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Such improvement may consist of enhancements to such highway or highway segment other than paving, such as improved materials, drainage upgrades, or enhanced design of the highway profile. Other techniques shall be considered improvements if they increase safety, reduce maintenance costs, or enhance the historic qualities of the highway or highway segment. Funds shall be deducted from the allocation made to each highway construction district pursuant to subsection D of § 33.2-371 and such deduction shall be based on the ratio of nonsurface treated secondary highways in each highway construction district that carry 50 or more vehicles per day to the total number of such nonsurface treated secondary highways in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tTotal funds of the Commonwealth allocated by the Board under this section shall not exceed $25 million annually.B\n\nSuch funds shall be distributed to counties in the secondary state highway system based on the ratio of nonsurface treated roads in each county carrying 50 vehicles or more per day to the total number of such nonsurface treated roads in the Commonwealth. The local governing body of the county shall select the highways or highway segments to be improved pursuant to this section, after consulting with the Department. 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Funds shall be deducted from the allocation made to each highway construction district pursuant to subsection D of § 33.2-371 and such deduction shall be based on the ratio of nonsurface treated secondary highways in each highway construction district that carry 50 or more vehicles per day to the total number of such nonsurface treated secondary highways in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tTotal funds of the Commonwealth allocated by the Board under this section shall not exceed $25 million annually.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":284254,"text":"Such funds shall be distributed to counties in the secondary state highway system based on the ratio of nonsurface treated roads in each county carrying 50 vehicles or more per day to the total number of such nonsurface treated roads in the Commonwealth. 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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 84 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 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1985, chapter 42; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 684<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 134<\/a> and 160<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62249,"section_number":"33.2-371","catch_line":"Highway construction district grant programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-371\/"}],"permalink":{"id":205989,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79405,"identifier":"33.2-359","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/5\/33.2-359","url":"\/33.2-359\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-359\/","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/5\/33.2-359","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unpaved secondary highway funds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-359","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Funds from the highway construction<\/span> district grant programs established pursuant to § 33.2-371<\/a> shall be allocated for the improvement of nonsurface treated secondary highways<\/span> that carry 50 or more vehicles per day. Such improvement may consist of enhancements to such highway or highway segment other than paving, such as improved materials<\/span>, drainage upgrades, or enhanced design of the highway profile. Other techniques shall be considered improvements if they increase safety, reduce maintenance<\/span> costs, or enhance the historic qualities of the highway or highway segment. Funds shall be deducted from the allocation made to each highway construction<\/span> district pursuant to subsection D of § 33.2-371<\/a> and such deduction shall be based on the ratio of nonsurface treated secondary highways<\/span> in each highway construction<\/span> district that carry 50 or more vehicles per day to the total number of such nonsurface treated secondary highways<\/span> in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tTotal funds of the Commonwealth allocated by the Board<\/span> under this section shall not exceed $25 million annually. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Such funds shall be distributed to counties in the secondary state highway system based on the ratio of nonsurface treated roads in each county carrying 50 vehicles or more per day to the total number of such nonsurface treated roads in the Commonwealth. The local governing body of the county shall select the highways or highway segments to be improved pursuant to this section, after consulting with the Department<\/span>. Improvements pursuant to this section shall be designed and implemented utilizing project standards that conform to then-existing federal and state requirements and standards and, if no such standards exist, that conform to standards as mutually agreed upon by the Department<\/span> and the locality. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNPAVED SECONDARY HIGHWAY FUNDS (\u00a7 33.2-359)\n\nA. Funds from the highway construction district grant programs established\npursuant to § 33.2-371 shall be allocated for the improvement of nonsurface\ntreated secondary highways that carry 50 or more vehicles per day. Such\nimprovement may consist of enhancements to such highway or highway segment other\nthan paving, such as improved materials, drainage upgrades, or enhanced design\nof the highway profile. Other techniques shall be considered improvements if\nthey increase safety, reduce maintenance costs, or enhance the historic\nqualities of the highway or highway segment. Funds shall be deducted from the\nallocation made to each highway construction district pursuant to subsection D\nof § 33.2-371 and such deduction shall be based on the ratio of nonsurface\ntreated secondary highways in each highway construction district that carry 50\nor more vehicles per day to the total number of such nonsurface treated\nsecondary highways in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tTotal funds of the Commonwealth allocated by the Board under this section\nshall not exceed $25 million annually.\n\nB. Such funds shall be distributed to counties in the secondary state highway\nsystem based on the ratio of nonsurface treated roads in each county carrying 50\nvehicles or more per day to the total number of such nonsurface treated roads in\nthe Commonwealth. The local governing body of the county shall select the\nhighways or highway segments to be improved pursuant to this section, after\nconsulting with the Department. Improvements pursuant to this section shall be\ndesigned and implemented utilizing project standards that conform to\nthen-existing federal and state requirements and standards and, if no such\nstandards exist, that conform to standards as mutually agreed upon by the\nDepartment and the locality.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 84, \u00a7 33.1-23.1:1; 1985, c. 42; 2014, c. 805; 2015, c. 684;\n2024, cc. 134, 160.","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}}