§ 5-3. Definitions.  


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  • Whenever used, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall be given the following respective interpretations:
    AUTHORITY
    The Industrial Development Authority of Shenandoah County, Virginia, created, organized and operated pursuant to the provisions of this Article; or, if said authority shall be abolished, the board, body, commission, department or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers given by this Article shall be given by law.
    AUTHORITY FACILITIES or FACILITIES
    Any or all medical, hospital or health care, including but not limited to office and treatment facilities, pollution control and industrial facilities, located within or without or partly within or without Shenandoah County, now existing or hereafter acquired, constructed or installed by or for said authority for lease or sale by the authority pursuant to the terms of this Article. Any "facility" may consist of or include any or all buildings, improvements, additions, extensions, replacements, machinery or equipment, and may also include appurtenances, lands, rights in land, water rights, franchises, furnishings, landscaping, utilities, approaches, roadways and other facilities necessary or desirable in connection therewith or incidental thereto, acquired, constructed or installed by or on behalf of said authority. A pollution control facility shall include any facility acquired, constructed or installed or any expenditure made, including the reconstruction, modernization or modification of any existing building, improvement, addition, extension, replacement, machinery or equipment, and which is designed to further the control or abatement of land, sewer, water, air, noise or general environmental pollution derived from the operation of any industrial or medical facility. Any "facility" may be constructed on or installed in or upon lands, structures, rights-of-way, easements, air rights, franchises or other property rights or interests whether owned by said authority or others.
    BONDS or REVENUE BONDS
    Notes, bonds and other obligations authorized to be issued by the authority pursuant to the provisions of this Article.
    COMMONWEALTH
    The State of Virginia.
    COST
    Includes, as applied to authority facilities, the cost of construction, the cost of acquisition of all lands, structures, rights-of-way, franchises, easements and other property rights and interests, the cost of demolishing, removing or relocating any buildings or structures on lands acquired, including the cost of acquiring any lands to which such buildings or structures may be moved or relocated, the cost of all labor, material, machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest on all bonds prior to and during and, if deemed advisable by said authority, for a period not exceeding one year after completion of such construction, cost of engineering, financial and legal services, plans, specifications, studies, surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, other expenses necessary or incident to determine the feasibility or practicability of constructing said authority facilities, administrative expenses, provisions for working capital, reserves for interest and for extensions, enlargements, additions and improvements and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the construction of the authority facilities, the financing of such construction and the placing of the authority facilities in operation. Any obligation or expense incurred by the commonwealth, municipality or any agencies thereof, with the approval of authority, for studies, surveys, borings, preparation of plans and specifications or other work or materials in connection with the construction of the authority facilities may be regarded as a part of the cost of the authority facilities and may be reimbursed to the commonwealth, municipality or any agencies thereof out of the proceeds of the bonds issued for such authority facilities as hereinafter authorized.
    ENTERPRISE
    Any industry for the manufacturing, processing, assembling, storing, warehousing, distributing or selling any products of agriculture, mining or industry and for research and development of scientific laboratories, including but not limited to the practice of medicine and all other activities related thereto, or for such other businesses as will be in the furtherance of the public purposes of this Article.
    GOVERNING BODY
    The Board of Supervisors of Shenandoah County, Virginia.
    MUNICIPALITY
    The County of Shenandoah, Virginia.
    REVENUES
    Any or all fees rates, rentals and receipts collected by, payable to or otherwise derived by the authority from, and all other moneys and income of whatsoever kind or character collected by, payable to or otherwise derived by said authority in connection with the ownership, leasing or sale of authority facilities.
    TRUST INDENTURE
    Any trust agreement or mortgage under which bonds authorized pursuant to this Article may be secured.