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And as executive head of the Department, the Commissioner of Highways is specifically charged with the duty of executing all orders and decisions of the Board and may, subject to the provisions of this chapter, require that all appointees and employees perform their duties under this chapter.\n\t\tIn addition, the Commissioner of Highways, in order to maximize efficiency, shall take such steps as may be appropriate to outsource or privatize any of the Department’s functions that might reasonably be provided by the private sector. Procuring equipment and labor to ensure that adequate resources will be available to address emergency and weather-related events as they may arise, including snow and ice removal services, shall be considered an emergency under subsection F of \u00a7 2.2-4303, and the Commissioner of Highways shall have the authority to establish and utilize such procedures as he deems necessary and most efficient to obtain and ensure the availability of such services to protect the safety and security of the traveling public.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223723,"text":"Except such powers as are conferred by law upon the Board and the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment of the Secretary of Transportation, the Commissioner of Highways shall have the power to do all acts necessary or convenient for constructing, improving, maintaining, and preserving the efficient operation of the highways embraced in the systems of state highways and to further the interests of the Commonwealth in the areas of public transportation, railways, seaports, and airports. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1970, chapter 322; in 1974, chapter 462; in 1978, chapter 652; in 2007, chapters 863<\/a>, 896<\/a>, and 928<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 538<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 828<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60713,"section_number":"2.2-4303","catch_line":"Methods of procurement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4303\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204995,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61222,"identifier":"33.2-223","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/3\/33.2-223","url":"\/33.2-223\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-223\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/3\/33.2-223","dublin_core":{"Title":"General powers of Commissioner of Highways","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-223","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except such powers as are conferred by law<\/span> upon the Board<\/span> and the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment of the Secretary<\/span> of Transportation, the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> shall have the power to do all acts necessary or convenient for constructing, improving, maintaining, and preserving the efficient operation of the highways embraced in the systems of state highways and to further the interests of the Commonwealth in the areas of public transportation<\/span>, railways, seaports, and airports. And as executive head of the Department<\/span>, the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> is specifically charged with the duty of executing all orders<\/span> and decisions of the Board<\/span> and may, subject to the provisions of this chapter, require that all appointees and employees perform their duties under this chapter.\n\t\tIn addition, the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>, in order<\/span> to maximize efficiency, shall take such steps as may be appropriate to outsource or privatize any of the Department<\/span>’s functions that might reasonably be provided by the private sector. Procuring equipment and labor to ensure that adequate resources will be available to address emergency and weather-related events as they may arise, including snow and ice removal services, shall be considered an emergency under subsection F of \u00a7 2.2-4303<\/a>, and the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> shall have the authority to establish and utilize such procedures as he deems necessary and most efficient to obtain and ensure the availability of such services to protect the safety and security of the traveling public.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGENERAL POWERS OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS (\u00a7 33.2-223)\n\nExcept such powers as are conferred by law upon the Board and the Office of\nIntermodal Planning and Investment of the Secretary of Transportation, the\nCommissioner of Highways shall have the power to do all acts necessary or\nconvenient for constructing, improving, maintaining, and preserving the\nefficient operation of the highways embraced in the systems of state highways\nand to further the interests of the Commonwealth in the areas of public\ntransportation, railways, seaports, and airports. And as executive head of the\nDepartment, the Commissioner of Highways is specifically charged with the duty\nof executing all orders and decisions of the Board and may, subject to the\nprovisions of this chapter, require that all appointees and employees perform\ntheir duties under this chapter.\n\t\tIn addition, the Commissioner of Highways, in order to maximize efficiency,\nshall take such steps as may be appropriate to outsource or privatize any of the\nDepartment’s functions that might reasonably be provided by the private\nsector. Procuring equipment and labor to ensure that adequate resources will be\navailable to address emergency and weather-related events as they may arise,\nincluding snow and ice removal services, shall be considered an emergency under\nsubsection F of \u00a7 2.2-4303, and the Commissioner of Highways shall have the\nauthority to establish and utilize such procedures as he deems necessary and\nmost efficient to obtain and ensure the availability of such services to protect\nthe safety and security of the traveling public.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-13; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-13; 1974, c. 462; 1978, c.\n652; 1986, Sp. Sess., c. 13; 2007, cc. 863, 896, 928; 2014, c. 805; 2016, c.\n538; 2018, c. 828.","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}}