                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ABOLITION OF LOCAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTS (§ 15.2-4616)

A. Any district created under the provisions of this chapter may be abolished by
resolutions passed by each board of supervisors upon the joint petition of the
commission and the owners of at least 51 percent of the land area located within
the district in each county. A joint petition:

   1. May state whether the purposes for which the district was formed
   substantially have been achieved;

   2. May state that all obligations theretofore incurred by the district have
   been fully paid;

   3. May describe the benefits which can be expected from the abolition of the
   district; and

   4. Shall request each board of supervisors to abolish the district.

B. Upon receipt of such a petition, each board shall use the standards and
procedures described in subsections B and C of &#xA7; 15.2-4603, mutatis
mutandis; however, all interested persons who either reside on or who own real
property within the boundaries of the district shall have the right to appear
and show cause why the district should not be abolished.

C. If each board of supervisors finds that the abolition of the district would
be (i) in accordance with the applicable county comprehensive plan for the
development of the area, (ii) in the best interests of the residents and owners
of the property within the district, and (iii) in furtherance of the public
health, safety, and general welfare; and that all debts of the district have
been paid and the purposes of the district either have been fulfilled or should
not be fulfilled by the district, or that each board of supervisors, with the
approval of the voters of each county, has agreed to assume the debts of the
district, then each board shall pass a resolution abolishing the district and
the district advisory board. Upon abolition of the district, the title to all
funds and properties owned by the district at the time of such dissolution shall
vest in the county in which the district was located.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 587; 2002, c. 770.