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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>82375</law_id><section_number>15.2-4712</section_number><catch_line>Approval by Commonwealth Transportation Board</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Other Governmental Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="47">Transportation Improvement District in Individual Localities</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">district</span> may not construct or improve a transportation improvement without the approval of the Commonwealth Transportation Board and without the approval of the <span class="dictionary">locality</span> in which the transportation improvement will be located. At the request of the <span class="dictionary">commission</span>, the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner may exercise his powers of condemnation pursuant to Chapter 2 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Chapter controls condemnation proceedings" href="/25.1-200/">25.1-200</a> et seq.) or 3 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/25.1-300/">25.1-300</a> et seq.) of Title 25.1 or &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Continuance of powers of county authorities; alternative procedure" href="/33.2-705/">33.2-705</a> for the purpose of acquiring property for <span class="dictionary">transportation improvements</span> within the <span class="dictionary">district</span>. Upon completion of the construction or improvement, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall take the public highway into the secondary, primary, or Interstate system of state highways for purposes of maintenance and subsequent improvement as necessary. Upon acceptance by the Commonwealth of the highway into the primary system of highways, all rights, title, and interest in the right-of-way and improvements of such public mass transit system or highway shall vest in the Commonwealth. Upon completion of such construction or improvement of a mass transit system, all rights, title, and interest in the right-of-way and improvements of the mass transit system shall vest in the Northern Virginia Transportation <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> or other agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth.</p></section></text><history>1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
