The Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act
of 2002, Code of Virginia, § 56-575.1 et seq. (the "PPEA"),
grants to public entities, including Warren County, Virginia (the
"County"), the authority to develop and/or operate public-private
partnerships for a wide range of qualifying projects if the public
entity determines that there is a need for a qualifying project and
that private involvement may provide the project to the public in
a more timely or cost-effective fashion.
The definitions set forth in § 56-575.1 of the PPEA
are incorporated herein by reference, as the same may be updated from
time to time.
Virginia constitutional and statutory requirements as they apply
to appropriation and expenditure of public funds apply to any comprehensive
agreement entered into under the PPEA. Accordingly, the processes
and procedural requirements associated with the expenditure or obligation
of public funds shall be incorporated into planning for any PPEA project
or projects.
Nothing in the PPEA shall affect the duty of the County to comply
with all other applicable law not in conflict with the PPEA. The applicability
of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (the "VPPA") is as set forth
in the PPEA.