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Any obligations arising from such contracts are deemed to be for a public purpose and may be paid for, in the discretion of each county or city, in whole or in part, by appropriations from general revenues or from the proceeds of a bond issue or issues; however, any such contract must specify the annual maximum obligation of any county or city for payments to meet the expenses and obligations of the transportation district or such agency or provide a formula to determine the payment of any such county or city for such expenses and obligations. Each county or city desiring to contract with a transportation district or an agency is authorized to do so, provided it complies with the appropriate provisions of law, and thereafter is authorized to do everything necessary or proper to carry out and perform every such contract and to provide for the payment or discharge of any obligation thereunder by the same means and in the same manner as any other of its obligations.B\n\nExcept as otherwise provided by law:1\n\nNo bonded debt shall be contracted by any county to finance the payment of any obligations arising from its contracts hereunder unless the voters of such county shall approve by a majority vote of the voters voting in an election the contracting of any such debt, the borrowing of money, and issuance of bonds. Such debt shall be contracted and bonds issued and such election shall be held in the manner provided in and subject to the provisions of the Public Finance Act (§ 15.2-2600 et seq.) relating to counties; and2\n\nThe contracting of debt, borrowing of money, and issuance of bonds by any city to finance the payment of any obligations arising from its contracts hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided in and subject to the provisions of the Public Finance Act (§ 15.2-2600 et seq.) relating to cities.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":294154,"text":"Any county or city embraced by a transportation district is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with the commission for such transportation district, or with an agency, pursuant to which such transportation district, subject to the limitations contained in this section, or such agency undertakes to provide the transportation facilities specified in a duly adopted transportation plan or to render transportation service. 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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 1968, chapter 363; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74668,"section_number":"33.2-1929","catch_line":"Procedures","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1929\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82731,"section_number":"15.2-2600","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2600\/"}],"permalink":{"id":207067,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82083,"identifier":"33.2-1922","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/6\/33.2-1922","url":"\/33.2-1922\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1922\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/6\/33.2-1922","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contracts and payment thereof","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1922","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any county or city embraced by a transportation district<\/span> is authorized to enter into contracts<\/span> or agreements with the commission<\/span> for such transportation district<\/span>, or with an agency, pursuant to which such transportation district<\/span>, subject to the limitations contained in this section, or such agency<\/span> undertakes to provide the transportation facilities<\/span> specified in a duly adopted transportation plan or to render transportation service. Any obligations arising from such contracts<\/span> are deemed to be for a public purpose and may be paid for, in the discretion of each county or city, in whole or in part, by appropriations from general revenues or from the proceeds of a bond<\/span> issue<\/span> or issues<\/span>; however, any such contract<\/span> must specify the annual maximum obligation of any county or city for payments to meet the expenses and obligations of the transportation district<\/span> or such agency<\/span> or provide a formula to determine the payment of any such county or city for such expenses and obligations. Each county or city desiring to contract<\/span> with a transportation district<\/span> or an agency is authorized to do so, provided it complies with the appropriate provisions of law<\/span>, and thereafter is authorized to do everything necessary or proper to carry out and perform every such contract<\/span> and to provide for the payment or discharge of any obligation thereunder by the same means and in the same manner as any other of its obligations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided by law<\/span>: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> No bonded debt shall be contracted by any county to finance the payment of any obligations arising from its contracts<\/span> hereunder unless the voters of such county shall approve by a majority vote of the voters voting in an election the contracting of any such debt, the borrowing of money, and issuance of bonds<\/span>. Such debt shall be contracted and bonds<\/span> issued and such election shall be held in the manner provided in and subject to the provisions of the Public Finance Act (§ 15.2-2600<\/a> et seq.) relating to counties; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The contracting of debt, borrowing of money, and issuance of bonds<\/span> by any city to finance the payment of any obligations arising from its contracts<\/span> hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided in and subject to the provisions of the Public Finance Act (§ 15.2-2600<\/a> et seq.) relating to cities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRACTS AND PAYMENT THEREOF (\u00a7 33.2-1922)\n\nA. Any county or city embraced by a transportation district is authorized to\nenter into contracts or agreements with the commission for such transportation\ndistrict, or with an agency, pursuant to which such transportation district,\nsubject to the limitations contained in this section, or such agency undertakes\nto provide the transportation facilities specified in a duly adopted\ntransportation plan or to render transportation service. Any obligations arising\nfrom such contracts are deemed to be for a public purpose and may be paid for,\nin the discretion of each county or city, in whole or in part, by appropriations\nfrom general revenues or from the proceeds of a bond issue or issues; however,\nany such contract must specify the annual maximum obligation of any county or\ncity for payments to meet the expenses and obligations of the transportation\ndistrict or such agency or provide a formula to determine the payment of any\nsuch county or city for such expenses and obligations. Each county or city\ndesiring to contract with a transportation district or an agency is authorized\nto do so, provided it complies with the appropriate provisions of law, and\nthereafter is authorized to do everything necessary or proper to carry out and\nperform every such contract and to provide for the payment or discharge of any\nobligation thereunder by the same means and in the same manner as any other of\nits obligations.\n\nB. Except as otherwise provided by law:\n\n 1. No bonded debt shall be contracted by any county to finance the payment of\n any obligations arising from its contracts hereunder unless the voters of such\n county shall approve by a majority vote of the voters voting in an election\n the contracting of any such debt, the borrowing of money, and issuance of\n bonds. Such debt shall be contracted and bonds issued and such election shall\n be held in the manner provided in and subject to the provisions of the Public\n Finance Act (§ 15.2-2600 et seq.) relating to counties; and\n\n 2. The contracting of debt, borrowing of money, and issuance of bonds by any\n city to finance the payment of any obligations arising from its contracts\n hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided in and subject to the\n provisions of the Public Finance Act (§ 15.2-2600 et seq.) relating to\n cities.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 631, \u00a7 15.1-1359; 1968, c. 363; 1997, c. 587, \u00a7 15.1-4521;\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}}