An authority created by a governmental unit exempt from the referendum requirement of § 15.2-5403 is hereby declared to be performing a public function on behalf of the governmental unit that is the sole member of such authority with respect to which the authority is created and to be a public instrumentality of such governmental unit. Accordingly, an authority created by a governmental unit exempt from the referendum requirement of § 15.2-5403 shall be exempt from state and local taxation to the same extent that the governmental unit that is the sole member of such authority is exempt from such taxation.
2006, cc. 929, 941.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 54 - Electric Authorities Act
§ 15.2-5401. Intent of General Assembly
§ 15.2-5403. Creation of electric authority; referendum
§ 15.2-5404. Articles of incorporation
§ 15.2-5405.1. Applicability of personnel and procurement procedures to certain authorities
§ 15.2-5406. Rights, powers and duties of authority
§ 15.2-5406.1. Retail distribution of electric energy limited to certain authorities
§ 15.2-5406.2. Tort claims against certain authorities
§ 15.2-5407. Membership in more than one authority
§ 15.2-5409. Sale of capacity and output to nonmembers; limitations
§ 15.2-5411. Contracts for planning, acquisition, construction, etc., of projects
§ 15.2-5412. Issuance of bonds by authority
§ 15.2-5413. Interim receipts and temporary bonds; lost, stolen and destroyed bonds
§ 15.2-5414. Bonds not debts of Commonwealth or member governmental unit
§ 15.2-5415. Security for bonds; trust agreement; bond resolution
§ 15.2-5416. Rents, rates, fees and other charges
§ 15.2-5417. Moneys received deemed trust funds
§ 15.2-5418. Bondholders' and trustees' remedies
§ 15.2-5420. Status of bonds under Uniform Commercial Code
§ 15.2-5421. Bonds as legal investments and lawful security
§ 15.2-5422. Bonds exempt from taxation
§ 15.2-5423. Payments in lieu of property taxes; license tax
§ 15.2-5423.1. Exemption from taxation for certain authorities
§ 15.2-5424. Transfer, etc., of property of political subdivisions upon request of authority
§ 15.2-5427. Liability of members or officers
§ 15.2-5428. Dissolution of authority
§ 15.2-5429. Legislative consent to application of laws of other states
§ 15.2-5430. Provisions of chapter cumulative; construction
§ 15.2-5431. Provisions of chapter controlling over other statutes and charters