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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>65106</law_id><section_number>15.2-4801</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</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="48">Virginia Transportation Service District Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates another meaning or <span class="dictionary">intent</span>:
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Board of supervisors</span>&#x201D;  means the <span class="dictionary">governing body</span> of a <span class="dictionary">county</span> empowered to act under the provisions of this chapter.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Commission</span>&#x201D;  means the <span class="dictionary">governing body</span> of the district created under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Creation of district" href="/15.2-4802/">15.2-4802</a>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Cost</span>&#x201D;  means all or any part of the <span class="dictionary">cost</span> of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, alteration, landscaping, enlargement, conservation, remodeling, or equipping of a transportation facility or portion thereof, including the <span class="dictionary">cost</span> of the acquisition of land, rights-of-way, property rights, easements and interests acquired for such construction, alteration, or expansion, the <span class="dictionary">cost</span> of demolishing or removing any structure on land so acquired, including the <span class="dictionary">cost</span> of acquiring any lands to which such structures may be removed, the <span class="dictionary">cost</span> of all labor, <span class="dictionary">materials</span>, machinery and equipment, financing charges, insurance, interest on all <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> prior to and during construction and, if deemed advisable by the <span class="dictionary">governing body</span>, for a reasonable period after completion of such construction, reserves for principal and interest and for extensions, enlargements, additions, replacements, renovations, and improvements, provisions for working capital, the <span class="dictionary">cost</span> of surveys, engineering and architectural expenses, borings, plans and specifications, and other engineering and architectural services, legal expenses, studies, estimates of <span class="dictionary">costs</span> and <span class="dictionary">revenues</span>, administrative expenses, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the creation of the district (which shall not exceed $150,000), construction of the project, and the provision of equipment therefor, and of such subsequent additions thereto or expansion thereof, and to determining the feasibility or practicality of such construction, the <span class="dictionary">cost</span> of financing such construction, additions, or expansion, and placing the project and such additions or expansion in operation.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">County</span>&#x201D;  means Arlington, Fairfax, James <span class="dictionary">City</span>, Loudoun, Prince William, Pulaski, and Smyth Counties.
		&#x201C;District&#x201D;  means any transportation service district created under the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Creation of district" href="/15.2-4802/">15.2-4802</a>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">District advisory board</span>&#x201D;  means the board appointed by the <span class="dictionary">board of supervisors</span> in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Creation of district advisory board" href="/15.2-4804/">15.2-4804</a>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Federal agency</span>&#x201D;  means and includes the United States of America or any department, bureau, agency, or instrumentality thereof.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Owner</span>&#x201D;  or &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">landowner</span>&#x201D;  means the person or entity that has the usufruct, control, or occupation of the real property as determined annually by the <span class="dictionary">county</span>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Public highways</span>&#x201D;  includes any <span class="dictionary">public highways</span>, roads, or streets, whether maintained by the Commonwealth or otherwise.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Revenues</span>&#x201D;  means any or all fees, tolls, rents, notes, receipts, assessments, taxes, moneys, and income derived by the district and includes any cash contributions or payments made to the district by the Commonwealth, any political subdivision thereof, or any other source.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Town</span>&#x201D;  means any <span class="dictionary">town</span> having a population of more than 1,000, as determined by the 1980 census.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Transportation facilities</span>&#x201D;  means any real or personal property acquired, constructed or improved, or utilized in constructing or improving any public highway or portion thereof or any publicly owned mass transit systems situated or operated within the district created pursuant to appurtenances thereto, rights-of-way, bridges, tunnels, transportation stations, terminals, areas for parking, and all related equipment and fixtures.</p></section></text><history>1997, c. 587; 2019, c. 632.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
