Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary when the requirements set forth in the definition of qualifying project have been satisfied:

Terms Used In Virginia Code 56-606

  • Eligible infrastructure: means storage, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, transmission and distribution facilities to be used in the delivery of natural gas, or supplemental or substitute forms of gas sources by a natural gas utility. See Virginia Code 56-605
  • Natural gas utility: means an investor-owned public service company engaged in the business of furnishing natural gas service to the public. See Virginia Code 56-605
  • Qualifying project: means an economic development project requiring natural gas service as to which the natural gas utility has made a good faith determination that the following criteria are satisfied:

    1. See Virginia Code 56-605

1. The natural gas utility certificated to serve the subject service territory may construct the necessary facilities subject to the provisions of this chapter; and

2. The natural gas utility constructing eligible infrastructure pursuant to subdivision 1 shall be permitted to recover the EIDC necessary to develop the eligible infrastructure for the designated qualifying project or projects in future rates as provided in §§ 56-607 and 56-608. The utility shall maintain the burden of demonstrating that the criteria set forth in this chapter have been satisfied.

2012, cc. 51, 202.