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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1235<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":207869,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54974,"identifier":"33.2-3709","token":"33.2\/IV\/37\/33.2-3709","url":"\/33.2-3709\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-3709\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/37\/33.2-3709","dublin_core":{"Title":"Additional Powers of the Authority","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-3709","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this title and in accordance with all applicable federal statutes<\/span> and requirements, the Authority<\/span> shall control and operate and may impose and collect tolls in amounts established by the Authority<\/span> for the use of any new or improved highway<\/span>, bridge, or tunnel, to increase capacity on such facility or to address congestion within Planning District 15, constructed by the Commission (i) with federal, state, or local funds<\/span>, (ii) solely with revenues of the Authority<\/span>, or (iii) with revenues under the control of the Authority<\/span>. The amount of any such toll may be varied from facility to facility, by lane, by congestion levels, by day of the week, by time of day, by type or size of vehicle, by number of axles, or by any similar combination thereof or any other factor the Authority<\/span> may deem proper, and a reduced rate may be established for commuters as defined by the Authority<\/span>. All such tolls shall be used for programs and projects that are reasonably related to or benefit the users of the new or improved highway<\/span>, bridge, or tunnel, including, but not limited to, for the debt service and other costs of bonds<\/span> whose proceeds are used for construction or improvement of such highway<\/span>, bridge, or tunnel.\n\t\tAny tolls imposed by the Authority<\/span> shall be collected by an electronic toll system that, to the extent possible, shall not impede the traffic flow of the facility or prohibit a toll facility from retaining means of nonautomated toll collection in some lanes of the facility. For all facilities tolled by the Authority<\/span>, there shall be signs erected prior to the point of toll collection that clearly state how the majority of the toll revenue is being spent by the Authority<\/span> to benefit the users of the facility.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADDITIONAL POWERS OF THE AUTHORITY (\u00a7 33.2-3709)\n\nNotwithstanding any contrary provision of this title and in accordance with all\napplicable federal statutes and requirements, the Authority shall control and\noperate and may impose and collect tolls in amounts established by the Authority\nfor the use of any new or improved highway, bridge, or tunnel, to increase\ncapacity on such facility or to address congestion within Planning District 15,\nconstructed by the Commission (i) with federal, state, or local funds, (ii)\nsolely with revenues of the Authority, or (iii) with revenues under the control\nof the Authority. The amount of any such toll may be varied from facility to\nfacility, by lane, by congestion levels, by day of the week, by time of day, by\ntype or size of vehicle, by number of axles, or by any similar combination\nthereof or any other factor the Authority may deem proper, and a reduced rate\nmay be established for commuters as defined by the Authority. All such tolls\nshall be used for programs and projects that are reasonably related to or\nbenefit the users of the new or improved highway, bridge, or tunnel, including,\nbut not limited to, for the debt service and other costs of bonds whose proceeds\nare used for construction or improvement of such highway, bridge, or tunnel.\n\t\tAny tolls imposed by the Authority shall be collected by an electronic toll\nsystem that, to the extent possible, shall not impede the traffic flow of the\nfacility or prohibit a toll facility from retaining means of nonautomated toll\ncollection in some lanes of the facility. For all facilities tolled by the\nAuthority, there shall be signs erected prior to the point of toll collection\nthat clearly state how the majority of the toll revenue is being spent by the\nAuthority to benefit the users of the facility.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 1235.","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}}