§ 33.2-256 Department of Transportation established
A. There is hereby created a Department of Transportation within the executive branch, which shall be under the supervision and management of the Commissioner of Highways and responsible to the Secretary of Transportation.
2. To develop, oversee, and manage highway projects included in the Six-Year Improvement Program pursuant to § 33.2-214 based on guidance from the Commonwealth Transportation Board or funded pursuant to § 33.2-1524; and
3. To ensure the safety of the traveling public on the system of state highways. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit or restrict the powers otherwise granted to the Department or Commissioner.
History
This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 805 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2017, chapters 166 and 273.
2014, c. 805; 2017, cc. 166, 273.