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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59251</law_id><section_number>33.2-282</section_number><catch_line>Department of Rail and Public Transportation created; appointment of Director</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="33.2">Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions and Transportation Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Transportation Entities</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Department of Rail and Public Transportation</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>There is hereby created a <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Rail and <span class="dictionary">Public Transportation</span> reporting to the <span class="dictionary">Secretary</span> of Transportation and subject to the policy oversight of the Commonwealth Transportation <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Rail and <span class="dictionary">Public Transportation</span> shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Director of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Rail and <span class="dictionary">Public Transportation</span> shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> and any committee of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> dealing with passenger and freight rail, transportation demand management, ridesharing, and <span class="dictionary">public transportation</span> <span class="dictionary">issues</span>.</p></section></text><history>1992, c. 167, &#xA7; 33.1-391.2; 2002, c. 355; 2014, c. 805.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
