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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":54492,"section_number":"33.2-1936","catch_line":"Transportation districts with unique needs","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1936\/"},{"id":65424,"section_number":"33.2-219","catch_line":"Statements to be filed with Commonwealth Transportation Board by transit systems","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-219\/"},{"id":82846,"section_number":"58.1-2295","catch_line":"Levy; payment of tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2295\/"},{"id":57267,"section_number":"58.1-2299.2","catch_line":"Certificates of registration; issuance; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2299.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":206953,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65347,"identifier":"33.2-1901","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/1\/33.2-1901","url":"\/33.2-1901\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1901\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/1\/33.2-1901","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1901","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Agency” or “such agency<\/span>” means an agency authorized by, or arising from action of, the General Assembly to plan for or provide transportation facilities<\/span> and service for a metropolitan area<\/span> located wholly or in part in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Commission” or “district commission<\/span>” means the governing body of a district.\n\t\t“Component governments<\/span>” means the counties and cities composing a transportation district and the various departments<\/span>, bureaus, and divisions of such counties and cities.\n\t\t“District” means a transportation district authorized to be created by this chapter.\n\t\t“Governing bodies<\/span>” means the boards<\/span> of supervisors of counties and councils of cities composing a transportation district.\n\t\t“Metropolitan area<\/span>” means a metropolitan statistical area as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget or any contiguous counties or cities within the Commonwealth that together constitute an urban area.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” means an individual, partnership, association, or corporation or any governmental agency or authority.\n\t\t“State,” when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.\n\t\t“Transportation facilities<\/span>,” “transit facilities<\/span>,” or “facilities<\/span>” means all those matters and things utilized in rendering transportation service by means of rail, bus, water, or air and any other mode of travel, including tracks, rights-of-way, bridges, tunnels, subways, and rolling stock for rail, motor vehicle, marine, and air transportation; stations, terminals, and ports; areas for parking; buildings; structures; and all equipment, fixtures, and business activities reasonably required for the performance of transportation service, but does not include any such facilities<\/span> owned by any person<\/span>, company, association, or corporation the major part of whose transportation service extends beyond a transportation district created in this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 33.2-1901)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Agency” or “such agency” means an agency authorized\nby, or arising from action of, the General Assembly to plan for or provide\ntransportation facilities and service for a metropolitan area located wholly or\nin part in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Commission” or “district commission” means the\ngoverning body of a district.\n\t\t“Component governments” means the counties and cities composing a\ntransportation district and the various departments, bureaus, and divisions of\nsuch counties and cities.\n\t\t“District” means a transportation district authorized to be\ncreated by this chapter.\n\t\t“Governing bodies” means the boards of supervisors of counties and\ncouncils of cities composing a transportation district.\n\t\t“Metropolitan area” means a metropolitan statistical area as\ndefined by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget or any\ncontiguous counties or cities within the Commonwealth that together constitute\nan urban area.\n\t\t“Person” means an individual, partnership, association, or\ncorporation or any governmental agency or authority.\n\t\t“State,” when applied to a part of the United States, includes any\nof the 50 states and the District of Columbia.\n\t\t“Transportation facilities,” “transit facilities,” or\n“facilities” means all those matters and things utilized in\nrendering transportation service by means of rail, bus, water, or air and any\nother mode of travel, including tracks, rights-of-way, bridges, tunnels,\nsubways, and rolling stock for rail, motor vehicle, marine, and air\ntransportation; stations, terminals, and ports; areas for parking; buildings;\nstructures; and all equipment, fixtures, and business activities reasonably\nrequired for the performance of transportation service, but does not include any\nsuch facilities owned by any person, company, association, or corporation the\nmajor part of whose transportation service extends beyond a transportation\ndistrict created in this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 631, \u00a7 15.1-1344; 1986, c. 438; 1997, c. 587, \u00a7 15.1-4502;\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}}