This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Virginia Water and Waste Authorities Act." This chapter shall constitute full and complete authority, without regard to the provisions of any other law for the doing of the acts herein authorized, and shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of the chapter.
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-5100
Title of chapter
Known as the Virginia Water and Waste Authorities Act
The act spans §§ 15.2-5100 to 15.2-5159 (62 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Foster v. Western Virginia Water Authority (2007)
Most recently applied in Robertson v. Western Virginia Water Authority (July 2011)
Code 1950, § 15-764.1; 1950, p. 1312; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-1239; 1997, c. 587.
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