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The regional transit plan may include all or portions of those areas within the City of Williamsburg, the County of James City and such portions of York County as its governing body desires to have covered, and the areas owned or operated by the College of William and Mary in Virginia and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including transit improvements of regional significance, and those improvements necessary or incidental thereto, and the Authority shall from time to time revise and amend the plan.2\n\nThe Authority may, when a transit plan is adopted according to subdivision 1, construct or acquire, by purchase, lease, contract, or otherwise, the transit facilities specified in such transit plan.3\n\nThe Authority may enter into agreements or leases with public or private entities for the operation of its facilities, or may operate such facilities itself.4\n\nThe Authority may enter into contracts or agreements with the counties and cities embraced by the Authority, with other transit commissions of transportation districts adjoining any county or city embraced by the Authority, with any transportation authority, or with any state, local, private, or federal entity to provide, or cause to be provided, transit facilities and services to the area embraced by the Authority. 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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 179<\/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 2015, chapter 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":207733,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63684,"identifier":"33.2-3300","token":"33.2\/IV\/33\/33.2-3300","url":"\/33.2-3300\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-3300\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/33\/33.2-3300","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority created","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-3300","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is hereby created a political subdivision of the Commonwealth known as the Williamsburg Area Transit Authority, hereinafter known as “the Authority.”\n\t\tIn addition to such other powers vested in the Authority by this chapter, the Authority shall have the following powers and functions:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The Authority shall prepare a regional transit plan for all or a portion of the areas located within the jurisdictional boundaries of each member locality. The regional transit plan may include all or portions of those areas within the City of Williamsburg, the County of James City and such portions of York County as its governing body desires to have covered, and the areas owned or operated by the College of William and Mary in Virginia and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including transit improvements of regional significance, and those improvements necessary or incidental thereto, and the Authority shall from time to time revise and amend<\/span> the plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The Authority may, when a transit plan is adopted according to subdivision 1, construct or acquire, by purchase, lease, contract<\/span>, or otherwise, the transit facilities specified in such transit plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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4.<\/span> The Authority may enter into contracts<\/span> or agreements with the counties and cities embraced by the Authority, with other transit commissions of transportation districts adjoining any county or city embraced by the Authority, with any transportation authority, or with any state, local, private, or federal entity to provide, or cause to be provided, transit facilities and services to the area embraced by the Authority. Such contracts<\/span> or agreements, together with any agreements or leases for the operation of such facilities, may be used by the Authority to finance the construction and operation of transit facilities, and such contracts<\/span>, agreements, or leases shall inure to the benefit of any creditor<\/span> of the Authority. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span> to the contrary, the Authority may:\n\t\t\ta. Acquire land or any interest therein by purchase, lease, or gift and provide transit facilities thereon for use in connection with any transit service;\n\t\t\tb. Acquire land or any interest therein by purchase, lease, or gift in advance of the need for sale or contribution to an agency, for use by that agency in connection with an adopted transit plan; or\n\t\t\tc. Prepare a plan for mass transit<\/span> services with persons, cities, counties, agencies, authorities, or transportation commissions and may further contract<\/span> with any such person or other entity to provide necessary facilities, equipment, operations and maintenance<\/span>, access, and insurance pursuant to such plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY CREATED (\u00a7 33.2-3300)\n\nThere is hereby created a political subdivision of the Commonwealth known as the\nWilliamsburg Area Transit Authority, hereinafter known as “the\nAuthority.”\n\t\tIn addition to such other powers vested in the Authority by this chapter, the\nAuthority shall have the following powers and functions:\n\n1. The Authority shall prepare a regional transit plan for all or a portion of\nthe areas located within the jurisdictional boundaries of each member locality.\nThe regional transit plan may include all or portions of those areas within the\nCity of Williamsburg, the County of James City and such portions of York County\nas its governing body desires to have covered, and the areas owned or operated\nby the College of William and Mary in Virginia and the Colonial Williamsburg\nFoundation, including transit improvements of regional significance, and those\nimprovements necessary or incidental thereto, and the Authority shall from time\nto time revise and amend the plan.\n\n2. The Authority may, when a transit plan is adopted according to subdivision 1,\nconstruct or acquire, by purchase, lease, contract, or otherwise, the transit\nfacilities specified in such transit plan.\n\n3. The Authority may enter into agreements or leases with public or private\nentities for the operation of its facilities, or may operate such facilities\nitself.\n\n4. The Authority may enter into contracts or agreements with the counties and\ncities embraced by the Authority, with other transit commissions of\ntransportation districts adjoining any county or city embraced by the Authority,\nwith any transportation authority, or with any state, local, private, or federal\nentity to provide, or cause to be provided, transit facilities and services to\nthe area embraced by the Authority. Such contracts or agreements, together with\nany agreements or leases for the operation of such facilities, may be used by\nthe Authority to finance the construction and operation of transit facilities,\nand such contracts, agreements, or leases shall inure to the benefit of any\ncreditor of the Authority.\n\n5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Authority\nmay:\n\t\t\ta. Acquire land or any interest therein by purchase, lease, or gift and\nprovide transit facilities thereon for use in connection with any transit\nservice;\n\t\t\tb. Acquire land or any interest therein by purchase, lease, or gift in\nadvance of the need for sale or contribution to an agency, for use by that\nagency in connection with an adopted transit plan; or\n\t\t\tc. Prepare a plan for mass transit services with persons, cities, counties,\nagencies, authorities, or transportation commissions and may further contract\nwith any such person or other entity to provide necessary facilities, equipment,\noperations and maintenance, access, and insurance pursuant to such plan.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 179, \u00a7 15.2-6801; 2015, c. 256.","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}}