2014 Virginia Code
Title 2.2 - Administration of Government
§ 2.2-5000. Governmental instrumentalities authorized to issue bonds, etc., at rates of interest in excess of legal limits; sale of such bonds
A. Notwithstanding any limitation contained in any general or special law or in any charter of any city or town of the Commonwealth, a governmental instrumentality, which under law has the power to issue bonds, notes or other obligations (herein collectively called "bonds") to provide funds to carry out its public purposes, may issue such bonds at such rates of interest in excess of the rates now permitted by law as may be determined by the governing body empowered under law to authorize the issuance of bonds of such governmental instrumentality and to sell the bonds for a price it determines to be for the best interests of the Commonwealth and of such governmental instrumentality.
B. For the purposes of this chapter, "governmental instrumentality" means each department, institution, commission, public corporate instrumentality or agency of the Commonwealth and every political subdivision of the Commonwealth including, but not limited to, each public authority and district and each county, city or town or instrumentality thereof.
1970, c. 1, ยง 2.1-326.1; 1990, c. 712; 2001, c. 844.
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