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Candidate projects and strategies shall be screened, evaluated, and selected by the Board according to the process established pursuant to subsection B of § 33.2-214.1 but shall be within a highway construction district and not outside such highway construction district. Candidate projects and strategies from localities within a highway construction district shall be scored against projects and strategies within the same highway construction district. Only those candidate projects and strategies submitted by a locality shall be funded.D\n\nFunds allocated to this program under \u00a7 33.2-358 shall be distributed to each highway construction district for that district’s grant program as follows:1\n\nThirty percent based on the ratio of the population of the cities and towns eligible to receive payments pursuant to § 33.2-319 within a highway construction district to the total population of the cities and towns eligible to receive payments pursuant to § 33.2-319 within the Commonwealth;2\n\nTwenty-eight percent based on the ratio of vehicle miles traveled on primary highways within the highway construction district to the total vehicle miles traveled on primary highways in the Commonwealth;3\n\nTwenty-four percent based on the ratio of the population of counties within a highway construction district to the total population of all counties within the Commonwealth;4\n\nTen percent based on the ratio of the number of primary lane-miles in the highway construction district to the total number of primary lane-miles within the Commonwealth;5\n\nSix percent based on the ratio of the land area of counties within the highway construction district to the total land area of counties within the Commonwealth; and6\n\nTwo percent based on a primary need factor based on addressing the largest under-allocation to highway construction districts relative to primary needs.E\n\nProjects awarded funds under a grant program established by this section may be administered by the local government pursuant to § 33.2-228 or by the Department.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226999,"text":"As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Land area” means the total land area of the counties within a highway construction district reduced by the area of any military reservations and state or national parks or forests within its boundaries and such other similar areas and facilities of five square miles in area or more, as may be determined by the Board.\n\t\t\t“Population” means the population according to the latest U.S. census or the latest population estimates made by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service of the University of Virginia, whichever is more recent.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":227000,"text":"The Board shall establish a grant program in each highway construction district to fund projects and strategies that address a need in the Statewide Transportation Plan developed pursuant to § 33.2-353.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":227001,"text":"The Board shall solicit candidate projects and strategies from local governments for consideration in the applicable highway construction district’s grant program. 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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 684<\/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":[{"id":57318,"section_number":"33.2-214","catch_line":"Transportation; Six-Year Improvement Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-214\/"},{"id":71998,"section_number":"33.2-214.1","catch_line":"Statewide prioritization process for project selection","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-214.1\/"},{"id":81611,"section_number":"33.2-228","catch_line":"Agreements between Commissioner of Highways and certain localities","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-228\/"},{"id":62915,"section_number":"33.2-318","catch_line":"Bypasses through or around cities and towns","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-318\/"},{"id":81138,"section_number":"33.2-358","catch_line":"Allocation of funds to programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-358\/"},{"id":79405,"section_number":"33.2-359","catch_line":"Unpaved secondary highway funds","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-359\/"},{"id":56491,"section_number":"58.1-2299.20","catch_line":"Disposition of tax revenues","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2299.20\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71998,"section_number":"33.2-214.1","catch_line":"Statewide prioritization process for project selection","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-214.1\/"},{"id":81611,"section_number":"33.2-228","catch_line":"Agreements between Commissioner of Highways and certain localities","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-228\/"},{"id":56954,"section_number":"33.2-319","catch_line":"Payments to cities and certain towns for maintenance of certain highways","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-319\/"},{"id":81138,"section_number":"33.2-358","catch_line":"Allocation of funds to programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-358\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206033,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62249,"identifier":"33.2-371","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/5\/33.2-371","url":"\/33.2-371\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-371\/","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/5\/33.2-371","dublin_core":{"Title":"Highway construction district grant programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-371","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Land area<\/span>” means the total land area<\/span> of the counties within a highway construction<\/span> district reduced by the area of any military reservations and state or national parks or forests within its boundaries and such other similar areas and facilities of five square miles in area or more, as may be determined by the Board<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Population<\/span>” means the population<\/span> according to the latest U.S. census or the latest population<\/span> estimates made by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service of the University of Virginia, whichever is more recent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall establish a grant program in each highway construction<\/span> district to fund projects and strategies that address a need in the Statewide Transportation Plan developed pursuant to § 33.2-353<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall solicit candidate projects and strategies from local governments for consideration in the applicable highway construction<\/span> district’s grant program. Candidate projects and strategies shall be screened, evaluated, and selected by the Board<\/span> according to the process established pursuant to subsection B of § 33.2-214.1<\/a> but shall be within a highway construction<\/span> district and not outside such highway construction<\/span> district. Candidate projects and strategies from localities within a highway construction<\/span> district shall be scored against projects and strategies within the same highway construction<\/span> district. Only those candidate projects and strategies submitted by a locality shall be funded. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Funds allocated to this program under \u00a7 33.2-358<\/a> shall be distributed to each highway construction<\/span> district for that district’s grant program as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Thirty percent based on the ratio of the population<\/span> of the cities and towns eligible to receive payments pursuant to § 33.2-319<\/a> within a highway construction<\/span> district to the total population<\/span> of the cities and towns eligible to receive payments pursuant to § 33.2-319<\/a> within the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Twenty-eight percent based on the ratio of vehicle miles traveled on primary highways<\/span> within the highway construction<\/span> district to the total vehicle miles traveled on primary highways<\/span> in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Twenty-four percent based on the ratio of the population<\/span> of counties within a highway construction<\/span> district to the total population<\/span> of all counties within the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Ten percent based on the ratio of the number of primary lane-miles in the highway construction<\/span> district to the total number of primary lane-miles within the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Six percent based on the ratio of the land area<\/span> of counties within the highway construction<\/span> district to the total land area<\/span> of counties within the Commonwealth; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Two percent based on a primary need factor based on addressing the largest under-allocation to highway construction<\/span> districts relative to primary needs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Projects awarded funds under a grant program established by this section may be administered by the local government pursuant to § 33.2-228<\/a> or by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION DISTRICT GRANT PROGRAMS (\u00a7 33.2-371)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Land area” means the total land area of the counties within a\nhighway construction district reduced by the area of any military reservations\nand state or national parks or forests within its boundaries and such other\nsimilar areas and facilities of five square miles in area or more, as may be\ndetermined by the Board.\n\t\t\t“Population” means the population according to the latest U.S.\ncensus or the latest population estimates made by the Weldon Cooper Center for\nPublic Service of the University of Virginia, whichever is more recent.\n\nB. The Board shall establish a grant program in each highway construction\ndistrict to fund projects and strategies that address a need in the Statewide\nTransportation Plan developed pursuant to § 33.2-353.\n\nC. The Board shall solicit candidate projects and strategies from local\ngovernments for consideration in the applicable highway construction\ndistrict’s grant program. Candidate projects and strategies shall be\nscreened, evaluated, and selected by the Board according to the process\nestablished pursuant to subsection B of § 33.2-214.1 but shall be within a\nhighway construction district and not outside such highway construction\ndistrict. Candidate projects and strategies from localities within a highway\nconstruction district shall be scored against projects and strategies within the\nsame highway construction district. Only those candidate projects and strategies\nsubmitted by a locality shall be funded.\n\nD. Funds allocated to this program under \u00a7 33.2-358 shall be distributed to\neach highway construction district for that district’s grant program as\nfollows:\n\n 1. Thirty percent based on the ratio of the population of the cities and towns\n eligible to receive payments pursuant to § 33.2-319 within a highway\n construction district to the total population of the cities and towns eligible\n to receive payments pursuant to § 33.2-319 within the Commonwealth;\n\n 2. Twenty-eight percent based on the ratio of vehicle miles traveled on\n primary highways within the highway construction district to the total vehicle\n miles traveled on primary highways in the Commonwealth;\n\n 3. Twenty-four percent based on the ratio of the population of counties within\n a highway construction district to the total population of all counties within\n the Commonwealth;\n\n 4. Ten percent based on the ratio of the number of primary lane-miles in the\n highway construction district to the total number of primary lane-miles within\n the Commonwealth;\n\n 5. Six percent based on the ratio of the land area of counties within the\n highway construction district to the total land area of counties within the\n Commonwealth; and\n\n 6. Two percent based on a primary need factor based on addressing the largest\n under-allocation to highway construction districts relative to primary needs.\n\nE. Projects awarded funds under a grant program established by this section may\nbe administered by the local government pursuant to § 33.2-228 or by the\nDepartment.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, c. 684.","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}}