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The provision of the necessary facilities and services cannot be achieved by the unilateral action of the counties and cities, and the attainment thereof requires planning and action on a regional basis, conducted cooperatively and on a continuing basis, between representatives of the affected political subdivisions and the Commonwealth Transportation Board. In those urban areas of the Commonwealth that together form a single metropolitan area, solutions must be jointly sought with the affected political subdivisions and highway departments. Such joint action should be conducted in a manner that preserves, to the extent the necessity for joint action permits, local autonomy over patterns of growth and development of each participating political subdivision or locality. The requisite joint action may best be achieved through the device of a transportation district, having the powers, functions, and duties set forth in this chapter. In the provision of improved or expanded transit facilities, it is the policy of the Commonwealth to make use of private enterprise to the extent reasonably practicable.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":203882,"text":"The development of transportation systems, composed of transit facilities, public highways, and other modes of transport, is necessary for the orderly growth and development of the urban areas of the Commonwealth; for the safety, comfort, and convenience of its citizens; and for the economical utilization of public funds. The provision of the necessary facilities and services cannot be achieved by the unilateral action of the counties and cities, and the attainment thereof requires planning and action on a regional basis, conducted cooperatively and on a continuing basis, between representatives of the affected political subdivisions and the Commonwealth Transportation Board. In those urban areas of the Commonwealth that together form a single metropolitan area, solutions must be jointly sought with the affected political subdivisions and highway departments. Such joint action should be conducted in a manner that preserves, to the extent the necessity for joint action permits, local autonomy over patterns of growth and development of each participating political subdivision or locality. The requisite joint action may best be achieved through the device of a transportation district, having the powers, functions, and duties set forth in this chapter. 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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 631 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. Unfortunately, the 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1986, chapter 438; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55864,"section_number":"16.1-107","catch_line":"Requirements for appeal","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-107\/"},{"id":77630,"section_number":"18.2-160.1","catch_line":"Boarding or riding transportation district train without lawful payment of fare; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-160.1\/"},{"id":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"},{"id":56022,"section_number":"33.2-1526.1","catch_line":"Use of the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1526.1\/"},{"id":61923,"section_number":"33.2-289","catch_line":"Board of Directors","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-289\/"},{"id":78646,"section_number":"33.2-3500","catch_line":"Commuter Rail Operating and Capital Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-3500\/"},{"id":78635,"section_number":"38.2-4809","catch_line":"Licensees to pay license taxes on insurers","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-4809\/"},{"id":61587,"section_number":"46.2-2000.1","catch_line":"Vehicles excluded from operation of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2000.1\/"},{"id":54540,"section_number":"58.1-1743","catch_line":"(For expiration date, see Acts 2020, cc. 1230 and 1275, and cc. 1241 and 1281) Transportation district transient occupancy tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1743\/"},{"id":56878,"section_number":"58.1-2259","catch_line":"Fuel uses eligible for refund of taxes paid for motor fuels","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2259\/"},{"id":59079,"section_number":"58.1-3502","catch_line":"Tangible personal property leased, loaned, or otherwise made available to a private party from agency of federal, state or local government","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3502\/"},{"id":72576,"section_number":"58.1-4107.1","catch_line":"Regional Improvement Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4107.1\/"},{"id":84181,"section_number":"58.1-802.3","catch_line":"Regional transportation improvement fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-802.3\/"},{"id":80022,"section_number":"62.1-199","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-199\/"},{"id":86308,"section_number":"8.01-195.2","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-195.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":206949,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55611,"identifier":"33.2-1900","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/1\/33.2-1900","url":"\/33.2-1900\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1900\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/1\/33.2-1900","dublin_core":{"Title":"Declaration of policy","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1900","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The development of transportation systems, composed of transit facilities<\/span>, public highways<\/span>, and other modes of transport, is necessary for the orderly growth and development of the urban areas of the Commonwealth; for the safety, comfort, and convenience of its citizens; and for the economical utilization of public funds. The provision of the necessary facilities<\/span> and services cannot be achieved by the unilateral action of the counties and cities, and the attainment thereof requires planning and action on a regional basis, conducted cooperatively and on a continuing basis, between representatives of the affected political subdivisions and the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span>. In those urban areas of the Commonwealth that together form a single metropolitan area<\/span>, solutions must be jointly sought with the affected political subdivisions and highway<\/span> departments<\/span>. Such joint action should be conducted in a manner that preserves, to the extent the necessity for joint action permits, local autonomy over patterns of growth and development of each participating political subdivision or locality. The requisite joint action may best be achieved through the device of a transportation district<\/span>, having the powers, functions, and duties set forth in this chapter. In the provision of improved or expanded transit facilities<\/span>, it is the policy of the Commonwealth to make use of private enterprise to the extent reasonably practicable.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECLARATION OF POLICY (\u00a7 33.2-1900)\n\nThe development of transportation systems, composed of transit facilities,\npublic highways, and other modes of transport, is necessary for the orderly\ngrowth and development of the urban areas of the Commonwealth; for the safety,\ncomfort, and convenience of its citizens; and for the economical utilization of\npublic funds. The provision of the necessary facilities and services cannot be\nachieved by the unilateral action of the counties and cities, and the attainment\nthereof requires planning and action on a regional basis, conducted\ncooperatively and on a continuing basis, between representatives of the affected\npolitical subdivisions and the Commonwealth Transportation Board. In those urban\nareas of the Commonwealth that together form a single metropolitan area,\nsolutions must be jointly sought with the affected political subdivisions and\nhighway departments. Such joint action should be conducted in a manner that\npreserves, to the extent the necessity for joint action permits, local autonomy\nover patterns of growth and development of each participating political\nsubdivision or locality. The requisite joint action may best be achieved through\nthe device of a transportation district, having the powers, functions, and\nduties set forth in this chapter. In the provision of improved or expanded\ntransit facilities, it is the policy of the Commonwealth to make use of private\nenterprise to the extent reasonably practicable.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 631, \u00a7 15.1-1343; 1986, c. 438; 1997, c. 587, \u00a7 15.1-4501;\n2014, 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}}