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II, c. 5; 2009, cc. 670, 690; 2011, cc. 104, 164; 2012, cc. 729, 733; 2013, cc. 388, 569, 585, 646, 741; 2014, c. 805; 2015, c. 684; 2018, c. 828; 2019, cc. 83, 349; 2020, cc. 1230, 1275.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Board shall have the power and duty to monitor and, where necessary, approve actions taken by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation pursuant to Article 5 (§ 33.2-281 et seq.) in order to ensure the efficient and economical development of public transportation, the enhancement of rail transportation, and the coordination of such rail and public transportation plans with highway programs.B\n\nThe Board shall have the power and duty to coordinate the planning for financing of transportation needs, including needs for highways, railways, seaports, airports, and public transportation and set aside funds as provided in § 33.2-1524.1. To allocate funds for these needs pursuant to § 33.2-358 and Chapter 15 (§ 33.2-1500 et seq.), the Board shall adopt a Six-Year Improvement Program of anticipated projects and programs by July 1 of each year. This program shall be based on the most recent official Commonwealth Transportation Fund revenue forecast and shall be consistent with a debt management policy adopted by the Board in consultation with the Debt Capacity Advisory Committee and the Department of the Treasury.C\n\nThe Board shall have the power and duty to enter into contracts with local districts, commissions, agencies, or other entities created for transportation purposes.D\n\nThe Board shall have the power and duty to promote increasing private investment in the Commonwealth’s transportation infrastructure, including acquisition of causeways, bridges, tunnels, highways, and other transportation facilities.E\n\nThe Board shall only include a project or program wholly or partially funded with funds from the State of Good Repair Program pursuant to § 33.2-369, the High Priority Projects Program pursuant to § 33.2-370, the Highway Construction District Grant Programs pursuant to § 33.2-371, or the Interstate Operations and Enhancement Program pursuant to § 33.2-372, or capital projects funded through the Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program pursuant to § 33.2-373 in the Six-Year Improvement Program if the allocation of funds from those programs and other funding committed to such project or program within the six-year horizon of the Six-Year Improvement Program is sufficient to complete the project or program. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any project (i) the design and construction of which cannot be completed within six years, (ii) the estimated costs of which exceed $2 billion, and (iii) that requires the Board to exercise its authority to waive the funding cap pursuant to subsection B of § 33.2-369.F\n\nThe Board shall have the power and duty to integrate land use with transportation planning and programming, consistent with the efficient and economical use of public funds. If the Board determines that a local transportation plan described in § 15.2-2223 or any amendment as described in § 15.2-2229 or a metropolitan regional long-range transportation plan or regional Transportation Improvement Program as described in § 33.2-3201 is not consistent with the Board’s Statewide Transportation Plan developed pursuant to § 33.2-353, the Six-Year Improvement Program adopted pursuant to subsection B, and the location of routes to be followed by roads comprising systems of state highways pursuant to subsection A of § 33.2-208, the Board shall notify the locality of such inconsistency and request that the applicable plan or program be amended accordingly. If, after a reasonable time, the Board determines that there is a refusal to amend the plan or program, then the Board may reallocate funds that were allocated to the nonconforming project as permitted by state or federal law. However, the Board shall not reallocate any funds allocated pursuant to § 33.2-319 or 33.2-366, based on a determination of inconsistency with the Board’s Statewide Transportation Plan or the Six-Year Improvement Program nor shall the Board reallocate any funds, allocated pursuant to subsection C or D of § 33.2-358, from any projects on highways controlled by any county that has withdrawn, or elects to withdraw, from the secondary system of state highways based on a determination of inconsistency with the Board’s Statewide Transportation Plan or the Six-Year Improvement Program. If a locality or metropolitan planning organization requests the termination of a project, and the Department does not agree to the termination, or if a locality or metropolitan planning organization does not advance a project to the next phase of construction when requested by the Board and the Department has expended state or federal funds, the locality or the localities within the metropolitan planning organization may be required to reimburse the Department for all funds expended on the project. If, after design approval by the Chief Engineer of the Department, a locality or metropolitan planning organization requests alterations to a project that, in the aggregate, exceeds 10 percent of the total project costs, the locality or the localities within the metropolitan planning organization may be required to reimburse the Department for the additional project costs above the original estimates for making such alterations.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":209929,"text":"The Board shall have the power and duty to monitor and, where necessary, approve actions taken by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation pursuant to Article 5 (§ 33.2-281 et seq.) in order to ensure the efficient and economical development of public transportation, the enhancement of rail transportation, and the coordination of such rail and public transportation plans with highway programs.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":209930,"text":"The Board shall have the power and duty to coordinate the planning for financing of transportation needs, including needs for highways, railways, seaports, airports, and public transportation and set aside funds as provided in § 33.2-1524.1. To allocate funds for these needs pursuant to § 33.2-358 and Chapter 15 (§ 33.2-1500 et seq.), the Board shall adopt a Six-Year Improvement Program of anticipated projects and programs by July 1 of each year. This program shall be based on the most recent official Commonwealth Transportation Fund revenue forecast and shall be consistent with a debt management policy adopted by the Board in consultation with the Debt Capacity Advisory Committee and the Department of the Treasury.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":209931,"text":"The Board shall have the power and duty to enter into contracts with local districts, commissions, agencies, or other entities created for transportation purposes.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":209932,"text":"The Board shall have the power and duty to promote increasing private investment in the Commonwealth’s transportation infrastructure, including acquisition of causeways, bridges, tunnels, highways, and other transportation facilities.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":209933,"text":"The Board shall only include a project or program wholly or partially funded with funds from the State of Good Repair Program pursuant to § 33.2-369, the High Priority Projects Program pursuant to § 33.2-370, the Highway Construction District Grant Programs pursuant to § 33.2-371, or the Interstate Operations and Enhancement Program pursuant to § 33.2-372, or capital projects funded through the Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program pursuant to § 33.2-373 in the Six-Year Improvement Program if the allocation of funds from those programs and other funding committed to such project or program within the six-year horizon of the Six-Year Improvement Program is sufficient to complete the project or program. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any project (i) the design and construction of which cannot be completed within six years, (ii) the estimated costs of which exceed $2 billion, and (iii) that requires the Board to exercise its authority to waive the funding cap pursuant to subsection B of § 33.2-369.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":209934,"text":"The Board shall have the power and duty to integrate land use with transportation planning and programming, consistent with the efficient and economical use of public funds. If the Board determines that a local transportation plan described in § 15.2-2223 or any amendment as described in § 15.2-2229 or a metropolitan regional long-range transportation plan or regional Transportation Improvement Program as described in § 33.2-3201 is not consistent with the Board’s Statewide Transportation Plan developed pursuant to § 33.2-353, the Six-Year Improvement Program adopted pursuant to subsection B, and the location of routes to be followed by roads comprising systems of state highways pursuant to subsection A of § 33.2-208, the Board shall notify the locality of such inconsistency and request that the applicable plan or program be amended accordingly. If, after a reasonable time, the Board determines that there is a refusal to amend the plan or program, then the Board may reallocate funds that were allocated to the nonconforming project as permitted by state or federal law. However, the Board shall not reallocate any funds allocated pursuant to § 33.2-319 or 33.2-366, based on a determination of inconsistency with the Board’s Statewide Transportation Plan or the Six-Year Improvement Program nor shall the Board reallocate any funds, allocated pursuant to subsection C or D of § 33.2-358, from any projects on highways controlled by any county that has withdrawn, or elects to withdraw, from the secondary system of state highways based on a determination of inconsistency with the Board’s Statewide Transportation Plan or the Six-Year Improvement Program. If a locality or metropolitan planning organization requests the termination of a project, and the Department does not agree to the termination, or if a locality or metropolitan planning organization does not advance a project to the next phase of construction when requested by the Board and the Department has expended state or federal funds, the locality or the localities within the metropolitan planning organization may be required to reimburse the Department for all funds expended on the project. If, after design approval by the Chief Engineer of the Department, a locality or metropolitan planning organization requests alterations to a project that, in the aggregate, exceeds 10 percent of the total project costs, the locality or the localities within the metropolitan planning organization may be required to reimburse the Department for the additional project costs above the original estimates for making such alterations.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14918,"edition_id":1,"name":"Commonwealth Transportation Board; Powers and Duties","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13136,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:46","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:46","permalink":{"id":204911,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14918,"identifier":"2","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2","url":"\/33.2\/I\/2\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13136,"edition_id":1,"name":"Transportation Entities","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13135,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:20","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:20","permalink":{"id":204875,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13136,"identifier":"2","token":"33.2\/I\/2","url":"\/33.2\/I\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13135,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions and Transportation Entities","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12806,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:20","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:20","permalink":{"id":204787,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13135,"identifier":"I","token":"33.2\/I","url":"\/33.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12806,"edition_id":1,"name":"Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems","identifier":"33.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":204785,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12806,"identifier":"33.2","token":"33.2","url":"\/33.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":79659,"structure_id":14918,"section_number":"33.2-208","catch_line":"Location of routes","url":"\/33.2-208\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-208","metadata":false},{"id":60169,"structure_id":14918,"section_number":"33.2-209","catch_line":"Construction and maintenance contracts and activities related to passenger and freight rail and public transportation","url":"\/33.2-209\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-209","metadata":false},{"id":77318,"structure_id":14918,"section_number":"33.2-210","catch_line":"Traffic regulations; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 25 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 1956, chapter 92; in 1964, chapter 265; in 1970, chapter 322; in 1974, chapter 462; in 1977, chapter 150; in 1978, chapter 650; in 1988, chapters 844 and 903; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1992, chapter 167; in 1995, chapter 94<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 349<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 281<\/a>, 533<\/a>, and 560<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 110<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 839<\/a> and 919<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 197<\/a>, 417<\/a>, 833<\/a>, and 924<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 337<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 670<\/a> and 690<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 104<\/a> and 164<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 729<\/a> and 733<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 388<\/a>, 569<\/a>, 585<\/a>, 646<\/a>, and 741<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 684<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 828<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 83<\/a> and 349<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 1230<\/a> and 1275<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56779,"section_number":"15.2-2223","catch_line":"Comprehensive plan to be prepared and adopted; scope and purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2223\/"},{"id":75538,"section_number":"2.2-229","catch_line":"Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment of the Secretary of Transportation","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-229\/"},{"id":84046,"section_number":"2.2-4317","catch_line":"Prequalification generally; 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A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall have the power and duty to monitor and, where necessary, approve actions taken by the Department<\/span> of Rail and Public Transportation<\/span> pursuant to Article 5 (§ 33.2-281<\/a> et seq.) in order<\/span> to ensure the efficient and economical development of public transportation<\/span>, the enhancement of rail transportation, and the coordination of such rail and public transportation<\/span> plans with highway<\/span> programs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall have the power and duty to coordinate the planning for financing of transportation needs, including needs for highways<\/span>, railways, seaports, airports, and public transportation<\/span> and set aside funds as provided in § 33.2-1524.1<\/a>. To allocate funds for these needs pursuant to § 33.2-358<\/a> and Chapter 15 (§ 33.2-1500<\/a> et seq.), the Board<\/span> shall adopt a Six-Year Improvement Program of anticipated projects and programs by July 1 of each year. This program shall be based on the most recent official Commonwealth Transportation Fund revenue forecast and shall be consistent with a debt management policy adopted by the Board<\/span> in consultation with the Debt Capacity Advisory Committee and the Department<\/span> of the Treasury. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall have the power and duty to enter into contracts<\/span> with local districts, commissions, agencies, or other entities created for transportation purposes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall have the power and duty to promote increasing private investment in the Commonwealth’s transportation infrastructure, including acquisition of causeways, bridges, tunnels, highways<\/span>, and other transportation facilities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall only include a project or program wholly or partially funded with funds from the State of Good Repair Program pursuant to § 33.2-369<\/a>, the High Priority Projects Program pursuant to § 33.2-370<\/a>, the Highway Construction<\/span> District Grant Programs pursuant to § 33.2-371<\/a>, or the Interstate Operations and Enhancement Program pursuant to § 33.2-372<\/a>, or capital projects funded through the Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program pursuant to § 33.2-373<\/a> in the Six-Year Improvement Program if the allocation of funds from those programs and other funding committed to such project or program within the six-year horizon of the Six-Year Improvement Program is sufficient to complete the project or program. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any project (i) the design and construction of which cannot be completed within six years, (ii) the estimated costs of which exceed $2 billion, and (iii) that requires the Board<\/span> to exercise its authority to waive<\/span> the funding cap pursuant to subsection B of § 33.2-369<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall have the power and duty to integrate land use with transportation planning and programming, consistent with the efficient and economical use of public funds. If the Board<\/span> determines that a local transportation plan described in § 15.2-2223<\/a> or any amendment as described in § 15.2-2229<\/a> or a metropolitan regional long-range transportation plan or regional Transportation Improvement Program as described in § 33.2-3201<\/a> is not consistent with the Board<\/span>’s Statewide Transportation Plan developed pursuant to § 33.2-353<\/a>, the Six-Year Improvement Program adopted pursuant to subsection B, and the location of routes to be followed by roads comprising systems of state highways<\/span> pursuant to subsection A of § 33.2-208<\/a>, the Board<\/span> shall notify the locality of such inconsistency and request that the applicable plan or program be amended accordingly. If, after a reasonable time, the Board<\/span> determines that there is a refusal to amend<\/span> the plan or program, then the Board<\/span> may reallocate funds that were allocated to the nonconforming project as permitted by state or federal law<\/span>. However, the Board<\/span> shall not reallocate any funds allocated pursuant to § 33.2-319<\/a> or 33.2-366<\/a>, based on a determination of inconsistency with the Board<\/span>’s Statewide Transportation Plan or the Six-Year Improvement Program nor shall the Board<\/span> reallocate any funds, allocated pursuant to subsection C or D of § 33.2-358<\/a>, from any projects on highways<\/span> controlled by any county that has withdrawn, or elects to withdraw, from the secondary system of state highways<\/span> based on a determination of inconsistency with the Board<\/span>’s Statewide Transportation Plan or the Six-Year Improvement Program. If a locality or metropolitan planning organization requests the termination of a project, and the Department<\/span> does not agree to the termination, or if a locality or metropolitan planning organization does not advance a project to the next phase of construction when requested by the Board<\/span> and the Department<\/span> has expended state or federal funds, the locality or the localities within the metropolitan planning organization may be required to reimburse the Department<\/span> for all funds expended on the project. If, after design approval by the Chief Engineer of the Department<\/span>, a locality or metropolitan planning organization requests alterations to a project that, in the aggregate, exceeds 10 percent of the total project costs, the locality or the localities within the metropolitan planning organization may be required to reimburse the Department<\/span> for the additional project costs above the original estimates for making such alterations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSPORTATION; SIX-YEAR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (\u00a7 33.2-214)\n\nA. The Board shall have the power and duty to monitor and, where necessary,\napprove actions taken by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation\npursuant to Article 5 (§ 33.2-281 et seq.) in order to ensure the efficient\nand economical development of public transportation, the enhancement of rail\ntransportation, and the coordination of such rail and public transportation\nplans with highway programs.\n\nB. The Board shall have the power and duty to coordinate the planning for\nfinancing of transportation needs, including needs for highways, railways,\nseaports, airports, and public transportation and set aside funds as provided in\n§ 33.2-1524.1. To allocate funds for these needs pursuant to §\n33.2-358 and Chapter 15 (§ 33.2-1500 et seq.), the Board shall adopt a\nSix-Year Improvement Program of anticipated projects and programs by July 1 of\neach year. This program shall be based on the most recent official Commonwealth\nTransportation Fund revenue forecast and shall be consistent with a debt\nmanagement policy adopted by the Board in consultation with the Debt Capacity\nAdvisory Committee and the Department of the Treasury.\n\nC. The Board shall have the power and duty to enter into contracts with local\ndistricts, commissions, agencies, or other entities created for transportation\npurposes.\n\nD. The Board shall have the power and duty to promote increasing private\ninvestment in the Commonwealth’s transportation infrastructure, including\nacquisition of causeways, bridges, tunnels, highways, and other transportation\nfacilities.\n\nE. The Board shall only include a project or program wholly or partially funded\nwith funds from the State of Good Repair Program pursuant to § 33.2-369,\nthe High Priority Projects Program pursuant to § 33.2-370, the Highway\nConstruction District Grant Programs pursuant to § 33.2-371, or the\nInterstate Operations and Enhancement Program pursuant to § 33.2-372, or\ncapital projects funded through the Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program\npursuant to § 33.2-373 in the Six-Year Improvement Program if the\nallocation of funds from those programs and other funding committed to such\nproject or program within the six-year horizon of the Six-Year Improvement\nProgram is sufficient to complete the project or program. The provisions of this\nsubsection shall not apply to any project (i) the design and construction of\nwhich cannot be completed within six years, (ii) the estimated costs of which\nexceed $2 billion, and (iii) that requires the Board to exercise its authority\nto waive the funding cap pursuant to subsection B of § 33.2-369.\n\nF. The Board shall have the power and duty to integrate land use with\ntransportation planning and programming, consistent with the efficient and\neconomical use of public funds. If the Board determines that a local\ntransportation plan described in § 15.2-2223 or any amendment as described\nin § 15.2-2229 or a metropolitan regional long-range transportation plan or\nregional Transportation Improvement Program as described in § 33.2-3201 is\nnot consistent with the Board’s Statewide Transportation Plan developed\npursuant to § 33.2-353, the Six-Year Improvement Program adopted pursuant\nto subsection B, and the location of routes to be followed by roads comprising\nsystems of state highways pursuant to subsection A of § 33.2-208, the Board\nshall notify the locality of such inconsistency and request that the applicable\nplan or program be amended accordingly. If, after a reasonable time, the Board\ndetermines that there is a refusal to amend the plan or program, then the Board\nmay reallocate funds that were allocated to the nonconforming project as\npermitted by state or federal law. However, the Board shall not reallocate any\nfunds allocated pursuant to § 33.2-319 or 33.2-366, based on a\ndetermination of inconsistency with the Board’s Statewide Transportation\nPlan or the Six-Year Improvement Program nor shall the Board reallocate any\nfunds, allocated pursuant to subsection C or D of § 33.2-358, from any\nprojects on highways controlled by any county that has withdrawn, or elects to\nwithdraw, from the secondary system of state highways based on a determination\nof inconsistency with the Board’s Statewide Transportation Plan or the\nSix-Year Improvement Program. If a locality or metropolitan planning\norganization requests the termination of a project, and the Department does not\nagree to the termination, or if a locality or metropolitan planning organization\ndoes not advance a project to the next phase of construction when requested by\nthe Board and the Department has expended state or federal funds, the locality\nor the localities within the metropolitan planning organization may be required\nto reimburse the Department for all funds expended on the project. If, after\ndesign approval by the Chief Engineer of the Department, a locality or\nmetropolitan planning organization requests alterations to a project that, in\nthe aggregate, exceeds 10 percent of the total project costs, the locality or\nthe localities within the metropolitan planning organization may be required to\nreimburse the Department for the additional project costs above the original\nestimates for making such alterations.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-12; 1956, c. 92; 1964, c. 265; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7\n33.1-12; 1974, c. 462; 1977, c. 150; 1978, c. 650; 1986, Sp. Sess., c. 13; 1988,\ncc. 844, 903; 1989, c. 727; 1992, c. 167; 1995, c. 94; 2001, c. 349; 2003, cc.\n281, 533, 560; 2004, c. 110; 2005, cc. 839, 919; 2006, cc. 197, 417, 833, 924;\n2006, Sp. Sess. I, c. 8; 2007, c. 337; 2008, Sp. Sess. II, c. 5; 2009, cc. 670,\n690; 2011, cc. 104, 164; 2012, cc. 729, 733; 2013, cc. 388, 569, 585, 646, 741;\n2014, c. 805; 2015, c. 684; 2018, c. 828; 2019, cc. 83, 349; 2020, cc. 1230,\n1275.","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}}