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Such private entity may initiate the approval process by requesting approval pursuant to subsection A of &#xA7; 33.2-1803 or the responsible public entity may request proposals pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7; 33.2-1803.B\n\nAny responsible public entity that is an agency or institution of the Commonwealth receiving a detailed proposal from a private entity for a qualifying transportation facility that is a port facility as defined in &#xA7; 62.1-140 shall provide notice of the receipt of such proposal to the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission established in &#xA7; 30-279.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":258610,"text":"Any private entity seeking authorization under this chapter to develop and\/or operate a transportation facility shall first obtain approval of the responsible public entity under &#xA7; 33.2-1803. Such private entity may initiate the approval process by requesting approval pursuant to subsection A of &#xA7; 33.2-1803 or the responsible public entity may request proposals pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7; 33.2-1803.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":258611,"text":"Any responsible public entity that is an agency or institution of the Commonwealth receiving a detailed proposal from a private entity for a qualifying transportation facility that is a port facility as defined in &#xA7; 62.1-140 shall provide notice of the receipt of such proposal to the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission established in &#xA7; 30-279.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13500,"edition_id":1,"name":"Public-Private Transportation Act of 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0855\">855<\/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 4 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 1995, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0647\">647<\/a>; in 2005, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0504\">504<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0562\">562<\/a>; in 2011, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0589\">589<\/a>; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0805\">805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86386,"section_number":"30-279","catch_line":"Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission established; membership; terms; compensation; staff; quorum","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-279\/"},{"id":87041,"section_number":"33.2-1803","catch_line":"Approval by the responsible public entity","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1803\/"},{"id":73949,"section_number":"62.1-140","catch_line":"Definitions; bond resolution; form and requisites of bonds; sale and disposition of proceeds; temporary bonds","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-140\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206827,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71783,"identifier":"33.2-1802","token":"33.2\/III\/18\/33.2-1802","url":"\/33.2-1802\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1802\/","token":"33.2\/III\/18\/33.2-1802","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prerequisite for operation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1802","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">private entity<\/span> seeking authorization under this chapter to <span class=\"dictionary\">develop<\/span> and\/or <span class=\"dictionary\">operate<\/span> a <span class=\"dictionary\">transportation facility<\/span> shall first obtain approval of the <span class=\"dictionary\">responsible public entity<\/span> under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Approval by the responsible public entity\" href=\"\/33.2-1803\/\">33.2-1803<\/a>. Such <span class=\"dictionary\">private entity<\/span> may initiate the approval process by requesting approval pursuant to subsection A of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Approval by the responsible public entity\" href=\"\/33.2-1803\/\">33.2-1803<\/a> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">responsible public entity<\/span> may request proposals pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Approval by the responsible public entity\" href=\"\/33.2-1803\/\">33.2-1803<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-258610\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/33.2-1802\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">responsible public entity<\/span> that is an agency or institution of the Commonwealth receiving a detailed proposal from a <span class=\"dictionary\">private entity<\/span> for a <span class=\"dictionary\">qualifying transportation facility<\/span> that is a port facility as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions; bond resolution; form and requisites of bonds; sale and disposition of proceeds; temporary bonds\" href=\"\/62.1-140\/\">62.1-140<\/a> shall provide notice of the receipt of such proposal to the Public-Private Partnership Advisory <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> established in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission established; membership; terms; compensation; staff; quorum\" href=\"\/30-279\/\">30-279<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-258611\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/33.2-1802\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPREREQUISITE FOR OPERATION (\u00a7 33.2-1802)\n\nA. Any private entity seeking authorization under this chapter to develop and\/or\noperate a transportation facility shall first obtain approval of the responsible\npublic entity under &#xA7; 33.2-1803. Such private entity may initiate the\napproval process by requesting approval pursuant to subsection A of &#xA7;\n33.2-1803 or the responsible public entity may request proposals pursuant to\nsubsection B of &#xA7; 33.2-1803.\n\nB. Any responsible public entity that is an agency or institution of the\nCommonwealth receiving a detailed proposal from a private entity for a\nqualifying transportation facility that is a port facility as defined in &#xA7;\n62.1-140 shall provide notice of the receipt of such proposal to the\nPublic-Private Partnership Advisory Commission established in &#xA7; 30-279.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 855, \u00a7 56-559; 1995, c. 647; 2005, cc. 504, 562; 2011, c.\n589; 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}}