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Bonds may be issued under a system of book entry for recording the ownership and transfer of ownership of rights to receive payments of principal and premium, if any, and interest on the bonds. Bonds may be sold in such manner and for such price as the Commission may determine to be for the best interests of the District.\n\t\t“Commission” means the governing body of the District known as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission.\n\t\t“Cost,” as applied to the project, means any or all of the following: the cost of construction; the cost of the acquisition of all land, rights-of-way, property, rights, franchises, easements, and interests acquired by the Commission for such construction; the cost of demolishing or removing any buildings or structures on land so acquired, including the cost of acquiring any lands to which such buildings or structures may be moved; the cost of all machinery and equipment; provision for reasonable working capital, financing charges, and interest prior to and during construction; and, if deemed advisable by the Commission, for a period not exceeding one year after completion of construction, the cost of traffic estimates and of engineering and legal services, plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of constructing the project; administrative expenses; and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the construction of the project, the financing of such construction, and the placing of the project in operation. Any obligation or expense hereafter incurred by the Commonwealth Transportation Board with the approval of the Commission for traffic surveys, borings, preparation of plans and specifications, and other engineering services in connection with the construction of the project shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the project and shall be reimbursed to the Commonwealth Transportation Board out of the proceeds of revenue bonds issued for the project as authorized in this chapter.\n\t\t“District” means the political subdivision of the Commonwealth known as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District.\n\t\t“Owner” includes all persons as defined in \u00a7 1-230 having any interest or title in and to property, rights, franchises, easements, and interests authorized to be acquired by this chapter.\n\t\t“Project” means a bridge or tunnel or a bridge and tunnel project, including the existing bridge and tunnel crossing operated by the Commission and all or a part of an additional and generally parallel bridge and tunnel crossing, from any point within the boundaries of the District to a point in the County of Northampton, including such approaches and approach highways as the Commission deems necessary to facilitate the flow of traffic in the vicinity of such project or to connect such project with the highway system or other traffic facilities in the Commonwealth, and including all overpasses, underpasses, interchanges, entrance plazas, toll houses, service stations, garages, restaurants, and administration, storage, and other buildings and facilities that the Commission may deem necessary for the operation of such project, together with all property, rights, franchises, easements, and interests that may be required by the Commission for the construction or the operation of such project.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":234344,"text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Bonds” means bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, or other obligations of the District, notwithstanding any contrary provision in this chapter, which may be issued in certificated or uncertificated form as current interest or capital appreciation bonds, or a hybrid thereof, and may bear interest at a rate, which may be fixed, zero, or at a floating or variable rate of interest established by reference to indices or formulae, that may be in excess of the rate now permitted by law and payable at such times as the Commission may determine. 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Any obligation or expense hereafter incurred by the Commonwealth Transportation Board with the approval of the Commission for traffic surveys, borings, preparation of plans and specifications, and other engineering services in connection with the construction of the project shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the project and shall be reimbursed to the Commonwealth Transportation Board out of the proceeds of revenue bonds issued for the project as authorized in this chapter.\n\t\t“District” means the political subdivision of the Commonwealth known as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District.\n\t\t“Owner” includes all persons as defined in \u00a7 1-230 having any interest or title in and to property, rights, franchises, easements, and interests authorized to be acquired by this chapter.\n\t\t“Project” means a bridge or tunnel or a bridge and tunnel project, including the existing bridge and tunnel crossing operated by the Commission and all or a part of an additional and generally parallel bridge and tunnel crossing, from any point within the boundaries of the District to a point in the County of Northampton, including such approaches and approach highways as the Commission deems necessary to facilitate the flow of traffic in the vicinity of such project or to connect such project with the highway system or other traffic facilities in the Commonwealth, and including all overpasses, underpasses, interchanges, entrance plazas, toll houses, service stations, garages, restaurants, and administration, storage, and other buildings and facilities that the Commission may deem necessary for the operation of such project, together with all property, rights, franchises, easements, and interests that may be required by the Commission for the construction or the operation of such project.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14146,"edition_id":1,"name":"Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District and Commission","identifier":"22","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12807,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:02","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:02","permalink":{"id":207253,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14146,"identifier":"22","token":"33.2\/IV\/22","url":"\/33.2\/IV\/22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12807,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local and Regional Transportation","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12806,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":206943,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12807,"identifier":"IV","token":"33.2\/IV","url":"\/33.2\/IV\/","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":64389,"structure_id":14146,"section_number":"33.2-2200","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/33.2-2200\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/22\/33.2-2200","metadata":false},{"id":62098,"structure_id":14146,"section_number":"33.2-2201","catch_line":"Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District","url":"\/33.2-2201\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/22\/33.2-2201","metadata":false},{"id":62080,"structure_id":14146,"section_number":"33.2-2202","catch_line":"Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission","url":"\/33.2-2202\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/22\/33.2-2202","metadata":false},{"id":62956,"structure_id":14146,"section_number":"33.2-2203","catch_line":"General powers of the Commission","url":"\/33.2-2203\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/22\/33.2-2203","metadata":false},{"id":80729,"structure_id":14146,"section_number":"33.2-2204","catch_line":"Additional powers of the Commission","url":"\/33.2-2204\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/22\/33.2-2204","metadata":false},{"id":55300,"structure_id":14146,"section_number":"33.2-2205","catch_line":"Regulations of the Commission; 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This law was first created in 1956. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 714 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 1956 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1990, chapter 203; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72795,"section_number":"33.2-1524","catch_line":"Commonwealth Transportation Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1524\/"},{"id":63337,"section_number":"33.2-1721","catch_line":" Cessation of tolls","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1721\/"},{"id":86949,"section_number":"33.2-1722","catch_line":"Use of certain funds by Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1722\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56662,"section_number":"1-230","catch_line":"Person","order_by":null,"url":"\/1-230\/"}],"permalink":{"id":207255,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64389,"identifier":"33.2-2200","token":"33.2\/IV\/22\/33.2-2200","url":"\/33.2-2200\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-2200\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/22\/33.2-2200","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-2200","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“Bonds<\/span><\/span>” means bonds<\/span><\/span>, notes, bond<\/span> anticipation notes, or other obligations of the District<\/span>, notwithstanding any contrary provision in this chapter, which may be issued in certificated or uncertificated form as current interest or capital appreciation bonds<\/span><\/span>, or a hybrid thereof, and may bear interest at a rate, which may be fixed, zero, or at a floating or variable rate of interest established by reference to indices or formulae, that may be in excess of the rate now permitted by law<\/span> and payable at such times as the Commission<\/span> may determine. Bonds<\/span><\/span> may be issued under a system of book entry for recording the ownership and transfer of ownership of rights to receive payments of principal and premium, if any, and interest on the bonds<\/span><\/span>. Bonds<\/span><\/span> may be sold in such manner and for such price as the Commission<\/span> may determine to be for the best interests of the District<\/span>.\n\t\t“Commission<\/span>” means the governing body of the District<\/span> known as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission<\/span>.\n\t\t“Cost,” as applied to the project<\/span>, means any or all of the following: the cost of construction; the cost of the acquisition of all land, rights-of-way, property, rights, franchises, easements, and interests acquired by the Commission<\/span> for such construction; the cost of demolishing or removing any buildings or structures on land so acquired, including the cost of acquiring any lands to which such buildings or structures may be moved; the cost of all machinery and equipment; provision for reasonable working capital, financing charges, and interest prior to and during construction; and, if deemed advisable by the Commission<\/span>, for a period not exceeding one year after completion of construction, the cost of traffic estimates and of engineering and legal services, plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of constructing the project<\/span>; administrative expenses; and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the construction of the project<\/span>, the financing of such construction, and the placing of the project<\/span> in operation. Any obligation or expense hereafter incurred by the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> with the approval of the Commission<\/span> for traffic surveys, borings, preparation of plans and specifications, and other engineering services in connection with the construction of the project<\/span> shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the project<\/span> and shall be reimbursed to the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> out of the proceeds of revenue bonds<\/span><\/span> issued for the project<\/span> as authorized in this chapter.\n\t\t“District<\/span>” means the political subdivision of the Commonwealth known as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District<\/span>.\n\t\t“Owner<\/span>” includes all persons as defined in \u00a7 1-230<\/a> having any interest or title in and to property, rights, franchises, easements, and interests authorized to be acquired by this chapter.\n\t\t“Project<\/span>” means a bridge or tunnel or a bridge and tunnel project<\/span>, including the existing bridge and tunnel crossing operated by the Commission<\/span> and all or a part of an additional and generally parallel bridge and tunnel crossing, from any point within the boundaries of the District<\/span> to a point in the County of Northampton, including such approaches and approach highways<\/span> as the Commission<\/span> deems necessary to facilitate the flow of traffic in the vicinity of such project<\/span> or to connect such project<\/span> with the highway<\/span> system or other traffic facilities in the Commonwealth, and including all overpasses, underpasses, interchanges, entrance plazas, toll houses, service stations, garages, restaurants, and administration, storage, and other buildings and facilities that the Commission<\/span> may deem necessary for the operation of such project<\/span>, together with all property, rights, franchises, easements, and interests that may be required by the Commission<\/span> for the construction or the operation of such project<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 33.2-2200)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Bonds” means bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, or other\nobligations of the District, notwithstanding any contrary provision in this\nchapter, which may be issued in certificated or uncertificated form as current\ninterest or capital appreciation bonds, or a hybrid thereof, and may bear\ninterest at a rate, which may be fixed, zero, or at a floating or variable rate\nof interest established by reference to indices or formulae, that may be in\nexcess of the rate now permitted by law and payable at such times as the\nCommission may determine. Bonds may be issued under a system of book entry for\nrecording the ownership and transfer of ownership of rights to receive payments\nof principal and premium, if any, and interest on the bonds. Bonds may be sold\nin such manner and for such price as the Commission may determine to be for the\nbest interests of the District.\n\t\t“Commission” means the governing body of the District known as the\nChesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission.\n\t\t“Cost,” as applied to the project, means any or all of the\nfollowing: the cost of construction; the cost of the acquisition of all land,\nrights-of-way, property, rights, franchises, easements, and interests acquired\nby the Commission for such construction; the cost of demolishing or removing any\nbuildings or structures on land so acquired, including the cost of acquiring any\nlands to which such buildings or structures may be moved; the cost of all\nmachinery and equipment; provision for reasonable working capital, financing\ncharges, and interest prior to and during construction; and, if deemed advisable\nby the Commission, for a period not exceeding one year after completion of\nconstruction, the cost of traffic estimates and of engineering and legal\nservices, plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, and\nother expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or\npracticability of constructing the project; administrative expenses; and such\nother expenses as may be necessary or incident to the construction of the\nproject, the financing of such construction, and the placing of the project in\noperation. Any obligation or expense hereafter incurred by the Commonwealth\nTransportation Board with the approval of the Commission for traffic surveys,\nborings, preparation of plans and specifications, and other engineering services\nin connection with the construction of the project shall be regarded as a part\nof the cost of the project and shall be reimbursed to the Commonwealth\nTransportation Board out of the proceeds of revenue bonds issued for the project\nas authorized in this chapter.\n\t\t“District” means the political subdivision of the Commonwealth\nknown as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District.\n\t\t“Owner” includes all persons as defined in \u00a7 1-230 having any\ninterest or title in and to property, rights, franchises, easements, and\ninterests authorized to be acquired by this chapter.\n\t\t“Project” means a bridge or tunnel or a bridge and tunnel project,\nincluding the existing bridge and tunnel crossing operated by the Commission and\nall or a part of an additional and generally parallel bridge and tunnel\ncrossing, from any point within the boundaries of the District to a point in the\nCounty of Northampton, including such approaches and approach highways as the\nCommission deems necessary to facilitate the flow of traffic in the vicinity of\nsuch project or to connect such project with the highway system or other traffic\nfacilities in the Commonwealth, and including all overpasses, underpasses,\ninterchanges, entrance plazas, toll houses, service stations, garages,\nrestaurants, and administration, storage, and other buildings and facilities\nthat the Commission may deem necessary for the operation of such project,\ntogether with all property, rights, franchises, easements, and interests that\nmay be required by the Commission for the construction or the operation of such\nproject.\n\nHISTORY: 1956, c. 714; 1959, Extra Session, c. 24; 1990, c. 203; 2014, c. 805.","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}}