§ 67-1208. (Repealed effective October 1, 2021) Director; staff; counsel to the Authority
A. The Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy shall serve as Director of the Authority and shall administer the affairs and business of the Authority in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and subject to the policies, control, and direction of the Authority. The Director shall maintain, and be custodian of, […]
§ 67-1209. (Repealed effective October 1, 2021) Annual report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 Chairs 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 […]
§ 67-1210. (Repealed effective October 1, 2021) Confidentiality of information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 […]
§ 67-1211. (Repealed effective October 1, 2021) Declaration of public purpose; exemption from taxation
A. The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth and for the promotion of their welfare, convenience, and prosperity. B. The Authority shall be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this […]
§ 67-1205. (Repealed effective October 1, 2021) Federal loan guarantees
A. The Authority, on behalf of the Commonwealth, may apply to the U.S. Department of Energy for federal loan guarantees authorized or made available pursuant to Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. § 16511 et seq., the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. 111-5, or other similar federal […]
§ 67-1206. (Repealed effective October 1, 2021) Transmission of power from offshore wind energy projects
A. The incumbent, investor-owned utility for the onshore service territory adjacent to any offshore wind generation project shall, at the request of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, initiate a transmission study. Such utility shall initiate the transmission study no more than 30 days following the request of the Department of Mines, Minerals and […]
§ 67-1207. (Repealed effective October 1, 2021) Powers and duties of the Authority
In addition to such other powers and duties established under this chapter, the Authority shall have 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 such place or places within the Commonwealth as […]
§ 67-1201. (Repealed effective October 1, 2021) Authority created; purpose
The Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority is created as a body corporate and a political subdivision of the Commonwealth and as such shall have, and is vested with, all of the politic and corporate powers as are set forth in this chapter. The Authority is established for the purposes of facilitating, coordinating, and supporting the […]
§ 67-1202. (Repealed effective October 1, 2021) 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. In addition, one ex officio member without voting privileges shall be selected by the Governor after consideration of the persons nominated by the Secretary of the […]
§ 67-1203. (Repealed effective October 1, 2021) Data collection
A. The Authority shall, through moneys derived from sources other than state funds, to the extent such moneys are available, operate in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to upgrade wind resource and other metocean assessment equipment at Chesapeake Light Tower and other structures. B. The Authority may establish public-private partnerships with a […]