Unless limited elsewhere in this chapter, the Authority shall have those powers possessed by the City of Bristol necessary and convenient for the provision of electric, water and sanitary sewer services, and those powers possessed by the Bristol Virginia Utilities Board and the division of the city known as Bristol Virginia Utilities as they existed on July 1, 2001, in the Charter of the City of Bristol, Virginia, and the general laws of the Commonwealth. Unless limited elsewhere in this chapter, the Authority shall also possess all those powers, subject to the limitations and restrictions thereon, as granted to the City, the Bristol Virginia Utilities Board, and BVU by Chapter 479 of the Acts of Assembly of 2002, Chapters 539, 546, and 677 of the Acts of Assembly 2003, Chapter 586 of the Acts of Assembly of 2004, Chapter 258 of the Acts of Assembly of 2005, Chapters 607 and 682 of the Acts of Assembly of 2007, and Chapters 99 and 323 of the Acts of Assembly of 2008.
2010, cc. 117, 210; 2016, cc. 724, 725.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 72 - BVU Authority Act
§ 15.2-7201. Creation; public purpose
§ 15.2-7203. BVU Authority; operating name or names
§ 15.2-7205. Board of Directors; membership
§ 15.2-7206. Organization; compensation
§ 15.2-7209. Authority deemed to be an MLEC
§ 15.2-7210. Transfer of properties and debt
§ 15.2-7213. Deposit and investment of funds
§ 15.2-7214. Authority to issue bonds
§ 15.2-7215. Credit of Commonwealth and political subdivisions not pledged
§ 15.2-7216. Directors and persons executing bonds not liable thereon
§ 15.2-7217. Security for payment of bonds; default
§ 15.2-7218. Bonds as legal investments
§ 15.2-7219. Contracts concerning interest rates and investments
§ 15.2-7221. Sovereign immunity
§ 15.2-7222. Appropriation by political subdivision
§ 15.2-7223. Contracts with political subdivisions
§ 15.2-7224. Application of local ordinances, service charges, and taxes upon leaseholds
§ 15.2-7225. Existing contracts, leases, franchises, etc., not impaired