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For the purpose of maintaining the highways in any such park, the Commissioner of Highways may expend funds under his control and available for expenditure upon the maintenance of highways in the secondary state highway system in the county or counties in which such state park is located. This section shall not affect the jurisdiction, control, and right to establish such highways, bridges, and toll facilities that are now vested in the Department of Conservation and Recreation.\n\t\tAll roads, bridges, and toll facilities constructed by way of revenue bonds issued by the Department of Conservation and Recreation shall operate under the terms of their establishment as a park facility, notwithstanding the right of the Commissioner of Highways to use highway funds to maintain them.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":217527,"text":"The Commissioner of Highways may maintain all highways, bridges, and toll facilities within the boundaries of any state park established by and under the control of the Department of Conservation and Recreation. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1970, chapter 322; in 1986, chapter 498; in 1989, chapter 656; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":205795,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59348,"identifier":"33.2-312","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/2\/33.2-312","url":"\/33.2-312\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-312\/","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/2\/33.2-312","dublin_core":{"Title":"Maintenance of highways, bridges, and toll facilities within state parks","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-312","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may maintain all highways, bridges, and toll facilities within the boundaries of any state park established by and under the control of the Department<\/span> of Conservation and Recreation. For the purpose of maintaining the highways in any such park, the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may expend funds under his control and available for expenditure upon the maintenance<\/span> of highways in the secondary state highway<\/span> system in the county or counties in which such state park is located. This section shall not affect the jurisdiction<\/span>, control, and right to establish such highways, bridges, and toll facilities that are now vested in the Department<\/span> of Conservation and Recreation.\n\t\tAll roads, bridges, and toll facilities constructed by way of revenue bonds<\/span> issued by the Department<\/span> of Conservation and Recreation shall operate under the terms of their establishment as a park facility, notwithstanding the right of the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> to use highway<\/span> funds to maintain them.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND TOLL FACILITIES WITHIN STATE PARKS (\u00a7\n33.2-312)\n\nThe Commissioner of Highways may maintain all highways, bridges, and toll\nfacilities within the boundaries of any state park established by and under the\ncontrol of the Department of Conservation and Recreation. For the purpose of\nmaintaining the highways in any such park, the Commissioner of Highways may\nexpend funds under his control and available for expenditure upon the\nmaintenance of highways in the secondary state highway system in the county or\ncounties in which such state park is located. This section shall not affect the\njurisdiction, control, and right to establish such highways, bridges, and toll\nfacilities that are now vested in the Department of Conservation and Recreation.\n\t\tAll roads, bridges, and toll facilities constructed by way of revenue bonds\nissued by the Department of Conservation and Recreation shall operate under the\nterms of their establishment as a park facility, notwithstanding the right of\nthe Commissioner of Highways to use highway funds to maintain them.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-25; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-32; 1986, c. 498; 1989, c.\n656; 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}}