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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 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 2002, chapter 355<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 564<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 583<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 760<\/a> and 776<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63722,"section_number":"2.2-4303.1","catch_line":"Architectural and professional engineering term contracting; limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4303.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":205267,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85569,"identifier":"33.2-283","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/5\/33.2-283","url":"\/33.2-283\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-283\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/5\/33.2-283","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-283","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>, or such services as are performed by the Department<\/span> of Transportation pursuant to law<\/span>, the Director of the Department<\/span> of Rail and Public Transportation<\/span> shall have the power to do all acts necessary or convenient for establishing, maintaining, improving, and promoting public transportation<\/span>, transportation demand management, ridesharing, and passenger and freight rail transportation in the Commonwealth and to procure architectural and engineering services for rail and public transportation<\/span> projects as specified in \u00a7 2.2-4303.1<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC\nTRANSPORTATION (\u00a7 33.2-283)\n\nExcept such powers as are conferred by law upon the Board, or such services as\nare performed by the Department of Transportation pursuant to law, the Director\nof the Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall have the power to do\nall acts necessary or convenient for establishing, maintaining, improving, and\npromoting public transportation, transportation demand management, ridesharing,\nand passenger and freight rail transportation in the Commonwealth and to procure\narchitectural and engineering services for rail and public transportation\nprojects as specified in \u00a7 2.2-4303.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 167, \u00a7 33.1-391.3; 2002, c. 355; 2009, c. 564; 2013, c. 583;\n2014, c. 805; 2015, cc. 760, 776.","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}}