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Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 25 (Northern Virginia Transportation Authority)
§ 33.2-2511. Authority to issue bonds.
The Authority may issue bonds and other evidences of debt as may be authorized by this section or other law. The provisions of Article 5 (§ 33.2-1920 et seq.) of Chapter 19 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the issuance of such bonds or other debt. The Authority may issue bonds or other debt in such amounts as it deems appropriate. The bonds may be supported by any funds available except that funds from tolls collected pursuant to subdivision 7 of § 33.2-2512 shall be used only as provided in that subdivision.

2002, c. 846, § 15.2-4839; 2007, c. 896; 2014, c. 805.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 26 (HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION)
§ 33.2-2600. Hampton Roads Transportation Fund.
There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund for Planning District 23 to be known as the Hampton Roads Transportation Fund, referred to in this chapter as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All revenues dedicated to the Fund pursuant to § 58.1-638 and Chapter 22.1 (§ 58.1-2291 et seq.) of Title 58.1 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. The moneys deposited in the Fund shall be used solely for (i) new construction projects on new or existing highways, bridges, and tunnels in the localities comprising Planning District 23 as approved by the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission and (ii) administrative and operating expenses as specified in subsection B of § 33.2-2605. The Commission shall give priority to those projects that are expected to provide the greatest impact on reducing congestion for the greatest number of citizens residing within Planning District 23 and shall ensure that the moneys shall be used for such construction projects.

The amounts dedicated to the Fund shall be deposited monthly by the Comptroller into the Fund and thereafter distributed to the Commission as soon as practicable for use in accordance with this chapter. If the Commission determines that such moneys distributed to it exceed the amount required to meet the current needs and demands to fund transportation projects pursuant to this chapter, the Commission may invest such excess moneys to the same extent and in the same manner as provided in subsection A of § 33.2-1525 for excess funds in the Transportation Trust Fund.

The amounts deposited into the Fund and the distribution and expenditure of such amounts shall not be used to calculate or reduce the share of federal, state, or local revenues otherwise available to participating localities. Further, such revenues and moneys shall not be included in any computation of, or formula for, a locality's ability to pay for public education, upon which appropriations of state revenues to local governments for public education are determined.

2013, c. 766, § 33.1-23.5:4; 2014, cc. 545, 678, 805; 2016, cc. 603, 608.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 26 (HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION)
§ 33.2-2601. Commission created.
The Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, referred to in this chapter as "the Commission," is hereby created as a body politic and as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth. The Commission shall embrace each county and city located in Planning District 23, which is established pursuant to Chapter 42 (§ 15.2-4200 et seq.) of Title 15.2.

2014, cc. 545, 678.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 26 (HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION)
§ 33.2-2602. Composition of Commission.
The Commission shall consist of 23 members as follows:

1. The chief elected officer of the governing body of each of the 10 cities embraced by the Commission;

2. A current elected official of each of the four counties embraced by the Commission, provided that such official (i) serves on the governing body of the county and (ii) has been appointed by resolution of such governing body to serve as the county's member on the Commission;

3. Three members of the House of Delegates who reside in different counties or cities embraced by the Commission, appointed by the Speaker of the House, and two members of the Senate who reside in different counties or cities embraced by the Commission, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and

4. The following four persons serving as nonvoting ex officio members of the Commission: a member of the Commonwealth Transportation Board who resides in a locality embraced by the Commission and is appointed by the Governor; the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, or his designee; the Commissioner of Highways, or his designee; and the Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority, or his designee.

All members of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. If a member of the Commission who represents a locality as provided in subdivision 1 or 2 is unable to attend a meeting of the Commission, he may designate another current elected official of such governing body to attend a meeting of the Commission. Such designation shall be for the purposes of one meeting and shall be submitted in writing or electronically to the Chairman of the Commission at least 48 hours prior to the affected meeting.

The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its voting membership.

The Auditor of Public Accounts, or his legally authorized representatives, shall annually audit the financial accounts of the Commission, and the cost of such audit shall be borne by the Commission.

2014, cc. 545, 678; 2016, cc. 603, 608.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 26 (HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION)
§ 33.2-2603. Staff.
The Commission may employ a chief executive officer and such staff as it shall determine to be necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this chapter. No such person shall contemporaneously serve as a member of the Commission. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall make their employees available to assist the Commission, upon request.

2014, cc. 545, 678.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 26 (HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION)
§ 33.2-2604. Decisions of Commission.
A majority of the Commission, which majority shall include at least a majority of the total of chief elected officers and elected officials who represent the counties and cities embraced by the Commission, or their designees pursuant to § 33.2-2602, shall constitute a quorum. Decisions of the Commission shall require a quorum and shall be in accordance with voting procedures established by the Commission. In all cases, decisions of the Commission shall require the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the Commission, or their designees, present and voting, and two-thirds of the total of chief elected officers and elected officials who represent the counties and cities embraced by Planning District 23, or their designees, who are present and voting and whose counties and cities include at least two-thirds of the population embraced by the Commission; however, no motion to fund a specific facility or service shall fail because of this population criterion if such facility or service is not located or to be located or provided or to be provided within the county or city whose chief elected officer's or elected official's, or its respective designee's, sole negative vote caused the facility or service to fail to meet the population criterion. The population of counties and cities embraced by the Commission shall be the population as determined by the most recently preceding decennial census, except that on July 1 of the fifth year following such census, the population of each county and city shall be adjusted, based on population estimates made by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service of the University of Virginia.

2014, cc. 545, 678; 2015, c. 232; 2016, cc. 603, 608.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 26 (HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION)
§ 33.2-2605. Annual budget and allocation of expenses.
A. The Commission shall adopt an annual budget and develop a funding plan and shall provide for such adoption in its bylaws. The funding plan shall provide for the expenditure of funds over a four- to six-year period and shall align with the Statewide Transportation Plan established pursuant to § 33.2-353 as much as possible. The Commission shall solicit public comment on its budget and funding plan by posting a summary of such budget and funding plan on its website and holding a public hearing. Such public hearing shall be advertised on the Commission's website and in a newspaper of general circulation in Planning District 23.

B. The administrative and operating expenses of the Commission shall be provided in an annual budget adopted by the Commission. To the extent that funds for such expenses are not provided from other sources, the expenses shall be paid from the Fund and the Regional Transit Fund on an approximately pro rata basis of the programs supported by the Fund and the Regional Transit Fund. Such budget shall be limited solely to the administrative and operating expenses of the Commission and shall not include any funds for construction or acquisition of transportation facilities or the performance of any transportation service.

C. Members may be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825, if approved by the Commission. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Commission.

2014, cc. 545, 678; 2016, cc. 603, 608; 2020, cc. 1241, 1281.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 26 (HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION)
§ 33.2-2606. Authority to issue bonds.
The Commission may issue bonds and other evidences of debt as may be authorized by this section or other law. The provisions of Article 5 (§ 33.2-1920 et seq.) of Chapter 19 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the issuance of such bonds or other debt. The Commission may issue bonds or other debt in such amounts as it deems appropriate. The bonds may be supported by any funds available, except that funds from tolls collected pursuant to § 33.2-2607 shall be used only as provided in that section.

2014, cc. 545, 678.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 26 (HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION)
§ 33.2-2607. Powers of the Commission.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this title and in accordance with all applicable federal statutes and requirements, the Commission shall control and operate and may impose and collect tolls in amounts established by the Commission for the use of any new or improved highway, bridge, or tunnel, to increase capacity on such facility or to address congestion within Planning District 23, constructed by the Commission (i) with federal, state, or local funds, (ii) solely with revenues of the Commission, or (iii) with revenues under the control of the Commission. The amount of any such toll may be varied from facility to facility, by lane, by congestion levels, by day of the week, by time of day, by type or size of vehicle, by number of axles, or by any similar combination thereof or any other factor the Commission may deem proper, and a reduced rate may be established for commuters as defined by the Commission. All such tolls shall be used for programs and projects that are reasonably related to or benefit the users of the new or improved highway, bridge, or tunnel, including, but not limited to, for the debt service and other costs of bonds whose proceeds are used for construction or improvement of such highway, bridge, or tunnel.

Any tolls imposed by the Commission shall be collected by an electronic toll system that, to the extent possible, shall not impede the traffic flow of the facility or prohibit a toll facility from retaining means of nonautomated toll collection in some lanes of the facility. For all facilities tolled by the Commission, there shall be signs erected prior to the point of toll collection that clearly state how the majority of the toll revenue is being spent by the Commission to benefit the users of the facility.

2014, cc. 545, 678.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 26 (HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION)
§ 33.2-2609. Commission a responsible public entity under Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995.
The Commission is a responsible public entity as defined in § 33.2-1800 and shall be regulated in accordance with the terms of the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (§ 33.2-1800 et seq.) and regulations and guidelines adopted pursuant thereto.

2014, cc. 545, 678.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 26 (HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION)
§ 33.2-2610. Continuing responsibilities of the Commonwealth Transportation Board and the Department of Transportation.
Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this chapter, until such time as the Commission and the Department of Transportation, or the Commission and the Commonwealth Transportation Board, agree otherwise in writing, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall allocate funding to and the Department of Transportation shall perform or cause to be performed all maintenance and operation of the bridges, tunnels, and roadways and shall perform such other required services and activities with respect to such bridges, tunnels, and roadways as were being performed on July 1, 2014.

2014, cc. 545, 678.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 26 (HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION)
§ 33.2-2611. Use of revenues by the Commission.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, all moneys received by the Commission shall be used by the Commission solely for the benefit of those counties and cities that are embraced by the Commission, and such moneys shall be used by the Commission in a manner that is consistent with the purposes stated in this chapter.

2014, cc. 545, 678.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 26 (HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION)
§ 33.2-2612. Additional tolling authority of the Commission.
A. For the purposes of this section, "the facility" means the vicinity of the interchange of Interstate 64 and Jefferson Avenue to the interchange of Interstate 64, Interstate 264, and Interstate 664.

B. The Commission shall, subject to the conditions provided in this section, have the authority to impose and collect tolls on high-occupancy toll lanes on Interstate 64 in the facility. The tolls shall be collected by an electronic toll system that, to the extent possible, shall not impede the traffic flow of the facility. The tolls authorized by this section may only be imposed on a portion of the facility that has been designated as high-occupancy toll lanes by the Board pursuant to § 33.2-502, and the amount of the tolls shall be varied by congestion level. All such tolls may be used for programs and projects that are reasonably related to or that benefit users of the facility and, without limiting the foregoing, may be used to pay the debt service on and related reserves and financing costs for, and pledged to support, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness the proceeds of which are or were used for construction or improvement of the facility.

C. Prior to the imposition of tolls pursuant to this section, the Commission shall enter into an agreement with the Board and the Department that (i) sets the standards for the operations of the facility, including the collection of tolls; (ii) addresses the use and application of toll revenues and toll-backed debt proceeds and the reimbursement of any funds expended by the Board or the Department to convert any portion of the facility from high-occupancy vehicle lanes to high-occupancy toll lanes, as these terms are defined in § 33.2-500; and (iii) contains such other provisions deemed appropriate and necessary to ensure the safe and efficient operations of the general purpose and high-occupancy toll lanes on any portion of the facility where the Commission intends to exercise the authority provided in subsection B.

2020, c. 703.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 27 (Transportation District Within the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle)
§ 33.2-2702. Commission to exercise powers of the district.
The powers of the district created pursuant to this chapter shall be exercised by a commission. The commission shall consist of two members of the governing body of each locality in the district, appointed by the respective local governing body. In addition to the appointed members, the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board or his designee shall be a member of the commission of the district created pursuant to this chapter.

The commission shall elect a chairman from its membership. The chairman may be the chairman or presiding officer of a local governing body. In addition, the commission, with the advice of the district advisory board, shall elect a secretary and a treasurer, who may be members or employees of any local governing body or other governmental body. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined. A majority of the commission members shall constitute a quorum, and a majority vote shall be necessary for any action taken by the commission. No vacancy in the membership of the commission shall impair the right of a majority of the members to form a quorum or to exercise all of its rights, powers, and duties.

2004, c. 966, § 33.1-449; 2014, c. 805.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 27 (Transportation District Within the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle)
§ 33.2-2704. District advisory board.
Within 30 days after the establishment of the district under this chapter, the governing body from each locality within which any portion of the district is located shall appoint six members to a district advisory board. Three of the six members from each locality shall be chosen by the local governing body from nominations submitted to the local governing body by the petitioners. All members shall own or represent commercially or industrially zoned land within the district. Each member shall be appointed for a term of four years, except the initial appointment of advisory board members shall provide that the terms of three of the members shall be for two years. If a vacancy occurs with respect to an advisory board member initially appointed by a local governing body, or any successor of such a member, the local governing body shall appoint a new member who is a representative or owner of commercially or industrially zoned property within the local district. If a vacancy occurs with respect to an advisory board member initially nominated by the petitioners, or any successor thereof, the remaining advisory board members initially nominated by the petitioners, or their successors, shall nominate a new member for selection by the local governing body.

District advisory board members shall serve without pay, but the local governing body shall provide the advisory board with facilities for the holding of meetings, and the commission shall appropriate funds needed to defray the reasonable expenses and fees of the advisory board, which shall not exceed $20,000 annually, including expenses and fees arising out of the preparation of the annual report. Such appropriations shall be based on an annual budget submitted by the advisory board, and approved by the commission, sufficient to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter. The advisory board shall elect a chairman and a secretary and such other officers as it deems necessary. The advisory board shall fix the time for holding regular meetings and shall meet at least once every year. Special meetings of the advisory board shall be called by the chairman or by two members of the advisory board upon written request to the secretary of the advisory board. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.

The advisory board shall present an annual report to the commission on the transportation needs of the district and on the activities of the advisory board, and the advisory board shall present special reports on transportation matters as requested by the commission or the local governing body concerning taxes to be levied pursuant to this chapter.

2004, c. 966, § 33.1-451; 2014, c. 805.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 27 (Transportation District Within the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle)
§ 33.2-2705. Annual special improvements tax; use of revenues.
Upon the written request of the commission made concurrently to the local governing body or bodies pursuant to this chapter, each local governing body may levy and collect an annual special improvements tax on taxable real estate zoned for commercial or industrial use or used for such purposes and taxable leasehold interests in the portion of the improvement district that is within its jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4 (§ 58.1-3229 et seq.) of Chapter 32 of Title 58.1, the tax shall be levied on the assessed fair market value of the taxable real property. The rate of the special improvements tax, when combined with all other special taxes in this Code of any kind imposed on land within the district, shall not be more than 25 cents ($0.25) per $100 of the assessed fair market value of any taxable real estate or the assessable value of taxable leasehold property as specified by § 58.1-3203; however, if all the owners in any district so request in writing, this limitation on rate shall not apply. Such special improvements taxes shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the locality's taxes are collected and the proceeds shall be kept in a separate account. The effective date of the initial assessment shall be January 1 of the year following adoption of the resolution creating the district. All revenues received by each locality pursuant to such taxes shall be paid to or at the direction of the district commission for its use pursuant to this chapter.

2004, c. 966, § 33.1-453; 2014, c. 805.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 27 (Transportation District Within the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle)
§ 33.2-2706. Agreements with Commonwealth Transportation Board; payment of special improvements tax to Transportation Trust Fund.
A. The district may contract with the Commonwealth Transportation Board for the Commonwealth Transportation Board to perform any purpose of the district.

The district may agree by contract to pay all or a portion of the special improvements tax to the Commonwealth Transportation Board.

Prior to executing any such contract, the district shall seek the agreement of each local governing body creating the district that the locality's officer charged with the responsibility for preparing the locality's annual budget shall submit in the budget for each fiscal year in which any Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Contract Revenue Bonds issued for such district are outstanding, all amounts to be paid to the Commonwealth Transportation Board under such contract during such fiscal year.

If the amount required to be paid to the Commonwealth Transportation Board under the contract is not so paid for a period of 60 days after such amount is due, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall, until such amount has been paid, withhold sufficient funds from funds appropriated and allocated, pursuant to Article 5 (§ 33.2-351 et seq.) of Chapter 3, to the highway construction district in which the transportation improvements covered by such contract are located or to such locality in which such transportation improvements are located and to use such funds to satisfy the contractual requirements.

B. While nothing in this chapter shall limit the authority of any locality to change the classification of property zoned for commercial or industrial use or used for such purpose upon the written request or approval of the owner of any property affected by such change after the effective date of any such contract, should a change in zoning classification so requested result in a shortfall in the total annual revenues from the imposition of the special improvements tax and the payments required to be made to the Commonwealth Transportation Board pursuant to the contract, the district shall request the local governing body to increase the rate of such tax by such amount up to the maximum authorized rate as may be necessary to prevent such shortfall. If, however, a deficit remains after any rezoning and adjustment of the tax rate or the rate is at the maximum authorized rate and cannot be increased, then the amount of funds otherwise appropriated and allocated, pursuant to the highway allocation formula as provided by law, to the highway construction district in which the project covered by such contract is located or to such county in which such project is located shall be reduced by the amount of such deficit and used to satisfy the deficit.

2004, c. 966, § 33.1-454; 2014, c. 805.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 27 (Transportation District Within the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle)
§ 33.2-2707. Jurisdiction of localities and officers, etc., not affected.
Neither the creation of a district nor any other provision in this chapter shall affect the power, jurisdiction, or duties of the respective local governing bodies; sheriffs; treasurers; commissioners of the revenue; circuit, district, or other courts; clerks of any court; magistrates; or any other state or local officer in regard to the area embraced in any district, or restrict or prevent any locality, town, or its governing body from imposing and collecting taxes or assessments for public improvements as permitted by law. Any locality that creates a district pursuant to this chapter may obligate itself with respect to the zoning ordinances, zoning ordinance text, and regulations relating thereto for all commercial and industrial classifications within the district as provided in this chapter for a term not to exceed 20 years from the date on which such district is created.

2004, c. 966, § 33.1-455; 2014, c. 805.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 27 (Transportation District Within the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle)
§ 33.2-2708. Allocation of funds to districts.
The governing body of either locality in which a district has been created pursuant to this chapter may advance funds or provide matching funds from money not otherwise specifically allocated or obligated. Such funds may be received or generated from whatever source, including general revenues, special fees and assessments, state allocations, and contributions from private sources to a local district to assist the local district to undertake the transportation improvements for which it was created. To assist the district with an approved transportation improvement, the Commonwealth Transportation Board may allocate to a district created pursuant to this chapter only funds allocated, pursuant to Article 5 (§ 33.2-351 et seq.) of Chapter 3, and subsection A of § 58.1-638, to the highway construction districts and localities in which such transportation district is located.

2004, c. 966, § 33.1-456; 2014, c. 805.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 27 (Transportation District Within the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle)
§ 33.2-2709. Reimbursement for advances to district.
To the extent that a locality has made advances to the district, the commission shall direct the district treasurer to reimburse the locality from district funds not otherwise specifically allocated or obligated.

2004, c. 966, § 33.1-457; 2014, c. 805.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 27 (Transportation District Within the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle)
§ 33.2-2710. Cooperation between districts and other political subdivisions.
Any district created pursuant to this chapter may enter into agreements with counties, cities, towns, or other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth for joint or cooperative action in accordance with the authority contained in § 15.2-1300.

2004, c. 966, § 33.1-458; 2014, c. 805.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 27 (Transportation District Within the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle)
§ 33.2-2711. Tort liability.
No pecuniary liability of any kind shall be imposed upon the Commonwealth or any locality or landowner therein because of any act, agreement, contract, tort, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance by or on the part of a district or its agents, servants, or employees.

2004, c. 966, § 33.1-459; 2014, c. 805.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 27 (Transportation District Within the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle)
§ 33.2-2712. Approval by Commonwealth Transportation Board.
The district may not construct or improve a transportation improvement without the approval of both the Commonwealth Transportation Board and the locality in which the transportation improvement will be located. At the request of the commission, the Commissioner of Highways may exercise the powers of condemnation provided in Chapter 2 (§ 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1, Article 1 (§ 33.2-1000 et seq.) of Chapter 10, or § 33.2-705, for the purpose of acquiring property for transportation improvements within the district.

Upon completion of such construction or improvement, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall take any affected public highway into the appropriate state highway system for purposes of maintenance and subsequent improvements as necessary. Upon acceptance by the Commonwealth of such highway into a state highway system, all rights, title, and interest in the rights-of-way and improvements of any affected highway shall vest in the Commonwealth. Upon completion of construction or improvement of a mass transit system, all rights, title, and interest in the rights-of-way and improvements of such mass transit system shall vest in an agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board.

2004, c. 966, § 33.1-460; 2014, c. 805.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 27 (Transportation District Within the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle)
§ 33.2-2713. Enlargement of district.
The district shall be enlarged by resolution of the governing body of the locality upon the petitions of the district commission and the owners of at least 51 percent of either the land area or assessed value of land of the district within each locality, and the owners of at least 51 percent of either the land area or assessed value of land located within the territory sought to be added to the district. However, any such territory shall be contiguous to the existing district. The petition shall present the information required by § 33.2-2001. Upon receipt of such a petition, the locality shall use the standards and procedures provided in § 33.2-2001, except that the residents and owners of both the existing district and the area proposed for the enlargement shall have the right to appear and show cause why any property should not be included in the proposed district.

If the local governing body finds the enlargement of a local district would be in accordance with the applicable comprehensive plan and transportation improvement program for the development of the area, in the best interests of the residents and owners of the property within the proposed district, and in furtherance of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and if the local governing body finds that enlargement of the district does not limit or adversely affect the rights and interests of any party that has contracted with the district, the governing body of a locality may pass a resolution providing for the enlargement of the district.

2004, c. 966, § 33.1-461; 2014, c. 805.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 27 (Transportation District Within the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle)
§ 33.2-2714. Abolition of local transportation districts.
A. Any district created pursuant to this chapter may be abolished by resolutions passed by each local governing body within whose locality any portion of the district lies, 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 locality. Joint petitions shall:

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

2. State whether all obligations incurred by the district have been fully paid;

3. Describe the benefits that can be expected from the abolition of the district; and

4. Request each affected local governing body to abolish the district.

B. Upon receipt of such a petition, each local governing body, in considering the abolition of the district, shall use the standards and procedures described in § 33.2-2001 mutatis mutandis, except that all interested persons who either reside on or 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 local governing body finds that (i) the abolition of the district is in accordance with the applicable locality's comprehensive plan for the development of the area; (ii) the abolition of the district is in the best interests of the residents and owners of the property within the district; (iii) the abolition of the district is in furtherance of the public health, safety, and welfare; and (iv) all debts of the district have been paid and the purposes of the district either have been, or should not be, fulfilled or finds that each local governing body with the approval of the voters of each locality has agreed to assume the debts of the district, then each local governing body may 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 locality in which the district or portion thereof was located.

2004, c. 966, § 33.1-462; 2014, c. 805.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 27 (Transportation District Within the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle)
§ 33.2-2715. Chapter to constitute complete authority for acts authorized; liberal construction.
This chapter shall constitute complete authority for the district to take the actions authorized in this chapter. This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the Commonwealth and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. Any court test concerning the validity of any bonds that may be issued for transportation improvements made pursuant to this chapter may be determined pursuant to Article 6 (§ 15.2-2650 et seq.) of Chapter 26 of Title 15.2.

2004, c. 966, § 33.1-463; 2014, c. 805.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 28 (CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
§ 33.2-2800. Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Transit Authority created.
There is hereby created a political subdivision of the Commonwealth known as the Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Transit Authority, for purposes of this chapter referred to as "the Authority."

2009, c. 645, § 15.2-7023; 2014, c. 805.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 28 (CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
§ 33.2-2802. Counties and cities initially embraced by the Authority.
The Authority shall initially embrace the City of Charlottesville and all or such portions of the County of Albemarle as its governing body desires to have included. The City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle shall be the initial members of the Authority upon adoption of an approving ordinance or resolution by each of their respective governing bodies.

2009, c. 645, § 15.2-7025; 2014, c. 805.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 28 (CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
§ 33.2-2803. Joinder of other counties, agencies, institutions, and facilities.
The Counties of Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson may join the Authority, and the Authority shall embrace all or such portions as the governing body of each county desires to have covered. Additionally, private nonprofit tourist-driven agencies, higher education facilities of the Charlottesville-Albemarle area, and public transportation agencies serving such counties may join the Authority. The governing body of any county, agency, institution, or facility wishing to join the Authority and the governing bodies of the localities, agencies, institutions, and facilities then members of the Authority shall by concurrent resolution or ordinance or by agreement provide for the joinder of such county, agency, institution, or facility.

2009, c. 645, § 15.2-7026; 2014, c. 805.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 28 (CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
§ 33.2-2804. Governance of Authority; composition; terms.
The Authority shall be governed by a board of directors, for purposes of this chapter referred to as the "Authority Board," which shall consist of the following:

1. Two directors representing the County of Albemarle, each of whom shall be a member of the governing body of the county;

2. Two directors representing the City of Charlottesville, each of whom shall be a member of the governing body of the city;

3. One director representing each county that joins the Authority pursuant to § 33.2-2803, each of whom shall be a member of the governing body of each respective county; and

4. Up to four additional directors, who shall be nonvoting, representing the interests of such agencies, institutions, and facilities described in § 33.2-2803 that join the Authority.

All members of the Authority Board shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.

The Authority Board shall appoint a chair and vice-chair from among its members.

2009, c. 645, § 15.2-7027; 2014, c. 805.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 28 (CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
§ 33.2-2805. Staff.
The Authority shall employ an executive director and such staff as it shall determine to be necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this chapter. No such person shall contemporaneously serve as a director of the Authority Board. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall make their employees available to assist the Authority, upon request.

2009, c. 645, § 15.2-7028; 2014, c. 805.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 28 (CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
§ 33.2-2806. Decisions of Authority.
A majority of the Authority Board shall constitute a quorum. Decisions of the Authority Board shall require a quorum and shall be in accordance with voting procedures established by the Authority.

2009, c. 645, § 15.2-7029; 2014, c. 805.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 28 (CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
§ 33.2-2807. Allocation of certain Authority expenses.
The administrative expenses of the Authority, as provided in an annual budget adopted by the Authority, to the extent funds for such expenses are not provided from other sources, shall be allocated among the participating counties, city, agencies, institutions, and facilities pursuant to a funding formula as duly adopted by the Authority.

2009, c. 645, § 15.2-7030; 2014, c. 805.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 28 (CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
§ 33.2-2808. Payment to directors of the Authority Board.
The directors of the Authority Board may be paid for their services in either (i) the amount provided in the general appropriation act for members of the General Assembly engaged in legislative business between sessions or (ii) a lesser amount as determined by the Authority. Directors of the Authority Board may be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825, if approved by the Authority. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the directors of the Authority Board shall be provided by the Authority.

2009, c. 645, § 15.2-7031; 2014, c. 805.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 28 (CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
§ 33.2-2809. Formation of advisory committees.
The Authority may form advisory committees to assist the Authority.

2009, c. 645, § 15.2-7032; 2014, c. 805.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 28 (CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
§ 33.2-2810. Other duties and responsibilities of Authority.
In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, the Authority shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Providing general oversight of Charlottesville-Albemarle area programs involving mass transit or congestion mitigation;

2. Providing long-range transit planning in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area, both financially constrained and unconstrained;

3. Recommending to federal, state, and regional agencies regional transit priorities, including public-private transit projects and funding allocations;

4. Allocating to priority regional transit projects any funds made available to the Authority and, at the discretion of the Authority, directly overseeing such projects;

5. Recommending to the Commonwealth Transportation Board priority regional transit projects for receipt of federal and state funds;

6. Serving as an advocate for the transit needs of the Charlottesville-Albemarle area before the federal and state governments; and

7. Applying to and negotiating with the government of the United States, the Commonwealth, or any agency or instrumentality thereof for grants and any other funds available to carry out the purposes of this chapter and receiving, holding, accepting, and administering from any source gifts, bequests, grants, aid, or contributions of money, property, labor, or other things of value to be held, used, and applied to carry out the purposes of this chapter subject, however, to any condition upon which gifts, bequests, grants, aid, or contributions are made. Unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the gift, bequest, or grant, the Authority may sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of such money, securities, or other property given or bequeathed to it in furtherance of its purposes.

2009, c. 645, § 15.2-7033; 2014, c. 805.

Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 28 (CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
§ 33.2-2811. Withdrawal from the Authority.
A member of the Authority may withdraw from the participation in and the obligations of the Authority by a resolution or an ordinance of its governing body, and pursuant to such conditions and procedures adopted by the Authority. However, if the Authority has any outstanding bonds or other debt, no member may withdraw from the Authority without the unanimous consent of all the holders of such bonds unless such bonds have been paid or cashed or United States government obligations have been deposited for their payment.

2009, c. 645, § 15.2-7034; 2014, c. 805.
Code of Virginia — Title 33.2 (Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems), Chapter 28 (CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
§ 33.2-2812. Dissolution of the Authority.
Whenever the Authority Board by resolution determines that the purposes for which the Authority was formed have been substantially complied with and all bonds issued and all obligations incurred by the Authority have been fully paid or adequate provisions have been made for the payment, the Authority Board shall execute and file for record with the participating localities, agencies, institutions, and facilities a resolution declaring such facts and providing for the disposition of the Authority assets, consistent with applicable state and federal law. If the participating localities, agencies, institutions, and facilities are of the opinion that the facts stated in the Authority's resolution are true and the Authority should be dissolved, they shall so resolve and the Authority shall stand dissolved as of the date on which the last participating locality, agency, institution, or facility adopts such resolution.

2009, c. 645, § 15.2-7035; 2014, c. 805.