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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 395 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81867,"section_number":"58.1-3281","catch_line":"When commissioner of the revenue to ascertain ownership of real estate; tax year","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3281\/"}],"permalink":{"id":207119,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78332,"identifier":"33.2-2000","token":"33.2\/IV\/20\/33.2-2000","url":"\/33.2-2000\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-2000\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/20\/33.2-2000","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-2000","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“Commission<\/span>” means the governing body of a local transportation district<\/span> created pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t“Cost<\/span>” means all or any part of the cost<\/span> of the following:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Acquisition, construction, reconstruction, alteration, landscaping, utilities, parking, conservation, remodeling, equipping, or enlarging of transportation improvements<\/span> or any portion thereof; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Acquisition of land, rights-of-way, property rights, easements, and interests for construction, alteration, or expansion of transportation improvements<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Demolishing or relocating any structure on land so acquired, including the cost<\/span> of acquiring any lands to which such structure may be relocated; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> All labor, materials<\/span>, machinery, and equipment necessary or incidental to the construction or expansion of a transportation improvement; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Financing charges, insurance, interest, and reserves for interest on all bonds<\/span> prior to and during construction and, if deemed advisable by the commission<\/span>, for a reasonable period after completion of such construction; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Reserves for principal and interest; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Reserves for extensions, enlargements, additions, replacements, renovations, and improvements; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Provisions for working capital; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Engineering and architectural expenses and services, including surveys, borings, plans, and specifications; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Subsequent addition to or expansion of any project and the cost<\/span> of determining the feasibility or practicability of such construction; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Financing construction of, addition to, or expansion of transportation improvements<\/span> and placing them in operation; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> Expenses incurred in connection with the creation of the district, not to exceed $150,000.\n\t\t\t“District” means any district created pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t\t“District advisory board<\/span>” or “advisory board” means the board appointed pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t\t“Federal agency<\/span>” means the United States of America or any department<\/span>, bureau, agency, or instrumentality thereof.\n\t\t\t“Locality<\/span>” means any county or city.\n\t\t\t“Owner<\/span>” or “landowner<\/span>” means the person that has the usufruct, control, or occupation of the taxable real property as determined, pursuant to § 58.1-3281<\/a>, by the commissioner<\/span> of the revenue<\/span> of the locality<\/span> in which the subject real property is located.\n\t\t\t“Revenue<\/span>” means any or all fees, tolls, rents, receipts, assessments, taxes, money, and income derived by the district, including any cash contribution or payments made to the district by the Commonwealth, any political subdivision thereof, or any other source.\n\t\t\t“Transportation improvements<\/span>” means any real or personal property acquired, constructed, improved, or used in constructing or improving any (i) public mass transit<\/span> system or (ii) highway<\/span>, or portion or interchange thereof, including parking facilities located within a district created pursuant to this chapter. Such improvements include public mass transit<\/span> systems, public highways<\/span>, and all buildings, structures, approaches, and facilities thereof and appurtenances thereto, rights-of-way, bridges, tunnels, stations, terminals, and all related equipment and fixtures. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 33.2-2000)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Commission” means the governing body of a local transportation\ndistrict created pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t“Cost” means all or any part of the cost of the following:\n\n1. Acquisition, construction, reconstruction, alteration, landscaping,\nutilities, parking, conservation, remodeling, equipping, or enlarging of\ntransportation improvements or any portion thereof;\n\n2. Acquisition of land, rights-of-way, property rights, easements, and interests\nfor construction, alteration, or expansion of transportation improvements;\n\n3. 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Financing construction of, addition to, or expansion of transportation\nimprovements and placing them in operation; and\n\n12. Expenses incurred in connection with the creation of the district, not to\nexceed $150,000.\n\t\t\t“District” means any district created pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t\t“District advisory board” or “advisory board” means\nthe board appointed pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t\t“Federal agency” means the United States of America or any\ndepartment, bureau, agency, or instrumentality thereof.\n\t\t\t“Locality” means any county or city.\n\t\t\t“Owner” or “landowner” means the person that has the\nusufruct, control, or occupation of the taxable real property as determined,\npursuant to § 58.1-3281, by the commissioner of the revenue of the locality\nin which the subject real property is located.\n\t\t\t“Revenue” means any or all fees, tolls, rents, receipts,\nassessments, taxes, money, and income derived by the district, including any\ncash contribution or payments made to the district by the Commonwealth, any\npolitical subdivision thereof, or any other source.\n\t\t\t“Transportation improvements” means any real or personal property\nacquired, constructed, improved, or used in constructing or improving any (i)\npublic mass transit system or (ii) highway, or portion or interchange thereof,\nincluding parking facilities located within a district created pursuant to this\nchapter. 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