There is hereby established as a political subdivision, a body politic and corporate, the Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority (the Authority) for the LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commissions. The Authority shall promote, expand, and develop the tourism industries of this coal-producing region as a whole.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-5500

  • Authority: means any the Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority created, organized and operated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or if such Authority is abolished, the board, body, commission, department or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers given by this chapter are given by law. See Virginia Code 15.2-5501

1993, c. 663, § 15.1-1399.19; 1994, c. 160; 1997, c. 587; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 384.