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The Commission shall consist of the following 11 members: one member of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, two members from Accomack County, two members from Northampton County, one member from the City of Chesapeake, one member from the City of Hampton, one member from the City of Newport News, one member from the City of Norfolk, one member from the City of Portsmouth, and one member from the City of Virginia Beach. The members of the Commission appointed under the provisions of this section shall be residents of the counties or cities from which they are appointed.\n\t\tCommission members shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by both houses of the General Assembly. Commission members shall be appointed to four-year terms. Any member of the Commission shall be eligible for reappointment to a second four-year term, but shall be ineligible for appointment to any additional term except for appointment to fill vacancies for portions of unexpired terms. When a vacancy occurs, the Governor shall appoint a new member to complete the unexpired portion of the term, subject to confirmation by both houses of the General Assembly.\n\t\tThe Commission shall select a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and treasurer annually from its membership and as provided in its bylaws. Meetings of the Commission shall be held upon the call of the chairman or as otherwise provided in the bylaws of the Commission. Any member of the Commission may be removed from office for cause by the Governor. Each member of the Commission, immediately following his appointment, shall take an oath of office, prescribed by Article II, Section 7 of the Constitution of Virginia, before any judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of record; any judge of a district court in the Commonwealth; the Secretary of the Commonwealth or his deputy; or a member of the State Corporation Commission. No member of the Commission shall receive any salary, but members are entitled to expenses and per diem pay as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. The records of the Commission shall be public records. The Commission is authorized to do all things necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter. The route for any bridge or tunnel, or combination thereof, built by the Commission shall be selected subject to the approval of the Commonwealth Transportation Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226541,"text":"The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission is hereby created as the governing board of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District created by this chapter. The Commission shall consist of the following 11 members: one member of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, two members from Accomack County, two members from Northampton County, one member from the City of Chesapeake, one member from the City of Hampton, one member from the City of Newport News, one member from the City of Norfolk, one member from the City of Portsmouth, and one member from the City of Virginia Beach. The members of the Commission appointed under the provisions of this section shall be residents of the counties or cities from which they are appointed.\n\t\tCommission members shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by both houses of the General Assembly. Commission members shall be appointed to four-year terms. Any member of the Commission shall be eligible for reappointment to a second four-year term, but shall be ineligible for appointment to any additional term except for appointment to fill vacancies for portions of unexpired terms. 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This law was first created in 1954. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 693 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 1954 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 462; in 1962, chapter 405; in 1998, chapter 548<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 238<\/a> and 705<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71377,"section_number":"2.2-2813","catch_line":"Definitions; compensation and expense payments from state funds for service on collegial bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2813\/"},{"id":73173,"section_number":"2.2-2825","catch_line":"Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2825\/"}],"permalink":{"id":207263,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62080,"identifier":"33.2-2202","token":"33.2\/IV\/22\/33.2-2202","url":"\/33.2-2202\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-2202\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/22\/33.2-2202","dublin_core":{"Title":"Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-2202","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission<\/span> is hereby created as the governing board<\/span> of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District<\/span> created by this chapter. The Commission<\/span> shall consist of the following 11 members: one member of the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span>, two members from Accomack County, two members from Northampton County, one member from the City of Chesapeake, one member from the City of Hampton, one member from the City of Newport News, one member from the City of Norfolk, one member from the City of Portsmouth, and one member from the City of Virginia Beach. The members of the Commission<\/span> appointed under the provisions of this section shall be residents of the counties or cities from which they are appointed.\n\t\tCommission<\/span> members shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by both houses of the General Assembly. Commission<\/span> members shall be appointed to four-year terms. Any member of the Commission<\/span> shall be eligible for reappointment to a second four-year term, but shall be ineligible for appointment to any additional term except for appointment to fill vacancies for portions of unexpired terms. When a vacancy occurs, the Governor shall appoint a new member to complete the unexpired portion of the term, subject to confirmation by both houses of the General Assembly.\n\t\tThe Commission<\/span> shall select a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary<\/span>, and treasurer annually from its membership and as provided in its bylaws. Meetings of the Commission<\/span> shall be held upon the call of the chairman or as otherwise provided in the bylaws of the Commission<\/span>. Any member of the Commission<\/span> may be removed from office for cause by the Governor. Each member of the Commission<\/span>, immediately following his appointment, shall take an oath<\/span> of office, prescribed by Article II, Section 7 of the Constitution of Virginia, before any judge<\/span>, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court<\/span> of record; any judge<\/span> of a district<\/span> court<\/span> in the Commonwealth; the Secretary<\/span> of the Commonwealth or his deputy; or a member of the State Corporation Commission<\/span>. No member of the Commission<\/span> shall receive any salary, but members are entitled to expenses and per diem pay as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. Six members of the Commission<\/span> shall constitute a quorum. The records of the Commission<\/span> shall be public records. The Commission<\/span> is authorized to do all things necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter. The route for any bridge or tunnel, or combination thereof, built by the Commission<\/span> shall be selected subject to the approval of the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE AND TUNNEL COMMISSION (\u00a7 33.2-2202)\n\nThe Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission is hereby created as the\ngoverning board of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District created by this\nchapter. The Commission shall consist of the following 11 members: one member of\nthe Commonwealth Transportation Board, two members from Accomack County, two\nmembers from Northampton County, one member from the City of Chesapeake, one\nmember from the City of Hampton, one member from the City of Newport News, one\nmember from the City of Norfolk, one member from the City of Portsmouth, and one\nmember from the City of Virginia Beach. The members of the Commission appointed\nunder the provisions of this section shall be residents of the counties or\ncities from which they are appointed.\n\t\tCommission members shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation\nby both houses of the General Assembly. Commission members shall be appointed to\nfour-year terms. Any member of the Commission shall be eligible for\nreappointment to a second four-year term, but shall be ineligible for\nappointment to any additional term except for appointment to fill vacancies for\nportions of unexpired terms. When a vacancy occurs, the Governor shall appoint a\nnew member to complete the unexpired portion of the term, subject to\nconfirmation by both houses of the General Assembly.\n\t\tThe Commission shall select a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and\ntreasurer annually from its membership and as provided in its bylaws. Meetings\nof the Commission shall be held upon the call of the chairman or as otherwise\nprovided in the bylaws of the Commission. Any member of the Commission may be\nremoved from office for cause by the Governor. Each member of the Commission,\nimmediately following his appointment, shall take an oath of office, prescribed\nby Article II, Section 7 of the Constitution of Virginia, before any judge,\nclerk, or deputy clerk of any court of record; any judge of a district court in\nthe Commonwealth; the Secretary of the Commonwealth or his deputy; or a member\nof the State Corporation Commission. No member of the Commission shall receive\nany salary, but members are entitled to expenses and per diem pay as provided in\n\u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Six members of the Commission shall constitute a\nquorum. The records of the Commission shall be public records. The Commission is\nauthorized to do all things necessary or incidental to the performance of its\nduties and the execution of its powers under this chapter. The route for any\nbridge or tunnel, or combination thereof, built by the Commission shall be\nselected subject to the approval of the Commonwealth Transportation Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1954, c. 693; 1956, c. 462; 1962, c. 405; 1998, c. 548; 2000, cc. 238,\n705; 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}}