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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 640<\/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 2 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 2019, chapter 749<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 316<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"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":81578,"section_number":"33.2-2500","catch_line":"Northern Virginia Transportation Authority created","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-2500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204949,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72093,"identifier":"33.2-214.3","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-214.3","url":"\/33.2-214.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-214.3\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-214.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transparency in project selection in Planning District 8","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-214.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

At least annually, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, the Virginia Railway Express, and the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> shall conduct a joint public meeting for the purposes of presenting to the public, and receiving public comments on, the transportation projects proposed and conducted by each entity in Planning District 8. Such presentation shall include documentation regarding how the combined project selection, timing, and revenue sources employed by the entities represents the most efficient use of revenue sources. Such presentation shall include any evaluations or analyses conducted by such entities pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-214.1<\/a> or subdivision 2 of \u00a7 33.2-2500<\/a> that relate to Planning District 8. Each entity shall have at least one designee physically assembled at such joint public meeting. Nothing herein shall require a quorum of each such entity to participate in such joint public meeting. The Board<\/span> shall also invite a Virginia representative of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board<\/span> Steering Committee to participate in and present information during the joint meeting. Nothing herein shall require such representative to participate or be physically present in such joint public meeting. The joint public meeting shall be made available online in a manner that allows the public to contemporaneously view and hear the meeting. However, in the event that online transmission of the meeting to the public fails, nothing herein shall require the meeting to recess until public access is restored online.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSPARENCY IN PROJECT SELECTION IN PLANNING DISTRICT 8 (\u00a7 33.2-214.3)\n\nAt least annually, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, the Northern\nVirginia Transportation Commission, the Virginia Railway Express, and the\nCommonwealth Transportation Board shall conduct a joint public meeting for the\npurposes of presenting to the public, and receiving public comments on, the\ntransportation projects proposed and conducted by each entity in Planning\nDistrict 8. Such presentation shall include documentation regarding how the\ncombined project selection, timing, and revenue sources employed by the entities\nrepresents the most efficient use of revenue sources. Such presentation shall\ninclude any evaluations or analyses conducted by such entities pursuant to \u00a7\n33.2-214.1 or subdivision 2 of \u00a7 33.2-2500 that relate to Planning District 8.\nEach entity shall have at least one designee physically assembled at such joint\npublic meeting. Nothing herein shall require a quorum of each such entity to\nparticipate in such joint public meeting. The Board shall also invite a Virginia\nrepresentative of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board\nSteering Committee to participate in and present information during the joint\nmeeting. Nothing herein shall require such representative to participate or be\nphysically present in such joint public meeting. The joint public meeting shall\nbe made available online in a manner that allows the public to contemporaneously\nview and hear the meeting. However, in the event that online transmission of the\nmeeting to the public fails, nothing herein shall require the meeting to recess\nuntil public access is restored online.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, c. 640; 2019, c. 749; 2023, c. 316.","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}}