                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ADDITIONAL POWERS (§ 33.2-1919)

Without limiting or restricting the general powers created by this chapter, the
commission may:

1. Adopt and have a common seal and alter the seal at pleasure;

2. Sue and be sued;

3. Make regulations for the conduct of its business;

4. Make and enter into all contracts or agreements, as the commission may
determine, that are necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and
to the execution of the powers granted under this chapter;

5. Apply for and accept loans and grants of money or materials or property at
any time from the United States of America or the Commonwealth or any agency or
instrumentality thereof, for itself or as an agent on behalf of the component
governments or any one or more of them, and in connection therewith purchase or
lease as lessor or lessee any transit facilities required under the terms of any
such grant made to enable the commission to exercise its powers under
subdivision B 5 of &#xA7; 33.2-1915;

6. In the name of the commission, and on its behalf, acquire, hold, and dispose
of its contract or other revenues;

7. Exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations, including the
right to expend, solely from funds provided under this chapter, such funds as
may be considered by the commission to be advisable or necessary in the
performance of its duties and functions;

8. Employ engineers, attorneys, other professional experts and consultants, and
general and clerical employees deemed necessary and prescribe their powers and
duties and fix their compensation;

9. Do anything authorized by this chapter under, through, or by its own
officers, agents, and employees, or by contracts with any persons;

10. Execute instruments and do anything necessary, convenient, or desirable for
the purposes of the commission or to carry out the powers expressly given in
this chapter;

11. Institute and prosecute any eminent domain proceedings to acquire any
property authorized to be acquired under this title in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 2 (&#xA7; 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1 and subject to
the approval of the State Corporation Commission pursuant to &#xA7; 25.1-102;

12. Invest in if required as a condition to obtaining insurance, participate in,
or purchase insurance provided by foreign insurance companies that insure
railroad operations, provided this power is available only to those commissions
that provide rail services;

13. Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7; 8.01-195.3, contract to indemnify,
and to obtain liability insurance to cover such indemnity, any person who is
liable, or who may be subjected to liability, regardless of the character of the
liability, as a result of the exercise by a commission of any of the powers
conferred by this chapter. No obligation of a commission to indemnify any such
person shall exceed the combined maximum limits of all liability policies, as
defined in subsection C of &#xA7; 33.2-1927, maintained by the commission; and

14. Notwithstanding any other contrary provision of law, regulate traffic
signals and other traffic control devices within the district, through the use
of computers and other electronic communication and control devices, so as to
effect the orderly flow of traffic and to improve transportation services within
the district; however, an agreement concerning the operation of traffic control
devices acceptable to all parties shall be entered into between the commission
and the Department and all the counties and cities within the transportation
district prior to the commencement of such regulation.

HISTORY: 1964, c. 631, § 15.1-1358; 1966, c. 419; 1970, c. 449; 1974, c. 529,
§ 15.1-1357.3; 1988, c. 834; 1997, c. 587, § 15.1-4518; 2003, c. 940; 2014, c.
805.