                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS (§ 33.2-222)

The Commissioner of Highways shall be the chief executive officer of the
Department of Transportation. The Commissioner of Highways shall be an
experienced administrator able to direct and guide the Department in the
establishment and achievement of the Department&#8217;s core mission as provided
in subsection B of § 33.2-256 and other transportation objectives determined by
the Commonwealth Transportation Board.
		The Commissioner of Highways shall devote his entire time and attention to his
duties as chief executive officer of the Department and shall receive such
compensation as shall be fixed by law. He shall also be reimbursed for his
actual travel expenses while engaged in the discharge of his duties.
		In the event of a vacancy due to the death, temporary disability, retirement,
resignation, or removal of the Commissioner of Highways, the Governor may
appoint and thereafter remove at his pleasure an &#8220;Acting Commissioner of
Highways&#8221; until such time as the vacancy may be filled as provided in §
33.2-200. Such &#8220;Acting Commissioner of Highways&#8221; shall have all
powers and perform all duties of the Commissioner of Highways as provided by law
and shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the Governor. In the
event of the temporary disability for any reason of the Commissioner of
Highways, full effect shall be given to the provisions of § 2.2-605.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 33-3; 1960, c. 271; 1963, Ex. Sess., c. 3; 1964, c. 265;
1970, c. 322, § 33.1-3; 1974, c. 462; 1990, cc. 1, 317; 1995, cc. 195, 223;
2007, c. 896; 2014, c. 805; 2017, cc. 166, 273.