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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Authority<\/span>” means a regional passenger rail station authority<\/span> created pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the board<\/span> of directors of the authority<\/span>.\n\t\t“Facility<\/span>” means any structure, including real estate and improvements, used for operating passenger rail service and complementary activities. “Facility<\/span>” includes structures that are not owned by the authority<\/span> or its members<\/span> but are subject to a cooperative arrangement pursuant to subdivision 13 of \u00a7 15.2-6405<\/a>.\n\t\t“Governing bodies<\/span>” means the county boards<\/span> of supervisors, city and town councils, and boards<\/span> of visitors of institutions of higher education that are members<\/span> of the authority<\/span>.\n\t\t“Members<\/span>” means the counties, cities, towns, and institutions of higher education that comprise the authority<\/span>.\n\t\t“Region<\/span>” means Planning District 4.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 33.2-3800)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Authority” means a regional passenger rail station authority\ncreated pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t“Board” means the board of directors of the authority.\n\t\t“Facility” means any structure, including real estate and\nimprovements, used for operating passenger rail service and complementary\nactivities. “Facility” includes structures that are not owned by the\nauthority or its members but are subject to a cooperative arrangement pursuant\nto subdivision 13 of \u00a7 15.2-6405.\n\t\t“Governing bodies” means the county boards of supervisors, city\nand town councils, and boards of visitors of institutions of higher education\nthat are members of the authority.\n\t\t“Members” means the counties, cities, towns, and institutions of\nhigher education that comprise the authority.\n\t\t“Region” means Planning District 4.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 353, 354.","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}}