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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 545<\/a> and 678<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapters 603<\/a> and 608<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70181,"section_number":"33.2-2604","catch_line":"Decisions of Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-2604\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":207435,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54003,"identifier":"33.2-2602","token":"33.2\/IV\/26\/33.2-2602","url":"\/33.2-2602\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-2602\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/26\/33.2-2602","dublin_core":{"Title":"Composition of Commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-2602","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission shall consist of 23 members as follows:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The chief elected officer of the governing body of each of the 10 cities embraced by the Commission; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A current elected official of each of the four counties embraced by the Commission, provided that such official (i) serves on the governing body of the county and (ii) has been appointed by resolution of such governing body to serve as the county’s member on the Commission; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Three members of the House of Delegates who reside in different counties or cities embraced by the Commission, appointed by the Speaker of the House, and two members of the Senate who reside in different counties or cities embraced by the Commission, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The following four persons serving as nonvoting ex officio members of the Commission: a member of the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> who resides in a locality embraced by the Commission and is appointed by the Governor; the Director of the Department<\/span> of Rail and Public Transportation<\/span>, or his designee; the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>, or his designee; and the Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority, or his designee.\n\t\t\tAll members of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. If a member of the Commission who represents a locality as provided in subdivision 1 or 2 is unable to attend a meeting of the Commission, he may designate another current elected official of such governing body to attend a meeting of the Commission. Such designation shall be for the purposes of one meeting and shall be submitted in writing or electronically to the Chairman of the Commission at least 48 hours prior to the affected meeting.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its voting membership.\n\t\t\tThe Auditor of Public Accounts, or his legally authorized representatives, shall annually audit the financial accounts of the Commission, and the cost of such audit shall be borne by the Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPOSITION OF COMMISSION (\u00a7 33.2-2602)\n\nThe Commission shall consist of 23 members as follows:\n\n1. The chief elected officer of the governing body of each of the 10 cities\nembraced by the Commission;\n\n2. A current elected official of each of the four counties embraced by the\nCommission, provided that such official (i) serves on the governing body of the\ncounty and (ii) has been appointed by resolution of such governing body to serve\nas the county’s member on the Commission;\n\n3. Three members of the House of Delegates who reside in different counties or\ncities embraced by the Commission, appointed by the Speaker of the House, and\ntwo members of the Senate who reside in different counties or cities embraced by\nthe Commission, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and\n\n4. The following four persons serving as nonvoting ex officio members of the\nCommission: a member of the Commonwealth Transportation Board who resides in a\nlocality embraced by the Commission and is appointed by the Governor; the\nDirector of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, or his designee;\nthe Commissioner of Highways, or his designee; and the Executive Director of the\nVirginia Port Authority, or his designee.\n\t\t\tAll members of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms\nof office. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original\nappointment. If a member of the Commission who represents a locality as provided\nin subdivision 1 or 2 is unable to attend a meeting of the Commission, he may\ndesignate another current elected official of such governing body to attend a\nmeeting of the Commission. Such designation shall be for the purposes of one\nmeeting and shall be submitted in writing or electronically to the Chairman of\nthe Commission at least 48 hours prior to the affected meeting.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its voting\nmembership.\n\t\t\tThe Auditor of Public Accounts, or his legally authorized representatives,\nshall annually audit the financial accounts of the Commission, and the cost of\nsuch audit shall be borne by the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, cc. 545, 678; 2016, cc. 603, 608.","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}}