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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 741<\/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 2 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 2011, chapter 554<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57318,"section_number":"33.2-214","catch_line":"Transportation; Six-Year Improvement Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-214\/"}],"permalink":{"id":207727,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60984,"identifier":"33.2-3202","token":"33.2\/IV\/32\/33.2-3202","url":"\/33.2-3202\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-3202\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/32\/33.2-3202","dublin_core":{"Title":"Distribution of certain federal funds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-3202","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) as defined under 23 U.S.C. \u00a7 134 and \u00a7 8 of the Federal Transit Act shall be authorized to issue<\/span> contracts<\/span> for studies and to develop and approve transportation plans and improvement programs to the full extent permitted by federal law<\/span>.\n\t\tThe Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span>, the Department<\/span> of Transportation, and the Department<\/span> of Rail and Public Transportation<\/span> shall develop and implement a decision-making process that provides MPOs and regional transportation planning bodies a meaningful opportunity for input into transportation decisions that impact the transportation system within their boundaries. Such a process shall provide the MPOs and regional transportation planning bodies with the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span>’s priorities for development of the Six-Year Improvement Program developed pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-214<\/a> and an opportunity for them to identify their regional priorities for consideration.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS (\u00a7 33.2-3202)\n\nMetropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) as defined under 23 U.S.C. \u00a7 134 and\n\u00a7 8 of the Federal Transit Act shall be authorized to issue contracts for\nstudies and to develop and approve transportation plans and improvement programs\nto the full extent permitted by federal law.\n\t\tThe Commonwealth Transportation Board, the Department of Transportation, and\nthe Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall develop and implement a\ndecision-making process that provides MPOs and regional transportation planning\nbodies a meaningful opportunity for input into transportation decisions that\nimpact the transportation system within their boundaries. Such a process shall\nprovide the MPOs and regional transportation planning bodies with the\nCommonwealth Transportation Board’s priorities for development of the\nSix-Year Improvement Program developed pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-214 and an\nopportunity for them to identify their regional priorities for consideration.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 741, \u00a7 33.1-23.03:01; 2011, c. 554; 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}}