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The Board may purchase within the Commonwealth, solely from funds provided under the authority of this chapter, such lands, structures, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in lands, including lands under water and riparian rights of any person, partnership, association, railroad or other corporation, or municipality or political subdivision, deemed necessary for the construction of any project, upon such terms and at such prices as may be considered by it to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between it and the owner thereof and may take title thereto in the name of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth hereby consents to the use of all lands lying under water that are within the Commonwealth and are necessary for the construction and operation of any project and the approaches and appurtenances thereto that may be constructed under the provisions of this chapter. All public or private property damaged or destroyed in carrying out the powers granted hereunder shall be restored or repaired and placed in the original condition, as nearly as practicable, or adequate compensation made therefor, out of funds provided under the authority of this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202050,"text":"The Board may construct, whenever it deems such construction expedient, any of the projects set forth in the definition of &#8220;project&#8221; in \u00a7 33.2-1700. The Board may purchase within the Commonwealth, solely from funds provided under the authority of this chapter, such lands, structures, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in lands, including lands under water and riparian rights of any person, partnership, association, railroad or other corporation, or municipality or political subdivision, deemed necessary for the construction of any project, upon such terms and at such prices as may be considered by it to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between it and the owner thereof and may take title thereto in the name of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth hereby consents to the use of all lands lying under water that are within the Commonwealth and are necessary for the construction and operation of any project and the approaches and appurtenances thereto that may be constructed under the provisions of this chapter. All public or private property damaged or destroyed in carrying out the powers granted hereunder shall be restored or repaired and placed in the original condition, as nearly as practicable, or adequate compensation made therefor, out of funds provided under the authority of this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13528,"edition_id":1,"name":"Transportation Development and Revenue Bond Act","identifier":"17","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13146,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:07","permalink":{"id":206695,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13528,"identifier":"17","token":"33.2\/III\/17","url":"\/33.2\/III\/17\/","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":63551,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1700","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/33.2-1700\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1700","metadata":false},{"id":84701,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1701","catch_line":"General powers of Commonwealth Transportation Board","url":"\/33.2-1701\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1701","metadata":false},{"id":80449,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1702","catch_line":"Acquisition and construction of projects","url":"\/33.2-1702\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1702","metadata":false},{"id":86114,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1703","catch_line":"Purchase of projects","url":"\/33.2-1703\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1703","metadata":false},{"id":60370,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1704","catch_line":"Condemnation of projects and property","url":"\/33.2-1704\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1704","metadata":false},{"id":76541,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1705","catch_line":"Improvement of projects acquired","url":"\/33.2-1705\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1705","metadata":false},{"id":55097,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1706","catch_line":"Construction of projects","url":"\/33.2-1706\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1706","metadata":false},{"id":55698,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1707","catch_line":"Highway connections","url":"\/33.2-1707\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1707","metadata":false},{"id":65580,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1708","catch_line":"Revenue bonds","url":"\/33.2-1708\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1708","metadata":false},{"id":82704,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1709","catch_line":"Credit of Commonwealth not pledged","url":"\/33.2-1709\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1709","metadata":false},{"id":54493,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1710","catch_line":"Form and terms of bonds","url":"\/33.2-1710\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1710","metadata":false},{"id":69964,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1711","catch_line":"No other prerequisites to issue of bonds","url":"\/33.2-1711\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1711","metadata":false},{"id":57059,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1712","catch_line":"Limitations and approvals for certain revenue bonds","url":"\/33.2-1712\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1712","metadata":false},{"id":57433,"structure_id":13528,"section_number":"33.2-1713","catch_line":"Sale of bonds; 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It has been modified 3 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 1962, chapter 273; in 1970, chapter 322; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0805\">805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63551,"section_number":"33.2-1700","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1700\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206721,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55097,"identifier":"33.2-1706","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1706","url":"\/33.2-1706\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1706\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1706","dublin_core":{"Title":"Construction of projects","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1706","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may construct, whenever it deems such construction expedient, any of the <span class=\"dictionary\">projects<\/span> set forth in the definition of &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">project<\/span>&#8221; in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/33.2-1700\/\">33.2-1700<\/a>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may purchase within the Commonwealth, solely from funds provided under the authority of this chapter, such lands, structures, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in lands, including lands under water and riparian rights of any person, partnership, association, railroad or other corporation, or municipality or political subdivision, deemed necessary for the construction of any <span class=\"dictionary\">project<\/span>, upon such terms and at such prices as may be considered by it to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between it and the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> thereof and may take title thereto in the name of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth hereby consents to the use of all lands lying under water that are within the Commonwealth and are necessary for the construction and operation of any <span class=\"dictionary\">project<\/span> and the approaches and appurtenances thereto that may be constructed under the provisions of this chapter. All public or private property damaged or destroyed in carrying out the powers granted hereunder shall be restored or repaired and placed in the original condition, as nearly as practicable, or adequate compensation made therefor, out of funds provided under the authority of this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS (\u00a7 33.2-1706)\n\nThe Board may construct, whenever it deems such construction expedient, any of\nthe projects set forth in the definition of &#8220;project&#8221; in \u00a7\n33.2-1700. The Board may purchase within the Commonwealth, solely from funds\nprovided under the authority of this chapter, such lands, structures,\nrights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in lands, including\nlands under water and riparian rights of any person, partnership, association,\nrailroad or other corporation, or municipality or political subdivision, deemed\nnecessary for the construction of any project, upon such terms and at such\nprices as may be considered by it to be reasonable and can be agreed upon\nbetween it and the owner thereof and may take title thereto in the name of the\nCommonwealth. The Commonwealth hereby consents to the use of all lands lying\nunder water that are within the Commonwealth and are necessary for the\nconstruction and operation of any project and the approaches and appurtenances\nthereto that may be constructed under the provisions of this chapter. All public\nor private property damaged or destroyed in carrying out the powers granted\nhereunder shall be restored or repaired and placed in the original condition, as\nnearly as practicable, or adequate compensation made therefor, out of funds\nprovided under the authority of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-234; 1950, p. 147; 1962, c. 273; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7\n33.1-274; 2014, c. 805.","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}}