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Sess., c. 13; 2000, c. 49; 2014, c. 805; 2018, c. 828.","full_text":"Of the members appointed to the Board, one member shall be a resident of the territory now included in the Bristol highway construction district, one in the Salem highway construction district, one in the Lynchburg highway construction district, one in the Staunton highway construction district, one in the Culpeper highway construction district, one in the Fredericksburg highway construction district, one in the Richmond highway construction district, one in the Hampton Roads highway construction district, and one in the Northern Virginia highway construction district. The remaining five members shall be appointed from the Commonwealth at large, provided that at least two reside in urbanized areas with populations greater than 200,000 and are designated as urban at-large members and at least two reside outside urbanized areas with populations greater than 200,000 and are designated as rural at-large members. The at-large members shall be appointed to represent rural and urban transportation needs and to be mindful of the concerns of seaports and seaport users, airports and airport users, railways and railway users, and mass transit and mass transit users. 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The remaining five members shall be appointed from the Commonwealth at large, provided that at least two reside in urbanized areas with populations greater than 200,000 and are designated as urban at-large members and at least two reside outside urbanized areas with populations greater than 200,000 and are designated as rural at-large members. The at-large members shall be appointed to represent rural and urban transportation needs and to be mindful of the concerns of seaports and seaport users, airports and airport users, railways and railway users, and mass transit and mass transit users. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1964, chapter 265; in 1970, chapter 322; in 1974, chapter 462; in 1982, chapter 487; in 1984, chapter 748; in 2000, chapter 49<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 828<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81185,"section_number":"33.2-200","catch_line":"Commonwealth Transportation Board; membership; terms; vacancies","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-200\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":204883,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76695,"identifier":"33.2-201","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/1\/33.2-201","url":"\/33.2-201\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-201\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/1\/33.2-201","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment requirements; statewide interest","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-201","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Of the members appointed to the Board<\/span>, one member shall be a resident of the territory now included in the Bristol highway construction<\/span> district, one in the Salem highway construction<\/span> district, one in the Lynchburg highway construction<\/span> district, one in the Staunton highway construction<\/span> district, one in the Culpeper highway construction<\/span> district, one in the Fredericksburg highway construction<\/span> district, one in the Richmond highway construction<\/span> district, one in the Hampton Roads highway construction<\/span> district, and one in the Northern Virginia highway construction<\/span> district. The remaining five members shall be appointed from the Commonwealth at large, provided that at least two reside in urbanized areas with populations greater than 200,000 and are designated as urban at-large members and at least two reside outside urbanized areas with populations greater than 200,000 and are designated as rural at-large members. The at-large members shall be appointed to represent rural and urban transportation needs and to be mindful of the concerns of seaports and seaport users, airports and airport users, railways and railway users, and mass transit<\/span> and mass transit<\/span> users. Each appointed member of the Board<\/span> shall be primarily mindful of the best interest of the Commonwealth at large instead of the interests of the highway construction<\/span> district from which chosen or of the transportation interest represented.\n\t\tNo member of a governing body of a locality shall be eligible, during the term of office for which he was elected or appointed, to serve as an appointed member of the Board<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT REQUIREMENTS; STATEWIDE INTEREST (\u00a7 33.2-201)\n\nOf the members appointed to the Board, one member shall be a resident of the\nterritory now included in the Bristol highway construction district, one in the\nSalem highway construction district, one in the Lynchburg highway construction\ndistrict, one in the Staunton highway construction district, one in the Culpeper\nhighway construction district, one in the Fredericksburg highway construction\ndistrict, one in the Richmond highway construction district, one in the Hampton\nRoads highway construction district, and one in the Northern Virginia highway\nconstruction district. The remaining five members shall be appointed from the\nCommonwealth at large, provided that at least two reside in urbanized areas with\npopulations greater than 200,000 and are designated as urban at-large members\nand at least two reside outside urbanized areas with populations greater than\n200,000 and are designated as rural at-large members. The at-large members shall\nbe appointed to represent rural and urban transportation needs and to be mindful\nof the concerns of seaports and seaport users, airports and airport users,\nrailways and railway users, and mass transit and mass transit users. Each\nappointed member of the Board shall be primarily mindful of the best interest of\nthe Commonwealth at large instead of the interests of the highway construction\ndistrict from which chosen or of the transportation interest represented.\n\t\tNo member of a governing body of a locality shall be eligible, during the term\nof office for which he was elected or appointed, to serve as an appointed member\nof the Board.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-2; 1964, c. 265; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-2; 1974, c.\n462; 1982, c. 487; 1984, c. 748; 1986, Sp. Sess., c. 13; 2000, c. 49; 2014, c.\n805; 2018, c. 828.","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}}