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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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79010,"section_number":"33.2-2606","catch_line":"Authority to issue bonds","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-2606\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":207455,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86423,"identifier":"33.2-2607","token":"33.2\/IV\/26\/33.2-2607","url":"\/33.2-2607\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-2607\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/26\/33.2-2607","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers of the Commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-2607","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this title and in accordance with all applicable federal statutes<\/span> and requirements, the Commission shall control and operate and may impose and collect tolls in amounts established by the Commission for the use of any new or improved highway<\/span>, bridge, or tunnel, to increase capacity on such facility or to address congestion within Planning District 23, constructed by the Commission (i) with federal, state, or local funds, (ii) solely with revenues of the Commission, or (iii) with revenues under the control of the Commission. The amount of any such toll may be varied from facility to facility, by lane, by congestion levels, by day of the week, by time of day, by type or size of vehicle, by number of axles, or by any similar combination thereof or any other factor the Commission may deem proper, and a reduced rate may be established for commuters as defined by the Commission. All such tolls shall be used for programs and projects that are reasonably related to or benefit the users of the new or improved highway<\/span>, bridge, or tunnel, including, but not limited to, for the debt service and other costs of bonds<\/span> whose proceeds are used for construction or improvement of such highway<\/span>, bridge, or tunnel.\n\t\tAny tolls imposed by the Commission shall be collected by an electronic toll system that, to the extent possible, shall not impede the traffic flow of the facility or prohibit a toll facility from retaining means of nonautomated toll collection in some lanes of the facility. For all facilities tolled by the Commission, there shall be signs erected prior to the point of toll collection that clearly state how the majority of the toll revenue is being spent by the Commission to benefit the users of the facility.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS OF THE COMMISSION (\u00a7 33.2-2607)\n\nNotwithstanding any contrary provision of this title and in accordance with all\napplicable federal statutes and requirements, the Commission shall control and\noperate and may impose and collect tolls in amounts established by the\nCommission for the use of any new or improved highway, bridge, or tunnel, to\nincrease capacity on such facility or to address congestion within Planning\nDistrict 23, constructed by the Commission (i) with federal, state, or local\nfunds, (ii) solely with revenues of the Commission, or (iii) with revenues under\nthe control of the Commission. The amount of any such toll may be varied from\nfacility to facility, by lane, by congestion levels, by day of the week, by time\nof day, by type or size of vehicle, by number of axles, or by any similar\ncombination thereof or any other factor the Commission may deem proper, and a\nreduced rate may be established for commuters as defined by the Commission. All\nsuch tolls shall be used for programs and projects that are reasonably related\nto or benefit the users of the new or improved highway, bridge, or tunnel,\nincluding, but not limited to, for the debt service and other costs of bonds\nwhose proceeds are used for construction or improvement of such highway, bridge,\nor tunnel.\n\t\tAny tolls imposed by the Commission shall be collected by an electronic toll\nsystem that, to the extent possible, shall not impede the traffic flow of the\nfacility or prohibit a toll facility from retaining means of nonautomated toll\ncollection in some lanes of the facility. For all facilities tolled by the\nCommission, there shall be signs erected prior to the point of toll collection\nthat clearly state how the majority of the toll revenue is being spent by the\nCommission to benefit the users of the facility.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, cc. 545, 678.","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}}