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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 587<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d 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 \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 632<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74279,"section_number":"15.2-4603","catch_line":"Creation of district; extension of term of district","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4603\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74279,"section_number":"15.2-4603","catch_line":"Creation of district; extension of term of district","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4603\/"},{"id":79839,"section_number":"15.2-4605","catch_line":"Creation of district advisory boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4605\/"},{"id":81867,"section_number":"58.1-3281","catch_line":"When commissioner of the revenue to ascertain ownership of real estate; tax year","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3281\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158111,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87059,"identifier":"15.2-4602","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/1\/15.2-4602","url":"\/15.2-4602\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4602\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/1\/15.2-4602","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4602","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates another meaning or intent<\/span>:\n\t\t“Commission<\/span>” means the governing body<\/span> of the local district<\/span>.\n\t\t“Cost<\/span>” means all or any part of the cost<\/span> of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, alteration, landscaping, or enlargement of a public mass transit system or highway that is located in counties that are authorized by this chapter to create a transportation improvement district, including the cost<\/span> of the acquisition of land, rights-of-way, property rights, easements and interests acquired for such construction, alteration or expansion, the cost<\/span> of demolishing or removing any structure on land so acquired, including the cost<\/span> of acquiring any lands to which such structures may be removed, the cost<\/span> of all labor, materials<\/span>, machinery and equipment, financing charges, insurance, interest on all bonds<\/span> prior to and during construction and, if deemed advisable by the commission<\/span>, for a reasonable period after completion of such construction, reserves for principal and interest and for extensions, enlargements, additions, replacements, renovations, and improvements, provisions for working capital, the cost<\/span> of surveys, engineering and architectural expenses, borings, plans and specifications and other engineering and architectural services, legal expenses, studies, estimates of costs<\/span> and revenues<\/span>, administrative expenses, and such other expenses as may be necessary, or incident to, the construction of the project or, solely as to districts<\/span> created pursuant to this chapter after July 1, 1990, the creation of the district (the costs<\/span> of which creation shall not exceed $150,000), and of such subsequent additions thereto or expansion thereof, and to determining the feasibility or practicability of such construction, the cost<\/span> of financing such construction, additions, or expansion and placing the project and such additions or expansion in operation.\n\t\t“County<\/span>” means Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties.\n\t\t“District” or “local district<\/span>” means any transportation improvement district created under the provisions of \u00a7 15.2-4603<\/a>.\n\t\t“District advisory board<\/span>” or “advisory board” means the board appointed by the commission<\/span> in accordance with \u00a7 15.2-4605<\/a>.\n\t\t“Federal agency<\/span>” means and includes the United States of America or any department, bureau, agency, or instrumentality thereof.\n\t\t“Owner<\/span>” or “landowner<\/span>” means the person or entity that has the usufruct, control, or occupation of the taxable real property as determined by the commissioner of the revenue of the jurisdiction<\/span> in which the subject real property is located pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-3281<\/a>.\n\t\t“Revenues<\/span>” means any or all fees, tolls, taxes, rents, notes, receipts, assessments, moneys, and income derived by the local district<\/span> and includes any cash contributions or payments made to the local district<\/span> by the Commonwealth or any agency, department, or political subdivision thereof or by any other source.\n\t\t“Town<\/span>” means any town<\/span> having a population of more than 1,000.\n\t\t“Transportation improvements<\/span>” means any and all real or personal property utilized in constructing and improving (i) any mass transportation project and (ii) any primary highway or portion thereof, located within any district created pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-4603<\/a>. Such improvements include, without limitation, public mass transit systems, public highways, all buildings, structures, approaches, and other facilities and appurtenances thereto, rights-of-way, bridges, tunnels, transportation stations, terminals, areas for parking, and all related equipment and fixtures.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 15.2-4602)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context indicates another meaning or intent:\n\t\t“Commission” means the governing body of the local district.\n\t\t“Cost” means all or any part of the cost of acquisition,\nconstruction, reconstruction, alteration, landscaping, or enlargement of a\npublic mass transit system or highway that is located in counties that are\nauthorized by this chapter to create a transportation improvement district,\nincluding the cost of the acquisition of land, rights-of-way, property rights,\neasements and interests acquired for such construction, alteration or expansion,\nthe cost of demolishing or removing any structure on land so acquired, including\nthe cost of acquiring any lands to which such structures may be removed, the\ncost of all labor, materials, machinery and equipment, financing charges,\ninsurance, interest on all bonds prior to and during construction and, if deemed\nadvisable by the commission, for a reasonable period after completion of such\nconstruction, reserves for principal and interest and for extensions,\nenlargements, additions, replacements, renovations, and improvements, provisions\nfor working capital, the cost of surveys, engineering and architectural\nexpenses, borings, plans and specifications and other engineering and\narchitectural services, legal expenses, studies, estimates of costs and\nrevenues, administrative expenses, and such other expenses as may be necessary,\nor incident to, the construction of the project or, solely as to districts\ncreated pursuant to this chapter after July 1, 1990, the creation of the\ndistrict (the costs of which creation shall not exceed $150,000), and of such\nsubsequent additions thereto or expansion thereof, and to determining the\nfeasibility or practicability of such construction, the cost of financing such\nconstruction, additions, or expansion and placing the project and such additions\nor expansion in operation.\n\t\t“County” means Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William\nCounties.\n\t\t“District” or “local district” means any\ntransportation improvement district created under the provisions of \u00a7\n15.2-4603.\n\t\t“District advisory board” or “advisory board” means\nthe board appointed by the commission in accordance with \u00a7 15.2-4605.\n\t\t“Federal agency” means and includes the United States of America\nor any department, bureau, agency, or instrumentality thereof.\n\t\t“Owner” or “landowner” means the person or entity that\nhas the usufruct, control, or occupation of the taxable real property as\ndetermined by the commissioner of the revenue of the jurisdiction in which the\nsubject real property is located pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-3281.\n\t\t“Revenues” means any or all fees, tolls, taxes, rents, notes,\nreceipts, assessments, moneys, and income derived by the local district and\nincludes any cash contributions or payments made to the local district by the\nCommonwealth or any agency, department, or political subdivision thereof or by\nany other source.\n\t\t“Town” means any town having a population of more than 1,000.\n\t\t“Transportation improvements” means any and all real or personal\nproperty utilized in constructing and improving (i) any mass transportation\nproject and (ii) any primary highway or portion thereof, located within any\ndistrict created pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-4603. Such improvements include, without\nlimitation, public mass transit systems, public highways, all buildings,\nstructures, approaches, and other facilities and appurtenances thereto,\nrights-of-way, bridges, tunnels, transportation stations, terminals, areas for\nparking, and all related equipment and fixtures.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 587; 2019, c. 632.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}