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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>62246</law_id><section_number>15.2-4811</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="48">Virginia Transportation Service District Act</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 public highway or public mass transit system without the approval of the Commonwealth Transportation Board and the <span class="dictionary">county</span>. At the request of the <span class="dictionary">commission</span>, the Commonwealth Transportation Board may exercise its 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 facilities</span> within the <span class="dictionary">district</span>. Upon completion of such construction or improvement of a public highway, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall take such public highway into the primary or secondary system of state highways for purposes of maintenance and subsequent improvement as necessary. Upon acceptance by the Commonwealth of the highway into the state highway system, all rights, title, and interest in the right-of-way and improvements of such 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 such 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>
