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No such permit shall be granted by the Board until it ascertains by an investigation, including a hearing upon such notice and under such rules as the Board may prescribe, that there is an urgent public need for the operation of such bridge, tunnel, or ferry and that its operation will not affect the revenues of any such project of the Commonwealth so as to impair the security of any revenue bonds issued for the acquisition or construction of such project.\n\t\tThe distance of 10 miles specified in this section shall be measured in a straight line between the nearest points of such projects. However, nothing in this chapter shall apply to an existing ferry route, temporarily discontinued, if the ferry was established prior to 1940.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":280716,"text":"No bridge or tunnel other than those specified in \u00a7 33.2-1700 for the use of the traveling public shall be constructed and operated by the Commonwealth or by any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or by any agency or instrumentality, partnership, association, or corporation, within 10 miles of any terminus of any project acquired or constructed under the provisions of this chapter, and no franchise shall be granted for the operation of a ferry within 10 miles of any projects for the acquisition or construction of which revenue bonds have been authorized under this chapter, except under a written permit granted by the Board, which is hereby exclusively authorized to grant such permits under the terms and conditions of this chapter. No such permit shall be granted by the Board until it ascertains by an investigation, including a hearing upon such notice and under such rules as the Board may prescribe, that there is an urgent public need for the operation of such bridge, tunnel, or ferry and that its operation will not affect the revenues of any such project of the Commonwealth so as to impair the security of any revenue bonds issued for the acquisition or construction of such project.\n\t\tThe distance of 10 miles specified in this section shall be measured in a straight line between the nearest points of such projects. 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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 1954, chapter 319; 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":206797,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78310,"identifier":"33.2-1725","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1725","url":"\/33.2-1725\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1725\/","token":"33.2\/III\/17\/33.2-1725","dublin_core":{"Title":"Competing bridges, ferries, and tunnels","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1725","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No bridge or tunnel other than those specified in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/33.2-1700\/\">33.2-1700<\/a> for the use of the traveling public shall be constructed and operated by the Commonwealth or by any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or by any agency or instrumentality, partnership, association, or corporation, within 10 miles of any terminus of any <span class=\"dictionary\">project<\/span> acquired or constructed under the provisions of this chapter, and no franchise shall be granted for the operation of a ferry within 10 miles of any <span class=\"dictionary\">projects<\/span> for the acquisition or construction of which revenue <span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span> have been authorized under this chapter, except under a written permit granted by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, which is hereby exclusively authorized to grant such permits under the terms and conditions of this chapter. 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However, nothing in this chapter shall apply to an existing ferry route, temporarily discontinued, if the ferry was established prior to 1940.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPETING BRIDGES, FERRIES, AND TUNNELS (\u00a7 33.2-1725)\n\nNo bridge or tunnel other than those specified in \u00a7 33.2-1700 for the use of\nthe traveling public shall be constructed and operated by the Commonwealth or by\nany county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision of the Commonwealth,\nor by any agency or instrumentality, partnership, association, or corporation,\nwithin 10 miles of any terminus of any project acquired or constructed under the\nprovisions of this chapter, and no franchise shall be granted for the operation\nof a ferry within 10 miles of any projects for the acquisition or construction\nof which revenue bonds have been authorized under this chapter, except under a\nwritten permit granted by the Board, which is hereby exclusively authorized to\ngrant such permits under the terms and conditions of this chapter. No such\npermit shall be granted by the Board until it ascertains by an investigation,\nincluding a hearing upon such notice and under such rules as the Board may\nprescribe, that there is an urgent public need for the operation of such bridge,\ntunnel, or ferry and that its operation will not affect the revenues of any such\nproject of the Commonwealth so as to impair the security of any revenue bonds\nissued for the acquisition or construction of such project.\n\t\tThe distance of 10 miles specified in this section shall be measured in a\nstraight line between the nearest points of such projects. However, nothing in\nthis chapter shall apply to an existing ferry route, temporarily discontinued,\nif the ferry was established prior to 1940.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-251; 1950, p. 147; 1954, c. 319; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7\n33.1-291; 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}}