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I, c. 435; 2024, c. 633.","full_text":"A\n\nAny transportation district commission created pursuant to this chapter shall consist of the number of members the component governments shall agree upon, or as may otherwise be provided by law. The governing body of each participating county and city shall appoint from among its members the number of commissioners to which the county or city is entitled; however, for those commissions with powers as set forth in subsection A of § 33.2-1915, the governing body of each participating county or city is not limited to appointing commissioners from among its members. In addition, the governing body may appoint, from its number or otherwise, designated alternate members for those appointed to the commission who shall be able to exercise all of the powers and duties of a commission member when the regular member is absent from commission meetings. Each such appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing body; however, no appointee to a commission with powers as set forth in subsection B of § 33.2-1915 may continue to serve when he is no longer a member of the appointing body. Each governing body shall inform the commission of its appointments to and removals from the commission by delivering to the commission a certified copy of the resolution making the appointment or causing the removal.\n\t\t\tThe Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, or his designee, shall be a member of each commission, ex officio with voting privileges. The Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board may appoint an alternate member who may exercise all the powers and duties of the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board when neither the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board nor his designee is present at a commission meeting.\n\t\t\tThe Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission shall also include two members of the House of Delegates who reside within the boundaries of the transportation district appointed by the Speaker of the House and one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. Each legislative member shall be from a legislative district located wholly or in part within the boundaries of the transportation district and shall serve a term coincident with his term of office. The members of the General Assembly shall be eligible for reappointment for successive terms. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\t\tThe Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads shall include one member of the House of Delegates and one member of the Senate, one of whom shall represent a district that includes the City of Hampton or Newport News and one of whom shall represent a district that includes the City of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, or Virginia Beach. The member of the House of Delegates shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates for a term coincident with his term of office, and the member of the Senate shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules for a term coincident with his term of office. The members of the General Assembly shall be eligible for reappointment for successive terms, and vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. The Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads shall also consist of one nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Governor from each county and city embraced by the transportation district. Nonlegislative citizen members shall have experience in at least one of the following fields: transit, transportation, or land use planning; management of transit, transportation, or other public sector operations; public budgeting or finance; corporate communications; government oversight; or state or local government. All gubernatorial appointments shall be for terms of four years. The governing body of each such county or city may appoint either a member of its governing body or its county or city manager to serve as an ex officio member with voting privileges. Every such ex officio member shall be allowed to attend all meetings of the commission that other members may be required to attend. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.B\n\nThe Secretary or his designee and any appointed member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission are authorized to serve as members of the board of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (\u00a7 33.2-3100 et seq.) and while so serving the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-2800 shall not apply to such member. In appointing Virginia members of the board of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission shall include the Secretary or his designee as a principal member on the board of directors of WMATA. Any designee serving as the principal member must reside in a locality served by WMATA.\n\t\t\tIn selecting from its membership those members to serve on the board of directors of WMATA, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission shall comply with the following requirements:1\n\nA board member shall not have been an employee of WMATA within one year of appointment to serve on the board of directors.2\n\nA board member shall have (i) experience in at least one of the fields of transit planning, transportation planning, or land use planning; transit or transportation management or other public sector management; engineering; finance; public safety; homeland security; human resources; or the law or (ii) knowledge of the region’s transportation issues derived from working on regional transportation issue resolution.3\n\nA board member shall be a regular patron of the services provided by WMATA.4\n\nBoard members shall serve a term of four years with a maximum of two consecutive terms. A board member’s term or terms must coincide with his term on the body that appointed him to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission. Any vacancy created if a board member cannot fulfill his term because his term on the appointing body has ended shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the member being replaced was appointed within 60 days of the vacancy. The initial appointments to a four-year term will be as follows: the Secretary, or his designee, for a term of four years; the second principal member for a term of three years; one alternate for a term of two years; and the remaining alternate for a term of one year. Thereafter, board members shall be appointed for terms of four years. Service on the WMATA board of directors prior to July 1, 2012, shall not be considered in determining length of service. Any person appointed to an initial one-year or two-year term, or appointed to an unexpired term in which two years or less is remaining, shall be eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms after serving the initial or unexpired term.5\n\nMembers may be removed from the board of directors of WMATA if they attend fewer than three-fourths of the meetings in a calendar year; if they are conflicted due to employment at WMATA; or if they are found to be in violation of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.). If a board member is removed during a term, the vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 4.6\n\nEach member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission appointed to the board of directors of WMATA shall file semiannual reports with the Secretary’s office beginning July 1, 2012. The reports shall include (i) the dates of attendance at WMATA board meetings, (ii) any reasons for not attending a specific meeting, and (iii) dates and attendance at other WMATA-related public events.7\n\nEach nonelected member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission appointed to the board of directors of WMATA shall be eligible to receive reasonable and necessary expenses and compensation pursuant to §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825 from the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission for attending meetings and for the performance of his official duties as a board member on that day.\n\t\t\t\tAny entity that provides compensation to a WMATA board member for his service on the WMATA board shall be required to submit on July 1 of each year to the Secretary the amount of that compensation. Such letter will remain on file with the Secretary’s office and be available for public review.C\n\nWhen the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission enter into an agreement to operate a commuter railway, the agreement governing the creation of the railway shall provide that the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board or his designee shall have one vote on the oversight board for the railway. For each year in which the state contribution to the railway is greater than or equal to the highest contribution from an individual locality, the total annual subsidy as provided by the member localities used to determine vote weights shall be recalculated to include the Commonwealth contributing an amount equal to the highest contributing locality. The vote weights shall be recalculated to provide the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board or his designee the same weight as the highest contributing locality. The revised vote weights shall be used in determining the passage of motions before the oversight board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267432,"text":"Any transportation district commission created pursuant to this chapter shall consist of the number of members the component governments shall agree upon, or as may otherwise be provided by law. The governing body of each participating county and city shall appoint from among its members the number of commissioners to which the county or city is entitled; however, for those commissions with powers as set forth in subsection A of § 33.2-1915, the governing body of each participating county or city is not limited to appointing commissioners from among its members. In addition, the governing body may appoint, from its number or otherwise, designated alternate members for those appointed to the commission who shall be able to exercise all of the powers and duties of a commission member when the regular member is absent from commission meetings. Each such appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing body; however, no appointee to a commission with powers as set forth in subsection B of § 33.2-1915 may continue to serve when he is no longer a member of the appointing body. Each governing body shall inform the commission of its appointments to and removals from the commission by delivering to the commission a certified copy of the resolution making the appointment or causing the removal.\n\t\t\tThe Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, or his designee, shall be a member of each commission, ex officio with voting privileges. The Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board may appoint an alternate member who may exercise all the powers and duties of the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board when neither the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board nor his designee is present at a commission meeting.\n\t\t\tThe Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission shall also include two members of the House of Delegates who reside within the boundaries of the transportation district appointed by the Speaker of the House and one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. Each legislative member shall be from a legislative district located wholly or in part within the boundaries of the transportation district and shall serve a term coincident with his term of office. The members of the General Assembly shall be eligible for reappointment for successive terms. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\t\tThe Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads shall include one member of the House of Delegates and one member of the Senate, one of whom shall represent a district that includes the City of Hampton or Newport News and one of whom shall represent a district that includes the City of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, or Virginia Beach. The member of the House of Delegates shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates for a term coincident with his term of office, and the member of the Senate shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules for a term coincident with his term of office. The members of the General Assembly shall be eligible for reappointment for successive terms, and vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. The Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads shall also consist of one nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Governor from each county and city embraced by the transportation district. Nonlegislative citizen members shall have experience in at least one of the following fields: transit, transportation, or land use planning; management of transit, transportation, or other public sector operations; public budgeting or finance; corporate communications; government oversight; or state or local government. All gubernatorial appointments shall be for terms of four years. The governing body of each such county or city may appoint either a member of its governing body or its county or city manager to serve as an ex officio member with voting privileges. Every such ex officio member shall be allowed to attend all meetings of the commission that other members may be required to attend. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":267433,"text":"The Secretary or his designee and any appointed member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission are authorized to serve as members of the board of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (\u00a7 33.2-3100 et seq.) and while so serving the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-2800 shall not apply to such member. In appointing Virginia members of the board of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission shall include the Secretary or his designee as a principal member on the board of directors of WMATA. Any designee serving as the principal member must reside in a locality served by WMATA.\n\t\t\tIn selecting from its membership those members to serve on the board of directors of WMATA, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission shall comply with the following requirements:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":267434,"text":"A board member shall not have been an employee of WMATA within one year of appointment to serve on the board of directors.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":267435,"text":"A board member shall have (i) experience in at least one of the fields of transit planning, transportation planning, or land use planning; transit or transportation management or other public sector management; engineering; finance; public safety; homeland security; human resources; or the law or (ii) knowledge of the region’s transportation issues derived from working on regional transportation issue resolution.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":267436,"text":"A board member shall be a regular patron of the services provided by WMATA.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"5":{"id":267437,"text":"Board members shall serve a term of four years with a maximum of two consecutive terms. A board member’s term or terms must coincide with his term on the body that appointed him to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission. Any vacancy created if a board member cannot fulfill his term because his term on the appointing body has ended shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the member being replaced was appointed within 60 days of the vacancy. The initial appointments to a four-year term will be as follows: the Secretary, or his designee, for a term of four years; the second principal member for a term of three years; one alternate for a term of two years; and the remaining alternate for a term of one year. Thereafter, board members shall be appointed for terms of four years. Service on the WMATA board of directors prior to July 1, 2012, shall not be considered in determining length of service. Any person appointed to an initial one-year or two-year term, or appointed to an unexpired term in which two years or less is remaining, shall be eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms after serving the initial or unexpired term.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"B4","prefix_anchor":"B4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"B5"},"6":{"id":267438,"text":"Members may be removed from the board of directors of WMATA if they attend fewer than three-fourths of the meetings in a calendar year; if they are conflicted due to employment at WMATA; or if they are found to be in violation of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.). If a board member is removed during a term, the vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 4.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"B5","prefix_anchor":"B5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B4","next_prefix":"B6"},"7":{"id":267439,"text":"Each member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission appointed to the board of directors of WMATA shall file semiannual reports with the Secretary’s office beginning July 1, 2012. The reports shall include (i) the dates of attendance at WMATA board meetings, (ii) any reasons for not attending a specific meeting, and (iii) dates and attendance at other WMATA-related public events.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"B6","prefix_anchor":"B6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B5","next_prefix":"B7"},"8":{"id":267440,"text":"Each nonelected member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission appointed to the board of directors of WMATA shall be eligible to receive reasonable and necessary expenses and compensation pursuant to §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825 from the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission for attending meetings and for the performance of his official duties as a board member on that day.\n\t\t\t\tAny entity that provides compensation to a WMATA board member for his service on the WMATA board shall be required to submit on July 1 of each year to the Secretary the amount of that compensation. Such letter will remain on file with the Secretary’s office and be available for public review.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"B7","prefix_anchor":"B7","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B6","next_prefix":"C"},"9":{"id":267441,"text":"When the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission enter into an agreement to operate a commuter railway, the agreement governing the creation of the railway shall provide that the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board or his designee shall have one vote on the oversight board for the railway. For each year in which the state contribution to the railway is greater than or equal to the highest contribution from an individual locality, the total annual subsidy as provided by the member localities used to determine vote weights shall be recalculated to include the Commonwealth contributing an amount equal to the highest contributing locality. The vote weights shall be recalculated to provide the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board or his designee the same weight as the highest contributing locality. The revised vote weights shall be used in determining the passage of motions before the oversight board.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B7"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12903,"edition_id":1,"name":"Incorporation of District; Creation, Organization, Etc., of Commission","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12902,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","permalink":{"id":206991,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12903,"identifier":"3","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3","url":"\/33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12902,"edition_id":1,"name":"Transportation District Act of 1964","identifier":"19","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12807,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","permalink":{"id":206945,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12902,"identifier":"19","token":"33.2\/IV\/19","url":"\/33.2\/IV\/19\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12807,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local and Regional Transportation","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12806,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":206943,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12807,"identifier":"IV","token":"33.2\/IV","url":"\/33.2\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12806,"edition_id":1,"name":"Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems","identifier":"33.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":204785,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12806,"identifier":"33.2","token":"33.2","url":"\/33.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":77628,"structure_id":12903,"section_number":"33.2-1905","catch_line":"District a body corporate","url":"\/33.2-1905\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1905","metadata":false},{"id":60404,"structure_id":12903,"section_number":"33.2-1906","catch_line":"Creation of commission to control corporation","url":"\/33.2-1906\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1906","metadata":false},{"id":74418,"structure_id":12903,"section_number":"33.2-1907","catch_line":"Members of transportation commissions","url":"\/33.2-1907\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1907","metadata":false},{"id":83022,"structure_id":12903,"section_number":"33.2-1908","catch_line":"Officers of commission","url":"\/33.2-1908\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1908","metadata":false},{"id":66630,"structure_id":12903,"section_number":"33.2-1909","catch_line":"Bonds of members","url":"\/33.2-1909\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1909","metadata":false},{"id":77509,"structure_id":12903,"section_number":"33.2-1910","catch_line":"Compensation and expenses of members","url":"\/33.2-1910\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1910","metadata":false},{"id":74237,"structure_id":12903,"section_number":"33.2-1911","catch_line":"Meetings of commission","url":"\/33.2-1911\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1911","metadata":false},{"id":66510,"structure_id":12903,"section_number":"33.2-1912","catch_line":"Quorum and action by commission","url":"\/33.2-1912\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1912","metadata":false},{"id":68816,"structure_id":12903,"section_number":"33.2-1913","catch_line":"Funds of commission","url":"\/33.2-1913\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1913","metadata":false},{"id":54019,"structure_id":12903,"section_number":"33.2-1914","catch_line":"Accounts and records","url":"\/33.2-1914\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1914","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":60404,"structure_id":12903,"section_number":"33.2-1906","catch_line":"Creation of commission to control corporation","url":"\/33.2-1906\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1906","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":83022,"structure_id":12903,"section_number":"33.2-1908","catch_line":"Officers of commission","url":"\/33.2-1908\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1908","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/33.2-1907\/","history_text":"

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 16 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 1966, chapter 419; in 1973, chapter 231; in 1975, chapter 179; in 1977, chapter 137; in 1986, chapter 438; in 1987, chapter 441; in 1993, chapter 867; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 439<\/a> and 443<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 515<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 377<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 589<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 655<\/a>, 721<\/a>, and 805<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 130<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 633<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68930,"section_number":"15.2-1535","catch_line":"Members of governing body not to be elected or appointed by governing body to certain offices","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1535\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68109,"section_number":"2.2-2800","catch_line":"Disability to hold state office","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2800\/"},{"id":71377,"section_number":"2.2-2813","catch_line":"Definitions; compensation and expense payments from state funds for service on collegial bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2813\/"},{"id":73173,"section_number":"2.2-2825","catch_line":"Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2825\/"},{"id":71618,"section_number":"2.2-3100","catch_line":"Policy; application; construction","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3100\/"},{"id":82445,"section_number":"33.2-1915","catch_line":"Powers and functions generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1915\/"},{"id":64996,"section_number":"33.2-3100","catch_line":"Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-3100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":207001,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74418,"identifier":"33.2-1907","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1907","url":"\/33.2-1907\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1907\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1907","dublin_core":{"Title":"Members of transportation commissions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1907","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any transportation district commission<\/span> created pursuant to this chapter shall consist of the number of members the component governments<\/span> shall agree upon, or as may otherwise be provided by law<\/span>. The governing body of each participating county and city shall appoint from among its members the number of commissioners<\/span> to which the county or city is entitled; however, for those commissions<\/span> with powers as set forth in subsection A of § 33.2-1915<\/a>, the governing body of each participating county or city is not limited to appointing commissioners<\/span> from among its members. In addition, the governing body may appoint, from its number or otherwise, designated alternate members for those appointed to the commission who shall be able to exercise all of the powers and duties of a commission member when the regular member is absent from commission meetings. Each such appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing body; however, no appointee to a commission with powers as set forth in subsection B of § 33.2-1915<\/a> may continue to serve when he is no longer a member of the appointing body. Each governing body shall inform the commission of its appointments to and removals from the commission by delivering to the commission a certified copy of the resolution making the appointment or causing the removal.\n\t\t\tThe Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span>, or his designee, shall be a member of each commission, ex officio with voting privileges<\/span>. The Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> may appoint an alternate member who may exercise all the powers and duties of the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> when neither the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> nor his designee is present at a commission meeting.\n\t\t\tThe Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission shall also include two members of the House of Delegates who reside within the boundaries of the transportation district appointed by the Speaker of the House and one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. Each legislative member shall be from a legislative district located wholly or in part within the boundaries of the transportation district and shall serve a term coincident with his term of office. The members of the General Assembly shall be eligible for reappointment for successive terms. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\t\tThe Transportation District Commission<\/span> of Hampton Roads shall include one member of the House of Delegates and one member of the Senate, one of whom shall represent a district that includes the City of Hampton or Newport News and one of whom shall represent a district that includes the City of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, or Virginia Beach. The member of the House of Delegates shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates for a term coincident with his term of office, and the member of the Senate shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules for a term coincident with his term of office. The members of the General Assembly shall be eligible for reappointment for successive terms, and vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. The Transportation District Commission<\/span> of Hampton Roads shall also consist of one nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Governor from each county and city embraced by the transportation district. Nonlegislative citizen members shall have experience in at least one of the following fields: transit, transportation, or land use planning; management of transit, transportation, or other public sector operations; public budgeting or finance; corporate communications; government oversight; or state or local government. All gubernatorial appointments shall be for terms of four years. The governing body of each such county or city may appoint either a member of its governing body or its county or city manager to serve as an ex officio member with voting privileges<\/span>. Every such ex officio member shall be allowed to attend all meetings of the commission that other members may be required to attend. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Secretary<\/span> or his designee and any appointed member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission are authorized to serve as members of the board<\/span> of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area<\/span> Transit Authority (\u00a7 33.2-3100<\/a> et seq.) and while so serving the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-2800<\/a> shall not apply to such member. In appointing Virginia members of the board<\/span> of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area<\/span> Transit Authority (WMATA), the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission shall include the Secretary<\/span> or his designee as a principal member on the board<\/span> of directors of WMATA. Any designee serving as the principal member must reside in a locality served by WMATA.\n\t\t\tIn selecting from its membership those members to serve on the board<\/span> of directors of WMATA, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission shall comply with the following requirements: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A board<\/span> member shall not have been an employee of WMATA within one year of appointment to serve on the board<\/span> of directors. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A board<\/span> member shall have (i) experience in at least one of the fields of transit planning, transportation planning, or land use planning; transit or transportation management or other public sector management; engineering; finance; public safety; homeland security; human resources; or the law<\/span> or (ii) knowledge of the region’s transportation issues<\/span> derived from working on regional transportation issue<\/span> resolution. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A board<\/span> member shall be a regular patron of the services provided by WMATA. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Board<\/span> members shall serve a term of four years with a maximum of two consecutive terms. A board<\/span> member’s term or terms must coincide with his term on the body that appointed him to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission. Any vacancy created if a board<\/span> member cannot fulfill his term because his term on the appointing body has ended shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the member being replaced was appointed within 60 days of the vacancy. The initial appointments to a four-year term will be as follows: the Secretary<\/span>, or his designee, for a term of four years; the second principal member for a term of three years; one alternate for a term of two years; and the remaining alternate for a term of one year. Thereafter, board<\/span> members shall be appointed for terms of four years. Service on the WMATA board<\/span> of directors prior to July 1, 2012, shall not be considered in determining length of service. Any person<\/span> appointed to an initial one-year or two-year term, or appointed to an unexpired term in which two years or less is remaining, shall be eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms after serving the initial or unexpired term. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Members may be removed from the board<\/span> of directors of WMATA if they attend fewer than three-fourths of the meetings in a calendar year; if they are conflicted due to employment at WMATA; or if they are found to be in violation of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests<\/span> Act (§ 2.2-3100<\/a> et seq.). If a board<\/span> member is removed during a term, the vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 4. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Each member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission appointed to the board<\/span> of directors of WMATA shall file semiannual reports with the Secretary<\/span>’s office beginning July 1, 2012. The reports shall include (i) the dates of attendance at WMATA board<\/span> meetings, (ii) any reasons for not attending a specific meeting, and (iii) dates and attendance at other WMATA-related public events. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Each nonelected member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission appointed to the board<\/span> of directors of WMATA shall be eligible to receive reasonable and necessary expenses and compensation pursuant to §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a> from the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission for attending meetings and for the performance of his official duties as a board<\/span> member on that day.\n\t\t\t\tAny entity that provides compensation to a WMATA board<\/span> member for his service on the WMATA board<\/span> shall be required to submit on July 1 of each year to the Secretary<\/span> the amount of that compensation. Such letter will remain on file with the Secretary<\/span>’s office and be available for public review. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> When the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission enter into an agreement to operate a commuter railway, the agreement governing the creation of the railway shall provide that the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> or his designee shall have one vote on the oversight board<\/span> for the railway. For each year in which the state contribution to the railway is greater than or equal to the highest contribution from an individual locality, the total annual subsidy as provided by the member localities used to determine vote weights shall be recalculated to include the Commonwealth contributing an amount equal to the highest contributing locality. The vote weights shall be recalculated to provide the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> or his designee the same weight as the highest contributing locality. The revised vote weights shall be used in determining the passage of motions<\/span> before the oversight board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEMBERS OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS (\u00a7 33.2-1907)\n\nA. Any transportation district commission created pursuant to this chapter shall\nconsist of the number of members the component governments shall agree upon, or\nas may otherwise be provided by law. The governing body of each participating\ncounty and city shall appoint from among its members the number of commissioners\nto which the county or city is entitled; however, for those commissions with\npowers as set forth in subsection A of § 33.2-1915, the governing body of\neach participating county or city is not limited to appointing commissioners\nfrom among its members. In addition, the governing body may appoint, from its\nnumber or otherwise, designated alternate members for those appointed to the\ncommission who shall be able to exercise all of the powers and duties of a\ncommission member when the regular member is absent from commission meetings.\nEach such appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing body; however,\nno appointee to a commission with powers as set forth in subsection B of §\n33.2-1915 may continue to serve when he is no longer a member of the appointing\nbody. Each governing body shall inform the commission of its appointments to and\nremovals from the commission by delivering to the commission a certified copy of\nthe resolution making the appointment or causing the removal.\n\t\t\tThe Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, or his designee, shall\nbe a member of each commission, ex officio with voting privileges. The Chairman\nof the Commonwealth Transportation Board may appoint an alternate member who may\nexercise all the powers and duties of the Chairman of the Commonwealth\nTransportation Board when neither the Chairman of the Commonwealth\nTransportation Board nor his designee is present at a commission meeting.\n\t\t\tThe Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission shall also include two\nmembers of the House of Delegates who reside within the boundaries of the\ntransportation district appointed by the Speaker of the House and one member of\nthe Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. Each legislative member\nshall be from a legislative district located wholly or in part within the\nboundaries of the transportation district and shall serve a term coincident with\nhis term of office. The members of the General Assembly shall be eligible for\nreappointment for successive terms. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration\nof a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in\nthe same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\t\tThe Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads shall include one\nmember of the House of Delegates and one member of the Senate, one of whom shall\nrepresent a district that includes the City of Hampton or Newport News and one\nof whom shall represent a district that includes the City of Chesapeake,\nNorfolk, Portsmouth, or Virginia Beach. The member of the House of Delegates\nshall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates for a term\ncoincident with his term of office, and the member of the Senate shall be\nappointed by the Senate Committee on Rules for a term coincident with his term\nof office. The members of the General Assembly shall be eligible for\nreappointment for successive terms, and vacancies occurring other than by\nexpiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. The Transportation\nDistrict Commission of Hampton Roads shall also consist of one nonlegislative\ncitizen member appointed by the Governor from each county and city embraced by\nthe transportation district. Nonlegislative citizen members shall have\nexperience in at least one of the following fields: transit, transportation, or\nland use planning; management of transit, transportation, or other public sector\noperations; public budgeting or finance; corporate communications; government\noversight; or state or local government. All gubernatorial appointments shall be\nfor terms of four years. The governing body of each such county or city may\nappoint either a member of its governing body or its county or city manager to\nserve as an ex officio member with voting privileges. Every such ex officio\nmember shall be allowed to attend all meetings of the commission that other\nmembers may be required to attend. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner\nas the original appointments.\n\nB. The Secretary or his designee and any appointed member of the Northern\nVirginia Transportation Commission are authorized to serve as members of the\nboard of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (\u00a7\n33.2-3100 et seq.) and while so serving the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-2800 shall not\napply to such member. In appointing Virginia members of the board of directors\nof the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the Northern\nVirginia Transportation Commission shall include the Secretary or his designee\nas a principal member on the board of directors of WMATA. Any designee serving\nas the principal member must reside in a locality served by WMATA.\n\t\t\tIn selecting from its membership those members to serve on the board of\ndirectors of WMATA, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission shall comply\nwith the following requirements:\n\n 1. A board member shall not have been an employee of WMATA within one year of\n appointment to serve on the board of directors.\n\n 2. A board member shall have (i) experience in at least one of the fields of\n transit planning, transportation planning, or land use planning; transit or\n transportation management or other public sector management; engineering;\n finance; public safety; homeland security; human resources; or the law or (ii)\n knowledge of the region’s transportation issues derived from working on\n regional transportation issue resolution.\n\n 3. A board member shall be a regular patron of the services provided by WMATA.\n\n 4. Board members shall serve a term of four years with a maximum of two\n consecutive terms. A board member’s term or terms must coincide with his\n term on the body that appointed him to the Northern Virginia Transportation\n Commission. Any vacancy created if a board member cannot fulfill his term\n because his term on the appointing body has ended shall be filled for the\n unexpired term in the same manner as the member being replaced was appointed\n within 60 days of the vacancy. The initial appointments to a four-year term\n will be as follows: the Secretary, or his designee, for a term of four years;\n the second principal member for a term of three years; one alternate for a\n term of two years; and the remaining alternate for a term of one year.\n Thereafter, board members shall be appointed for terms of four years. Service\n on the WMATA board of directors prior to July 1, 2012, shall not be considered\n in determining length of service. Any person appointed to an initial one-year\n or two-year term, or appointed to an unexpired term in which two years or less\n is remaining, shall be eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms after\n serving the initial or unexpired term.\n\n 5. Members may be removed from the board of directors of WMATA if they attend\n fewer than three-fourths of the meetings in a calendar year; if they are\n conflicted due to employment at WMATA; or if they are found to be in violation\n of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100\n et seq.). If a board member is removed during a term, the vacancy shall be\n filled pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 4.\n\n 6. Each member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission appointed to\n the board of directors of WMATA shall file semiannual reports with the\n Secretary’s office beginning July 1, 2012. The reports shall include (i)\n the dates of attendance at WMATA board meetings, (ii) any reasons for not\n attending a specific meeting, and (iii) dates and attendance at other\n WMATA-related public events.\n\n 7. Each nonelected member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission\n appointed to the board of directors of WMATA shall be eligible to receive\n reasonable and necessary expenses and compensation pursuant to §§\n 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825 from the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission for\n attending meetings and for the performance of his official duties as a board\n member on that day.\n \t\t\t\tAny entity that provides compensation to a WMATA board member for his\n service on the WMATA board shall be required to submit on July 1 of each year\n to the Secretary the amount of that compensation. Such letter will remain on\n file with the Secretary’s office and be available for public review.\n\nC. When the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and\nRappahannock Transportation Commission enter into an agreement to operate a\ncommuter railway, the agreement governing the creation of the railway shall\nprovide that the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board or his\ndesignee shall have one vote on the oversight board for the railway. For each\nyear in which the state contribution to the railway is greater than or equal to\nthe highest contribution from an individual locality, the total annual subsidy\nas provided by the member localities used to determine vote weights shall be\nrecalculated to include the Commonwealth contributing an amount equal to the\nhighest contributing locality. The vote weights shall be recalculated to provide\nthe Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board or his designee the same\nweight as the highest contributing locality. The revised vote weights shall be\nused in determining the passage of motions before the oversight board.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 631, \u00a7 15.1-1348; 1966, c. 419; 1973, c. 231; 1975, c. 179;\n1977, c. 137; 1986, c. 438; 1987, c. 441; 1993, c. 867; 1997, c. 587, \u00a7\n15.1-4507; 2000, cc. 439, 443; 2004, c. 1000; 2011, c. 515; 2012, c. 377; 2013,\nc. 589; 2014, cc. 655, 721, 805; 2016, c. 130; 2018, Sp. Sess. I, c. 2; 2021,\nSp. Sess. I, c. 435; 2024, c. 633.","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}}