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Whenever such projects are being financed by advance annual allocation of funds, the Board may make such funds available to the contracting governing bodies in annual increments that may be used for other transit purposes until needed for the project for which allocated; however, the Board may require bond or other satisfactory assurance of final completion of the contract.\n\t\tThe Board may also, at the request of local governing bodies, use funds allocated for urban highways or secondary highways within their jurisdiction to accomplish the purposes of this section.\n\t\tThe General Assembly may, through the general appropriation act, provide for (i) limits on the amounts or purposes of allocations made under this section and (ii) the transfer of allocations from one eligible recipient to another.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":255997,"text":"In allocating highway funds, the Board may use such funds for highway aid to mass transit facilities when such use will best accomplish the purpose of serving the transportation needs of the greatest number of people.\n\t\tHighway aid to mass transit may be accomplished by (i) using highway funds to aid in paying transit operating costs borne by localities; (ii) acquiring or constructing transit-related highway facilities such as exclusive bus lanes; bus turn-outs; bus passenger shelters; fringe parking facilities, including necessary access roads, to promote transit use and relieve highway congestion; and off-street parking facilities to permit exclusive use of curb lane by buses; or (iii) permitting mass transit facilities to occupy highway median strips without the reimbursement required by \u00a7 33.2-1015, all to the end that highway traffic may be relieved through the development of more efficient mass transit.\n\t\tExpenditures pursuant to this section shall be made from funds available for the construction of state highways within the highway construction district in which the transit facilities are wholly or partly located.\n\t\tThe Board may contract with the governing bodies constituting a transportation district, or in its discretion, other local governing bodies, for the accomplishment of a project to which funds have been allocated under the provisions of this section. 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It has been modified 8 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 503; in 1972, chapter 490; in 1973, chapter 508; in 1977, chapter 578; in 1980, chapter 373; in 1986, chapter 392; in 1998, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0905\">905<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0907\">907<\/a>; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0805\">805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64801,"section_number":"33.2-1015","catch_line":"Acquisition of land in median of highways for public mass transit; disposition of such property","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1015\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206017,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70991,"identifier":"33.2-367","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/5\/33.2-367","url":"\/33.2-367\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-367\/","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/5\/33.2-367","dublin_core":{"Title":"Highway aid to mass transit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-367","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In allocating highway funds, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may use such funds for highway aid to <span class=\"dictionary\">mass transit<\/span> facilities when such use will best accomplish the purpose of serving the transportation needs of the greatest number of people.\n\t\tHighway aid to <span class=\"dictionary\">mass transit<\/span> may be accomplished by (i) using highway funds to aid in paying transit operating costs borne by localities; (ii) acquiring or constructing transit-related highway facilities such as exclusive bus lanes; bus turn-outs; bus passenger shelters; fringe parking facilities, including necessary access roads, to promote transit use and relieve highway congestion; and off-street parking facilities to permit exclusive use of curb lane by buses; or (iii) permitting <span class=\"dictionary\">mass transit<\/span> facilities to occupy highway median strips without the reimbursement required by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Acquisition of land in median of highways for public mass transit; disposition of such property\" href=\"\/33.2-1015\/\">33.2-1015<\/a>, all to the end that highway traffic may be relieved through the development of more efficient <span class=\"dictionary\">mass transit<\/span>.\n\t\tExpenditures pursuant to this section shall be made from funds available for the construction of state highways within the <span class=\"dictionary\">highway construction<\/span> district in which the transit facilities are wholly or partly located.\n\t\tThe <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> with the governing bodies constituting a transportation district, or in its discretion, other local governing bodies, for the accomplishment of a project to which funds have been allocated under the provisions of this section. Whenever such projects are being financed by advance annual allocation of funds, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may make such funds available to the contracting governing bodies in annual increments that may be used for other transit purposes until needed for the project for which allocated; however, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may require <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> or other satisfactory assurance of final completion of the <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span>.\n\t\tThe <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may also, at the request of local governing bodies, use funds allocated for urban highways or <span class=\"dictionary\">secondary highways<\/span> within their <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> to accomplish the purposes of this section.\n\t\tThe General Assembly may, through the general appropriation act, provide for (i) limits on the amounts or purposes of allocations made under this section and (ii) the transfer of allocations from one eligible recipient to another.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHIGHWAY AID TO MASS TRANSIT (\u00a7 33.2-367)\n\nIn allocating highway funds, the Board may use such funds for highway aid to\nmass transit facilities when such use will best accomplish the purpose of\nserving the transportation needs of the greatest number of people.\n\t\tHighway aid to mass transit may be accomplished by (i) using highway funds to\naid in paying transit operating costs borne by localities; (ii) acquiring or\nconstructing transit-related highway facilities such as exclusive bus lanes; bus\nturn-outs; bus passenger shelters; fringe parking facilities, including\nnecessary access roads, to promote transit use and relieve highway congestion;\nand off-street parking facilities to permit exclusive use of curb lane by buses;\nor (iii) permitting mass transit facilities to occupy highway median strips\nwithout the reimbursement required by \u00a7 33.2-1015, all to the end that highway\ntraffic may be relieved through the development of more efficient mass transit.\n\t\tExpenditures pursuant to this section shall be made from funds available for\nthe construction of state highways within the highway construction district in\nwhich the transit facilities are wholly or partly located.\n\t\tThe Board may contract with the governing bodies constituting a transportation\ndistrict, or in its discretion, other local governing bodies, for the\naccomplishment of a project to which funds have been allocated under the\nprovisions of this section. Whenever such projects are being financed by advance\nannual allocation of funds, the Board may make such funds available to the\ncontracting governing bodies in annual increments that may be used for other\ntransit purposes until needed for the project for which allocated; however, the\nBoard may require bond or other satisfactory assurance of final completion of\nthe contract.\n\t\tThe Board may also, at the request of local governing bodies, use funds\nallocated for urban highways or secondary highways within their jurisdiction to\naccomplish the purposes of this section.\n\t\tThe General Assembly may, through the general appropriation act, provide for\n(i) limits on the amounts or purposes of allocations made under this section and\n(ii) the transfer of allocations from one eligible recipient to another.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-35.8; 1970, c. 503, \u00a7 33.1-1; 1972, c. 490; 1973, c.\n508, \u00a7 33.1-46.1; 1977, c. 578; 1980, c. 373; 1986, c. 392; 1998, cc. 905, 907;\n2014, 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}}