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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>58813</law_id><section_number>5.1-2.2:3</section_number><catch_line>Transparency and accountability in the use of Commonwealth Aviation Fund revenues</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="5.1">Aviation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Aircraft, Airmen and Airports Generally</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> By November 1 of each year, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the use of Commonwealth Aviation Fund revenues the previous fiscal year. The report shall include at a minimum the following: <a id="paragraph-215481" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/5.1-2.2_3/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The use of entitlement funds allocated pursuant to subdivision B 1 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Commonwealth Aviation Fund" href="/33.2-1526.6/">33.2-1526.6</a> by each air carrier <span class="dictionary">airport</span>, including the amount of funds that are unobligated; <a id="paragraph-215482" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/5.1-2.2_3/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The award and use of discretionary funds allocated for air carrier and reliever <span class="dictionary">airports</span> pursuant to subdivision B 2 a (1) of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Commonwealth Aviation Fund" href="/33.2-1526.6/">33.2-1526.6</a> by every such <span class="dictionary">airport</span>; <a id="paragraph-215483" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/5.1-2.2_3/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The award and use of discretionary funds allocated for general aviation <span class="dictionary">airports</span> pursuant to subdivision B 2 a (2) of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Commonwealth Aviation Fund" href="/33.2-1526.6/">33.2-1526.6</a> by every such <span class="dictionary">airport</span>; and <a id="paragraph-215484" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/5.1-2.2_3/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> The award and use of discretionary funds allocated for all <span class="dictionary">airports</span> pursuant to subdivision B 2 b of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Commonwealth Aviation Fund" href="/33.2-1526.6/">33.2-1526.6</a> by every such <span class="dictionary">airport</span>.
				Such report shall also include the status of ongoing projects funded in whole or in part by the Commonwealth Aviation Fund pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Commonwealth Aviation Fund" href="/33.2-1526.6/">33.2-1526.6</a>. <a id="paragraph-215485" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/5.1-2.2_3/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Each year prior to the release of entitlement funds allocated pursuant to subdivision B 1 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Commonwealth Aviation Fund" href="/33.2-1526.6/">33.2-1526.6</a>, each air carrier <span class="dictionary">airport</span> shall submit a plan that outlines the planned use of such funds for the upcoming fiscal year to the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> for review and approval. The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall approve such plan provided that the use of funds is in accordance with <span class="dictionary">Board</span> policies. An <span class="dictionary">airport</span> may modify its plan during a fiscal year by submitting a revised plan to the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> for review. <a id="paragraph-215486" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/5.1-2.2_3/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall have the right to withhold entitlement funds allocated pursuant to subdivision B 1 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Commonwealth Aviation Fund" href="/33.2-1526.6/">33.2-1526.6</a> in the event that the entitlement utilization plan is not approved by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> or the <span class="dictionary">airport</span> uses the funds in a manner that is inconsistent with the approved plan. <a id="paragraph-215487" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/5.1-2.2_3/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2017, c. 709; 2018, c. 506; 2020, cc. 1230, 1275.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
