§ 45.2-1812. Public-private partnerships
A. The Authority may establish public-private partnerships with developers pursuant to the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002 (§ 56-575.1 et seq.) for purposes set forth in this section. B. The Authority may establish a public-private partnership for the installation and operation of wind resource and other metocean equipment, including light detection and […]
§ 45.2-1807. Director; staff; counsel to the Authority
A. The Director shall serve as Director of the Authority and shall administer the affairs and business of the Authority in accordance with the provisions of this article and subject to the policies, control, and direction of the Authority. The Director shall maintain and is custodian of all books, documents, and papers of or filed […]
§ 45.2-1808. Annual report
On or before October 15 of each year, the Authority shall submit an annual summary of its activities and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House Committee on Labor and Commerce, and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor. Such […]
§ 45.2-1809. Confidentiality of information
A. The Authority shall hold in confidence the personal and financial information supplied to it or maintained by it concerning the siting and development of offshore wind energy projects. B. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Authority, in its discretion, from releasing any information that has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form […]
§ 45.2-1805. Membership; terms; vacancies; expenses
A. The Authority shall be composed of nine nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a representative of the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority as established in § 2.2-2202. In addition, one ex officio member without voting privileges shall be selected by the Governor after consideration of the persons nominated […]
§ 45.2-1806. Powers and duties of the Authority
In addition to the other powers and duties established under this article, the Authority has the power and duty to: 1. Adopt, use, and alter at will an official seal; 2. Make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs; 3. Maintain an office at any place within the Commonwealth it designates; 4. Accept, […]
§ 45.2-1804. Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority established; purpose
A. The Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority is established as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth. B. The Authority is established for the purposes of facilitating, coordinating, and supporting the development, either by the Authority or by other qualified entities, of the offshore wind energy industry, offshore wind energy projects, and associated supply chain vendors […]
§ 45.2-1802. Division of Offshore Wind established
A. The Director shall establish the Division of Offshore Wind in the Department and shall appoint persons to direct, support, and execute the powers and duties of the Division. B. The powers and duties of the Division include: 1. Identifying specific measures that will facilitate the establishment of the Hampton Roads region as a wind […]
§ 45.2-1803. Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Developer” means any private developer of an offshore wind energy project. “Offshore wind energy project” means a wind-powered electric energy facility, including tower, turbine, and associated equipment, located off the coast of the Commonwealth beyond the Commonwealth’s three-mile jurisdictional limit, and includes interests […]
§ 45.2-1801. Offshore wind energy resources; policy
It is the policy of the Commonwealth to support federal efforts to examine the feasibility of offshore wind energy being utilized in an environmentally responsible fashion. 2006, c. 939, § 67-300; 2010, cc. 607, 756; 2020, cc. 451, 452; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.