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Such tolls shall be so fixed and adjusted, in respect of the aggregate of tolls from the project on account of which a single issue of bonds is issued under this chapter, as to provide a fund sufficient with other revenues of such project, if any, to pay (i) the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating such project unless such cost shall be otherwise provided for and (ii) such bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due. Such tolls shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other state commission, board, bureau, or agency. Except for those persons exempted by \u00a7 33.2-613, it shall be unlawful for the Department or any Department employee to give or permit free passage over any project set forth in the definition of “project” in \u00a7 33.2-1700 that has been secured through the issuance of revenue bonds and which bonds are payable from the revenues of such project. Every vehicle and person shall pay the same toll as others similarly situated. Except as provided in \u00a7 33.2-613, the provisions in this section shall apply with full force and effect to vehicles and employees of the state government and governments of counties, cities, and towns or other political subdivisions and to vehicles and persons of all other categories and descriptions, public, private, eleemosynary, or otherwise.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":287871,"text":"The Board shall fix and revise as may be necessary tolls for the use of each project for which bonds are issued or proposed to be issued under the provisions of this chapter and shall charge and collect the same and may contract with any person, partnership, association, or corporation desiring the use of such project, approaches, and appurtenances, and any part thereof, for placing thereon water, gas, or oil pipelines or telephone, telegraph, electric light, or power lines, or for any other purpose, and may fix the terms, conditions, and rates and charges for such use. Such tolls shall be so fixed and adjusted, in respect of the aggregate of tolls from the project on account of which a single issue of bonds is issued under this chapter, as to provide a fund sufficient with other revenues of such project, if any, to pay (i) the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating such project unless such cost shall be otherwise provided for and (ii) such bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due. Such tolls shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other state commission, board, bureau, or agency. Except for those persons exempted by \u00a7 33.2-613, it shall be unlawful for the Department or any Department employee to give or permit free passage over any project set forth in the definition of “project” in \u00a7 33.2-1700 that has been secured through the issuance of revenue bonds and which bonds are payable from the revenues of such project. Every vehicle and person shall pay the same toll as others similarly situated. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1956, chapter 158; in 1968, chapter 170; in 1970, chapter 322; in 1973, chapter 215; in 1981, chapter 417; in 1982, chapter 242; in 1983, chapter 617; in 1988, chapters 844 and 903; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75794,"section_number":"33.2-613","catch_line":"Free use of toll facilities by certain state officers and employees; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-613\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63551,"section_number":"33.2-1700","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1700\/"},{"id":75794,"section_number":"33.2-613","catch_line":"Free use of toll facilities by certain state officers and employees; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-613\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206769,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80373,"identifier":"33.2-1718","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1718","url":"\/33.2-1718\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1718\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1718","dublin_core":{"Title":"Revenues","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1718","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall fix and revise as may be necessary tolls for the use of each project<\/span> for which bonds<\/span> are issued or proposed to be issued under the provisions of this chapter and shall charge and collect the same and may contract<\/span> with any person, partnership, association, or corporation desiring the use of such project<\/span>, approaches, and appurtenances, and any part thereof, for placing thereon water, gas, or oil pipelines or telephone, telegraph, electric light, or power lines, or for any other purpose, and may fix the terms, conditions, and rates and charges for such use. Such tolls shall be so fixed and adjusted, in respect of the aggregate of tolls from the project<\/span> on account of which a single issue<\/span> of bonds<\/span> is issued under this chapter, as to provide a fund sufficient with other revenues<\/span> of such project<\/span>, if any, to pay (i) the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating such project<\/span> unless such cost shall be otherwise provided for and (ii) such bonds<\/span> and the interest thereon as the same shall become due. Such tolls shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other state commission, board<\/span>, bureau, or agency. Except for those persons exempted by \u00a7 33.2-613<\/a>, it shall be unlawful for the Department<\/span> or any Department<\/span> employee to give or permit free passage over any project<\/span> set forth in the definition of “project<\/span>” in \u00a7 33.2-1700<\/a> that has been secured through the issuance of revenue bonds<\/span> and which bonds<\/span> are payable from the revenues<\/span> of such project<\/span>. Every vehicle and person shall pay the same toll as others similarly situated. Except as provided in \u00a7 33.2-613<\/a>, the provisions in this section shall apply with full force and effect to vehicles and employees of the state government and governments of counties, cities, and towns or other political subdivisions and to vehicles and persons of all other categories and descriptions, public, private, eleemosynary, or otherwise.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREVENUES (\u00a7 33.2-1718)\n\nThe Board shall fix and revise as may be necessary tolls for the use of each\nproject for which bonds are issued or proposed to be issued under the provisions\nof this chapter and shall charge and collect the same and may contract with any\nperson, partnership, association, or corporation desiring the use of such\nproject, approaches, and appurtenances, and any part thereof, for placing\nthereon water, gas, or oil pipelines or telephone, telegraph, electric light, or\npower lines, or for any other purpose, and may fix the terms, conditions, and\nrates and charges for such use. Such tolls shall be so fixed and adjusted, in\nrespect of the aggregate of tolls from the project on account of which a single\nissue of bonds is issued under this chapter, as to provide a fund sufficient\nwith other revenues of such project, if any, to pay (i) the cost of maintaining,\nrepairing, and operating such project unless such cost shall be otherwise\nprovided for and (ii) such bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall\nbecome due. Such tolls shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any\nother state commission, board, bureau, or agency. Except for those persons\nexempted by \u00a7 33.2-613, it shall be unlawful for the Department or any\nDepartment employee to give or permit free passage over any project set forth in\nthe definition of “project” in \u00a7 33.2-1700 that has been secured\nthrough the issuance of revenue bonds and which bonds are payable from the\nrevenues of such project. Every vehicle and person shall pay the same toll as\nothers similarly situated. Except as provided in \u00a7 33.2-613, the provisions in\nthis section shall apply with full force and effect to vehicles and employees of\nthe state government and governments of counties, cities, and towns or other\npolitical subdivisions and to vehicles and persons of all other categories and\ndescriptions, public, private, eleemosynary, or otherwise.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-245; 1956, c. 158; 1968, c. 170; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7\n33.1-285; 1973, c. 215; 1981, c. 417; 1982, c. 242; 1983, c. 617; 1986, Sp.\nSess., c. 13; 1988, cc. 844, 903; 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}}