issued
§ 10.1-631. Annual tax for payment of interest or to amortize indebtedness or bonds
§ 10.1-634. Question to be submitted to qualified voters; approval required
§ 10.1-634.1. Conduct of referenda
§ 10.1-635. Power of eminent domain
§ 10.1-637. Fund continued; administrative control
§ 10.1-638. Purposes for which fund to be used
§ 10.1-639. Conditions for making loan
§ 10.1-640. Political subdivisions may borrow from other sources
§ 10.1-641. Powers of Board in aid of the provisions of § 10.1-638
§ 10.1-642. Record of applications for loans and action taken
§ 10.1-643. Period of loan; interest rate; loan shall constitute a lien
§ 10.1-644. Recovery of money due to fund
§ 10.1-646. Purchase price and terms of sales authorized by § 10.1-645
§ 10.1-647. Disposition of facilities financed under article when part of debt remains outstanding
§ 10.1-648. Acquisition of lands, easements, and rights-of-way
§ 10.1-649. Sale to Board of property and rights-of-way acquired by condemnation
§ 10.1-651. Establishment and administration of Program
§ 10.1-652. Program applicability
§ 10.1-653. Application for assistance
§ 10.1-654. Damage inspections and reports
§ 10.1-655. Types of assistance
§ 10.1-656. Board action on assistance requests
§ 10.1-657. Account established