1VAC50-20-670: Requested investigations and analyses

The commission may, if it deems appropriate and within the capability of its resources, accept requests from local governments for the undertaking of investigations and analyses. Requests for investigations and analyses should be addressed to the commission's offices in Richmond and should include satisfactory evidence that the governing body of the locality initiating the request supports the proposed study. The request should also include a detailed statement of the issue giving rise to the request for the study, a statement of the extent to which the issue is of general interest to local governments in Virginia, a statement concerning the prospective benefits of a study, and other information as would aid the commission in its determination as to whether or not to undertake the requested study. Where the commission agrees to undertake a study under this section, the locality or localities requesting the study shall assist the commission and provide, to the extent possible, the data and material the commission or the parties deem necessary for the study. The commission shall render reports on such studies at such a time and in such a manner as it deems appropriate.