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Any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.\n\t\tThe Fund shall consist of the following:\n\n1\n\nRevenues allocated pursuant to subdivision B 1 of § 33.2-1524;2\n\nRevenues generated pursuant to § 33.2-213;3\n\nRight-of-way use fees pursuant to § 56-484.32;4\n\nCivil penalties pursuant to §§ 33.2-216, 33.2-1224, 33.2-1229, 46.2-341.20:2, 46.2-1573, 46.2-1573.11, 46.2-1573.23, and 46.2-1573.36;5\n\nPermit fees as outlined in § 46.2-652.1;6\n\nPermit fees pursuant to §§ 46.2-1128, 46.2-1140.1, 46.2-1142.1, 46.2-1143, 46.2-1148, and 46.2-1149.1;7\n\nApplicable portions of emissions inspection fees from on-road emissions inspectors as designated in § 46.2-1182; and8\n\nAny other funds appropriated by the General Assembly.\n\t\t\tIn any year in which the Board determines funding in excess of the amount provided pursuant to § 33.2-1524 is necessary for the Special Structure Program pursuant to § 33.2-374, the Board shall allocate moneys from the Fund to the Special Structure Fund established pursuant to § 33.2-1532.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243131,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund (the Fund). The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.\n\t\tThe Fund shall consist of the following:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":243132,"text":"Revenues allocated pursuant to subdivision B 1 of § 33.2-1524;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":243133,"text":"Revenues generated pursuant to § 33.2-213;","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":243134,"text":"Right-of-way use fees pursuant to § 56-484.32;","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2","next_prefix":"4"},"4":{"id":243135,"text":"Civil penalties pursuant to §§ 33.2-216, 33.2-1224, 33.2-1229, 46.2-341.20:2, 46.2-1573, 46.2-1573.11, 46.2-1573.23, and 46.2-1573.36;","type":"section","prefixes":["4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"4","prefix_anchor":"4","level":1,"prior_prefix":"3","next_prefix":"5"},"5":{"id":243136,"text":"Permit fees as outlined in § 46.2-652.1;","type":"section","prefixes":["5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"5","prefix_anchor":"5","level":1,"prior_prefix":"4","next_prefix":"6"},"6":{"id":243137,"text":"Permit fees pursuant to §§ 46.2-1128, 46.2-1140.1, 46.2-1142.1, 46.2-1143, 46.2-1148, and 46.2-1149.1;","type":"section","prefixes":["6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"6","prefix_anchor":"6","level":1,"prior_prefix":"5","next_prefix":"7"},"7":{"id":243138,"text":"Applicable portions of emissions inspection fees from on-road emissions inspectors as designated in § 46.2-1182; and","type":"section","prefixes":["7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"7","prefix_anchor":"7","level":1,"prior_prefix":"6","next_prefix":"8"},"8":{"id":243139,"text":"Any other funds appropriated by the General Assembly.\n\t\t\tIn any year in which the Board determines funding in excess of the amount provided pursuant to § 33.2-1524 is necessary for the Special Structure Program pursuant to § 33.2-374, the Board shall allocate moneys from the Fund to the Special Structure Fund established pursuant to § 33.2-1532.","type":"section","prefixes":["8"],"prefix":"8","entire_prefix":"8","prefix_anchor":"8","level":1,"prior_prefix":"7"}},"ancestry":[{"id":16344,"edition_id":1,"name":"Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13147,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:14:41","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:14:41","permalink":{"id":206657,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16344,"identifier":"6","token":"33.2\/III\/15\/6","url":"\/33.2\/III\/15\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13147,"edition_id":1,"name":"Transportation Funding","identifier":"15","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13146,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:21","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:21","permalink":{"id":206485,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13147,"identifier":"15","token":"33.2\/III\/15","url":"\/33.2\/III\/15\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13146,"edition_id":1,"name":"Transportation Funding and Development","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12806,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:21","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:21","permalink":{"id":206483,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13146,"identifier":"III","token":"33.2\/III","url":"\/33.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12806,"edition_id":1,"name":"Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems","identifier":"33.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":204785,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12806,"identifier":"33.2","token":"33.2","url":"\/33.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":67094,"structure_id":16344,"section_number":"33.2-1530","catch_line":"Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund","url":"\/33.2-1530\/","token":"33.2\/III\/15\/6\/33.2-1530","metadata":false}],"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/33.2-1530\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 805<\/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 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2015, chapter 684<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 1230<\/a> and 1275<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75069,"section_number":"33.2-1229","catch_line":"Penalties for violation","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1229\/"},{"id":72795,"section_number":"33.2-1524","catch_line":"Commonwealth Transportation Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1524\/"},{"id":64458,"section_number":"33.2-1527","catch_line":"Priority Transportation Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1527\/"},{"id":82831,"section_number":"33.2-1532","catch_line":"Special Structure Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1532\/"},{"id":87002,"section_number":"33.2-213","catch_line":"Naming highways, bridges, interchanges, and other transportation facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-213\/"},{"id":76483,"section_number":"33.2-216","catch_line":"Roadside memorials; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-216\/"},{"id":77931,"section_number":"33.2-352","catch_line":"Asset management practices; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-352\/"},{"id":86438,"section_number":"33.2-374","catch_line":"Special Structure Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-374\/"},{"id":71884,"section_number":"46.2-1128","catch_line":"Extensions of weight limits; 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There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Highway<\/span> Maintenance<\/span> and Operating Fund (the Fund). The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.\n\t\tThe Fund shall consist of the following:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Revenues allocated pursuant to subdivision B 1 of § 33.2-1524<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Revenues generated pursuant to § 33.2-213<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Right-of-way use fees pursuant to § 56-484.32<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Civil penalties pursuant to §§ 33.2-216<\/a>, 33.2-1224<\/a>, 33.2-1229<\/a>, 46.2-341.20:2<\/a>, 46.2-1573<\/a>, 46.2-1573.11<\/a>, 46.2-1573.23<\/a>, and 46.2-1573.36<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Permit fees as outlined in § 46.2-652.1<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Permit fees pursuant to §§ 46.2-1128<\/a>, 46.2-1140.1<\/a>, 46.2-1142.1<\/a>, 46.2-1143<\/a>, 46.2-1148<\/a>, and 46.2-1149.1<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Applicable portions of emissions inspection fees from on-road emissions inspectors as designated in § 46.2-1182<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Any other funds appropriated by the General Assembly.\n\t\t\tIn any year in which the Board<\/span> determines funding in excess of the amount provided pursuant to § 33.2-1524<\/a> is necessary for the Special Structure Program pursuant to § 33.2-374<\/a>, the Board<\/span> shall allocate moneys from the Fund to the Special Structure Fund established pursuant to § 33.2-1532<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING FUND (\u00a7 33.2-1530)\n\nThere is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be\nknown as the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund (the Fund). The Fund shall\nbe established on the books of the Comptroller. Any moneys remaining in the Fund\nat the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall\nremain in the Fund.\n\t\tThe Fund shall consist of the following:\n\n1. Revenues allocated pursuant to subdivision B 1 of § 33.2-1524;\n\n2. Revenues generated pursuant to § 33.2-213;\n\n3. Right-of-way use fees pursuant to § 56-484.32;\n\n4. Civil penalties pursuant to §§ 33.2-216, 33.2-1224, 33.2-1229,\n46.2-341.20:2, 46.2-1573, 46.2-1573.11, 46.2-1573.23, and 46.2-1573.36;\n\n5. Permit fees as outlined in § 46.2-652.1;\n\n6. Permit fees pursuant to §§ 46.2-1128, 46.2-1140.1, 46.2-1142.1,\n46.2-1143, 46.2-1148, and 46.2-1149.1;\n\n7. Applicable portions of emissions inspection fees from on-road emissions\ninspectors as designated in § 46.2-1182; and\n\n8. Any other funds appropriated by the General Assembly.\n\t\t\tIn any year in which the Board determines funding in excess of the amount\nprovided pursuant to § 33.2-1524 is necessary for the Special Structure\nProgram pursuant to § 33.2-374, the Board shall allocate moneys from the\nFund to the Special Structure Fund established pursuant to § 33.2-1532.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 805; 2015, c. 684; 2020, cc. 1230, 1275.","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}}