§ 33.2-1818 Sovereign immunity
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as or deemed a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the Commonwealth, any responsible public entity, or any affected locality or public entity or any officer or employee thereof with respect to the participation in or approval of all or any part of the qualifying transportation facility or its operation, including interconnection of the qualifying transportation facility with any other transportation facility. Localities in which a qualifying transportation facility is located shall possess sovereign immunity with respect to its construction and operation.
History
This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 855 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 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1995, chapter 647; in 2014, chapter 805.
1994, c. 855, § 56-573; 1995, c. 647; 2014, c. 805.