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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 471<\/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 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":207649,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86123,"identifier":"33.2-2912","token":"33.2\/IV\/29\/33.2-2912","url":"\/33.2-2912\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-2912\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/29\/33.2-2912","dublin_core":{"Title":"General powers of City of Richmond and Counties of Henrico and Chesterfield","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-2912","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The City of Richmond and the Counties of Henrico and Chesterfield may enter into and perform contracts<\/span> or agreements with the Authority<\/span> providing for furnishing to the Authority<\/span> one or more of the following cooperative undertakings or any combination thereof:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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3.<\/span> The construction, in whole or in part, of public highways<\/span>, bridges, tunnels, viaducts, interchanges, connecting highways, grade crossings, and other highway<\/span> facilities; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The providing of funds in lump sums or installments to assist in paying the cost of any Authority facility<\/span> or any Authority undertaking authorized by this chapter or the operation and maintenance<\/span> thereof; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The acquisition and transfer to the Authority of land, including easements, rights-of-way, or other property, useful in the construction, operation, or maintenance<\/span> of any Authority facility<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> The making of payments or contributions to the Authority for the use of or in compensation for the services rendered by any Authority facility<\/span> in lieu of the payment of tolls or other charges therefor, and such payments and contributions shall be deemed revenues<\/span> of the project<\/span> to the same extent as the tolls, rentals, fees, and other charges collected in the operation of the project<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> When requested by the Authority, the vacating or changing of the location of any public highway<\/span> or other public way or place or any portion thereof, public utility, sewer, pipe, main, conduit, cable, wire, tower, pole, or other equipment or appliance owned or controlled by or under the jurisdiction<\/span> of either the City of Richmond or the County of Henrico or Chesterfield, in the manner required or authorized by law<\/span> conferring such power on the City of Richmond or the County of Henrico or Chesterfield, and to construct the same in such new location as shall be designated by the governing body of the City of Richmond or the County of Henrico or Chesterfield, and the cost of vacating or changing the location or reconstruction thereof and any damages<\/span> resulting therefrom required to be paid by the City of Richmond or County of Henrico or Chesterfield shall be reimbursed by the Authority as a part of the cost of the project<\/span> in connection with which such expenditures have been made; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> The connection of any project<\/span> of the Authority with the streets, highways, roads, and other public ways in the City of Richmond and in the Counties of Henrico and Chesterfield. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGENERAL POWERS OF CITY OF RICHMOND AND COUNTIES OF HENRICO AND CHESTERFIELD (\u00a7\n33.2-2912)\n\nThe City of Richmond and the Counties of Henrico and Chesterfield may enter into\nand perform contracts or agreements with the Authority providing for furnishing\nto the Authority one or more of the following cooperative undertakings or any\ncombination thereof:\n\n1. The preparation, acquisition, loan, or exchange of survey, engineering,\nborings, construction and other technical reports, studies, plans, and data;\n\n2. The providing of engineering, planning and other professional and technical\nservices, labor, or other things of value;\n\n3. The construction, in whole or in part, of public highways, bridges, tunnels,\nviaducts, interchanges, connecting highways, grade crossings, and other highway\nfacilities;\n\n4. The providing of funds in lump sums or installments to assist in paying the\ncost of any Authority facility or any Authority undertaking authorized by this\nchapter or the operation and maintenance thereof;\n\n5. The acquisition and transfer to the Authority of land, including easements,\nrights-of-way, or other property, useful in the construction, operation, or\nmaintenance of any Authority facility;\n\n6. The making of payments or contributions to the Authority for the use of or in\ncompensation for the services rendered by any Authority facility in lieu of the\npayment of tolls or other charges therefor, and such payments and contributions\nshall be deemed revenues of the project to the same extent as the tolls,\nrentals, fees, and other charges collected in the operation of the project;\n\n7. When requested by the Authority, the vacating or changing of the location of\nany public highway or other public way or place or any portion thereof, public\nutility, sewer, pipe, main, conduit, cable, wire, tower, pole, or other\nequipment or appliance owned or controlled by or under the jurisdiction of\neither the City of Richmond or the County of Henrico or Chesterfield, in the\nmanner required or authorized by law conferring such power on the City of\nRichmond or the County of Henrico or Chesterfield, and to construct the same in\nsuch new location as shall be designated by the governing body of the City of\nRichmond or the County of Henrico or Chesterfield, and the cost of vacating or\nchanging the location or reconstruction thereof and any damages resulting\ntherefrom required to be paid by the City of Richmond or County of Henrico or\nChesterfield shall be reimbursed by the Authority as a part of the cost of the\nproject in connection with which such expenditures have been made; and\n\n8. The connection of any project of the Authority with the streets, highways,\nroads, and other public ways in the City of Richmond and in the Counties of\nHenrico and Chesterfield.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, c. 471, \u00a7 15.2-7012; 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}}