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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70271</law_id><section_number>33.2-3603</section_number><catch_line>Interstate 81 Committee</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>33.2-3600</reference></referred_to_by><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="IV">Local and Regional Transportation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="36">Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program and Fund</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall establish an Interstate 81 <span class="dictionary">Committee</span>. <a id="paragraph-253730" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/33.2-3603/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The purpose of the <span class="dictionary">Committee</span> shall be to provide advice and recommendations to the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> regarding (i) the development of the <span class="dictionary">Program</span> pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program; report" href="/33.2-3602/">33.2-3602</a> and (ii) updates to the <span class="dictionary">Plan</span> pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Updates to the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Plan; requirements" href="/33.2-3604/">33.2-3604</a>. <a id="paragraph-253731" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/33.2-3603/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Committee</span> shall hold at least four meetings each year and consult with interested stakeholders. The <span class="dictionary">Committee</span>&#x2019;s meetings shall rotate among locations in Planning Districts 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. <a id="paragraph-253732" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/33.2-3603/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Committee</span> shall be composed of 15 voting members and two ex officio members as follows: <a id="paragraph-253733" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/33.2-3603/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The chairs of planning district commissions for Planning Districts 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, or in the discretion of a chairman, his designee, who shall be a current elected official serving on such commission; <a id="paragraph-253734" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/33.2-3603/#D1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Four members of the House of Delegates, each of whom resides in Planning District 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates. None of the four members shall live in the same planning district; <a id="paragraph-253735" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/33.2-3603/#D2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Three members of the Senate, each of whom resides in Planning District 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, to be appointed by the Senate <span class="dictionary">Committee</span> on Rules. None of the three members shall live in the same planning district; <a id="paragraph-253736" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/33.2-3603/#D3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> The three members of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> representing the Bristol, Salem, and Staunton <span class="dictionary">highway construction</span> districts; and <a id="paragraph-253737" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/33.2-3603/#D4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner of Highways</span> and the Director of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Rail and <span class="dictionary">Public Transportation</span> shall serve ex officio with nonvoting <span class="dictionary">privileges</span>. <a id="paragraph-253738" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/33.2-3603/#D5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Committee</span> shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. <a id="paragraph-253739" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/33.2-3603/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="F"><p><span class="prefix-number">F.</span> All members of the <span class="dictionary">Committee</span> shall serve terms coincident with their terms in office or position. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. <a id="paragraph-253740" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/33.2-3603/#F"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="G"><p><span class="prefix-number">G.</span> The Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment, the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Transportation, and the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Rail and <span class="dictionary">Public Transportation</span> shall support the <span class="dictionary">Committee</span>, as appropriate. <a id="paragraph-253741" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/33.2-3603/#G"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2019, cc. 837, 846.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
