A. Upon the organization of a planning district commission, it shall be entitled to receive state financial support to assist it in carrying out its purposes. Such state aid shall be in an amount as provided in the general appropriations act. In order to be allocated such state aid, each planning district commission shall prepare and submit an annual report, as required in § 15.2-4215, which details its compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and an annual work program of activities proposed for the next fiscal year. The fiscal year of the planning district commission shall end June 30.
B. If two planning districts are merged pursuant to § 15.2-4221, the new district shall be entitled to receive the combined amount of aid to which the two districts it replaced separately would have been entitled for five years from the effective date of the merger.
1968, c. 224, § 15.1-1412; 1977, c. 613; 1985, c. 127; 1990, c. 722; 1995, cc. 732, 796; 1997, c. 587.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 42 - Regional Cooperation Act
§ 15.2-4201. Purpose of chapter
§ 15.2-4203. Organization of planning district commission
§ 15.2-4204. Disposition of earnings and assets of planning district commissions
§ 15.2-4205. Powers of commission generally
§ 15.2-4206. Additional powers of planning district commissions
§ 15.2-4207. Purposes of commission
§ 15.2-4208. General duties of planning district commissions
§ 15.2-4209. Preparation and adoption of regional strategic plan
§ 15.2-4210. Commission to act only in conformity with regional strategic plan
§ 15.2-4211. Amendment of regional strategic plan
§ 15.2-4212. Review of regional strategic plan by commission
§ 15.2-4214. Cooperation and consultation with other agencies
§ 15.2-4215. Annual report required
§ 15.2-4217. Regional Cooperation Incentive Fund created; administration thereof
§ 15.2-4217.1. Specialized Transportation Incentive Fund
§ 15.2-4218. Local governing bodies authorized to appropriate or lend funds
§ 15.2-4219. Exemption of commission from taxation
§ 15.2-4220. Dual membership authorized