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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 167 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79698,"section_number":"33.2-1003","catch_line":"Additional power to acquire lands","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1003\/"},{"id":57318,"section_number":"33.2-214","catch_line":"Transportation; Six-Year Improvement Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-214\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":205259,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61437,"identifier":"33.2-281","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/5\/33.2-281","url":"\/33.2-281\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-281\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/5\/33.2-281","dublin_core":{"Title":"Policy","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-281","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The General Assembly finds that there is a compelling public need to provide a balanced multimodal transportation system that enhances the service capabilities of passenger and freight rail, public transportation<\/span>, highways<\/span>, aviation, and ports and that it is in the public interest to ensure that passenger and freight rail and public transportation<\/span> are full participants in that multimodal system to reduce energy consumption, congestion, and air pollution; to enhance the environment; to support economic development; and to ensure the efficient movement of goods and people. Accordingly, the General Assembly finds that this chapter is necessary for the public convenience, safety, and welfare.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOLICY (\u00a7 33.2-281)\n\nThe General Assembly finds that there is a compelling public need to provide a\nbalanced multimodal transportation system that enhances the service capabilities\nof passenger and freight rail, public transportation, highways, aviation, and\nports and that it is in the public interest to ensure that passenger and freight\nrail and public transportation are full participants in that multimodal system\nto reduce energy consumption, congestion, and air pollution; to enhance the\nenvironment; to support economic development; and to ensure the efficient\nmovement of goods and people. Accordingly, the General Assembly finds that this\nchapter is necessary for the public convenience, safety, and welfare.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 167, \u00a7 33.1-391.1; 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}}