A. The counties and cities listed in subsection B may give grants or loans to any eligible company, as defined in § 58.1-405.1.
B. The counties and cities that may give grants pursuant to subsection A are:
1. The Counties of Alleghany, Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Page, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe and the Cities of Bristol, Galax, and Norton;
2. The Counties of Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Henry, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, and Prince Edward and the Cities of Danville and Martinsville;
3. The Counties of Accomack, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland; and
4. The Counties of Brunswick and Dinwiddie and the City of Petersburg.
2018, cc. 801, 802; 2019, cc. 262, 263.