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I, cc. 51, 52.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Board shall develop the Six-Year Improvement Program pursuant to § 33.2-214 in a transparent manner that provides to the public, elected officials, and other stakeholders the opportunity to engage and comment in a meaningful manner prior to the adoption of such program.B\n\nNo later than 150 days prior to a vote to include projects or strategies evaluated pursuant to § 33.2-214.1 in the Six-Year Improvement Program, the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment shall make public, in an accessible format, (i) a recommended list of projects and strategies for inclusion in the Six-Year Improvement Program based on the results of such evaluation; (ii) the results of the screening of candidate projects and strategies, including whether such projects are located on a primary evacuation route; (iii) whether a project has been designed to be or the project sponsor has committed that the design will be resilient; and (iv) the results of the evaluation of candidate projects and strategies, including the weighting of factors and the criteria used to determine the value of each factor.C\n\nThe Department shall make public a recommended list of projects eligible for funds under the state of good repair program pursuant to § 33.2-369 from the listing of prioritized pavement and bridge needs published in the Commissioner’s annual report pursuant to § 33.2-232 at least 150 days prior to the adoption of a Six-Year Improvement Program that includes new projects with funding from such program.D\n\nThe Board may modify the recommended list of projects in subsection B or C through formal action.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":306157,"text":"The Board shall develop the Six-Year Improvement Program pursuant to § 33.2-214 in a transparent manner that provides to the public, elected officials, and other stakeholders the opportunity to engage and comment in a meaningful manner prior to the adoption of such program.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":306158,"text":"No later than 150 days prior to a vote to include projects or strategies evaluated pursuant to § 33.2-214.1 in the Six-Year Improvement Program, the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment shall make public, in an accessible format, (i) a recommended list of projects and strategies for inclusion in the Six-Year Improvement Program based on the results of such evaluation; 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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 166<\/a> and 273<\/a> 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. 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 2020, chapter 971<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57318,"section_number":"33.2-214","catch_line":"Transportation; Six-Year Improvement Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-214\/"},{"id":71998,"section_number":"33.2-214.1","catch_line":"Statewide prioritization process for project selection","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-214.1\/"},{"id":70228,"section_number":"33.2-232","catch_line":"Biennial reports by Commissioner of Highways and the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-232\/"},{"id":81188,"section_number":"33.2-369","catch_line":"State of good repair","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-369\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204945,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85460,"identifier":"33.2-214.2","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-214.2","url":"\/33.2-214.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-214.2\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-214.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transparency in the development of the Six-Year Improvement Program, statewide prioritization process, and state of good repair program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-214.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall develop the Six-Year Improvement Program pursuant to § 33.2-214<\/a> in a transparent manner that provides to the public, elected officials, and other stakeholders the opportunity to engage and comment in a meaningful manner prior to the adoption of such program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No later than 150 days prior to a vote to include projects or strategies evaluated pursuant to § 33.2-214.1<\/a> in the Six-Year Improvement Program, the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment shall make public, in an accessible format, (i) a recommended list of projects and strategies for inclusion in the Six-Year Improvement Program based on the results of such evaluation; (ii) the results of the screening of candidate projects and strategies, including whether such projects are located on a primary evacuation route; (iii) whether a project has been designed to be or the project sponsor has committed that the design will be resilient; and (iv) the results of the evaluation of candidate projects and strategies, including the weighting of factors and the criteria used to determine the value of each factor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall make public a recommended list of projects eligible for funds under the state of good repair program pursuant to § 33.2-369<\/a> from the listing of prioritized pavement and bridge needs published in the Commissioner<\/span>’s annual report pursuant to § 33.2-232<\/a> at least 150 days prior to the adoption of a Six-Year Improvement Program that includes new projects with funding from such program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may modify the recommended list of projects in subsection B or C through formal action. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSPARENCY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIX-YEAR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, STATEWIDE\nPRIORITIZATION PROCESS, AND STATE OF GOOD REPAIR PROGRAM (\u00a7 33.2-214.2)\n\nA. The Board shall develop the Six-Year Improvement Program pursuant to §\n33.2-214 in a transparent manner that provides to the public, elected officials,\nand other stakeholders the opportunity to engage and comment in a meaningful\nmanner prior to the adoption of such program.\n\nB. No later than 150 days prior to a vote to include projects or strategies\nevaluated pursuant to § 33.2-214.1 in the Six-Year Improvement Program, the\nOffice of Intermodal Planning and Investment shall make public, in an accessible\nformat, (i) a recommended list of projects and strategies for inclusion in the\nSix-Year Improvement Program based on the results of such evaluation; (ii) the\nresults of the screening of candidate projects and strategies, including whether\nsuch projects are located on a primary evacuation route; (iii) whether a project\nhas been designed to be or the project sponsor has committed that the design\nwill be resilient; and (iv) the results of the evaluation of candidate projects\nand strategies, including the weighting of factors and the criteria used to\ndetermine the value of each factor.\n\nC. The Department shall make public a recommended list of projects eligible for\nfunds under the state of good repair program pursuant to § 33.2-369 from\nthe listing of prioritized pavement and bridge needs published in the\nCommissioner’s annual report pursuant to § 33.2-232 at least 150 days\nprior to the adoption of a Six-Year Improvement Program that includes new\nprojects with funding from such program.\n\nD. The Board may modify the recommended list of projects in subsection B or C\nthrough formal action.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, cc. 166, 273; 2020, c. 971; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 51, 52.","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}}