15.2-5906 - Public hearings; notice; reports. - Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-5906. Public hearings; notice; reports.

A. At least sixty days prior to selecting a facility site, the Authorityshall hold a public hearing within thirty miles of the site proposed to beacquired for the purpose of soliciting public comment.

B. Except as otherwise provided herein, at least sixty days prior to thepublic hearing required by this section, the Authority shall notify the localgoverning body in which the facility is proposed to be located and advertisethe notice in a newspaper of general circulation in that locality. The noticeshall include: (i) a description of the site proposed to be acquired, (ii)the intended use of the site, and (iii) the date, time, and location of thepublic hearing. After receipt of the notice required by this section, thelocal governing body in which a facility is proposed to be located mayrequire that this period be extended for up to sixty additional days or forsuch other time period as agreed upon by the local governing body and theAuthority.

C. At least thirty days before acquiring or entering into a lease involving afacility site and before entering into a construction contract involving anew facility or facility site, the Authority shall submit a detailed writtenreport and findings of the Authority that justify the proposed acquisition,lease, or contract to the General Assembly. The report and findings shallinclude a detailed plan of the method of funding and the economic necessityof the proposed acquisition, lease, or contract.

D. The time periods in subsections A, B, and C of this section may not runconcurrently.

(1996, c. 1021, § 15.1-1694; 1997, c. 587.)