Code of Virginia
Chapter 2 - Transportation Entities
§ 33.2-221. Other powers, duties, and responsibilities

A. The Board shall have the power and duty to comply fully with the provisions of the present or future federal aid acts. The Board may enter into all contracts or agreements with the United States government and may do all other things necessary to carry out fully the cooperation contemplated and provided for by present or future acts of Congress related to transportation.
B. The Board shall have the power and duty to enter into all contracts with other states necessary for the proper coordination of the location, construction, maintenance, improvement, and operation of transportation systems, including the systems of state highways with the highways of such other states, and where necessary, seek the approval of such contracts by the Congress of the United States.
C. The Board shall have the power and duty to administer, distribute, and allocate funds in the Transportation Trust Fund as provided by law. The Board shall ensure that the total funds allocated to any highway construction project are equal to total expenditures within 12 months following completion of the project.
D. The Board shall have the power and duty, with the advice of the Secretary of Finance and the State Treasurer, to engage a financial advisor and investment advisor who may be anyone within or without the government of the Commonwealth to assist in planning and making decisions concerning the investment of funds and the use of bonds for transportation purposes. The work of these advisors shall be coordinated with the Secretary of Finance and the State Treasurer.
E. The Board shall have the power and duty to enter into payment agreements with the Treasury Board related to payments on bonds issued by the Commonwealth Transportation Board.
F. When the traffic-carrying capacity of any of the systems of state highways or a portion thereof is increased by construction or improvement, the Board may enter into agreements with localities, authorities, and transportation districts to establish highway user fees for such system of state highways or portion thereof that the localities, authorities, and transportation districts maintain.
Code 1950, § 33-12; 1956, c. 92; 1964, c. 265; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-12; 1974, c. 462; 1977, c. 150; 1978, c. 650; 1986, Sp. Sess., c. 13; 1988, cc. 844, 903; 1989, c. 727; 1992, c. 167; 1995, c. 94; 2001, c. 349; 2003, cc. 281, 533, 560; 2004, c. 110; 2005, cc. 839, 919; 2006, cc. 197, 417, 833, 924; 2006, Sp. Sess. I, c. 8; 2007, c. 337; 2008, Sp. Sess. II, c. 5; 2009, cc. 670, 690; 2011, cc. 104, 164; 2012, cc. 729, 733; 2013, cc. 388, 569, 585, 646, 741; 2014, c. 805; 2015, c. 684.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 33.2 - Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems

Chapter 2 - Transportation Entities

§ 33.2-200. Commonwealth Transportation Board; membership; terms; vacancies

§ 33.2-201. Appointment requirements; statewide interest

§ 33.2-202. Meetings

§ 33.2-203. Salaries and expenses

§ 33.2-204. Offices

§ 33.2-205. Oaths and bonds of members

§ 33.2-206. How testimony of members of Commonwealth Transportation Board and Commissioner of Highways taken in civil proceedings

§ 33.2-207. Bookkeeping system

§ 33.2-208. Location of routes

§ 33.2-209. Construction and maintenance contracts and activities related to passenger and freight rail and public transportation

§ 33.2-210. Traffic regulations; penalty

§ 33.2-211. Copies of regulations as evidence

§ 33.2-212. Sections not applicable to certain engines and tractors

§ 33.2-213. Naming highways, bridges, interchanges, and other transportation facilities

§ 33.2-214. Transportation; Six-Year Improvement Program

§ 33.2-214.1. Statewide prioritization process for project selection

§ 33.2-214.2. Transparency in the development of the Six-Year Improvement Program, statewide prioritization process, and state of good repair program

§ 33.2-214.3. Transparency in project selection in Planning District 8

§ 33.2-214.4. Statewide prioritization for the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund

§ 33.2-215. Policies and operation of Departments

§ 33.2-216. Roadside memorials; penalty

§ 33.2-217. Prohibition of certain weeds and plants on highway rights-of-way

§ 33.2-218. Fees for participating in the Integrated Directional Sign Program

§ 33.2-219. Statements to be filed with Commonwealth Transportation Board by transit systems

§ 33.2-220. Transfer of interest in and control over certain highways, highway rights-of-way, and landings

§ 33.2-221. Other powers, duties, and responsibilities

§ 33.2-221.1. Use of biodiesel and other alternative fuels in vehicles providing public transportation

§ 33.2-222. Commissioner of Highways

§ 33.2-223. General powers of Commissioner of Highways

§ 33.2-224. Employees; delegation of responsibilities

§ 33.2-225. Liaison duties with other organizations

§ 33.2-226. Authority to lease or convey airspace

§ 33.2-227. Defense of employees

§ 33.2-228. Agreements between Commissioner of Highways and certain localities

§ 33.2-229. Furnishing information regarding right-of-way transactions

§ 33.2-230. Written notice of decision to dispose of real property

§ 33.2-231. Establish community service landscaping program

§ 33.2-232. Biennial reports by Commissioner of Highways and the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment

§ 33.2-233. Gathering and reporting of information and statistics

§ 33.2-234. Construction by state or local employees

§ 33.2-235. Procurement

§ 33.2-236. Maps or plats prepared at request and expense of local governing bodies and other groups; Department of Energy to seek other existing sources

§ 33.2-237. Directional signs for certain educational institutions

§ 33.2-238. Closing highways for safety of public or proper completion of construction; injury to barriers, signs, etc.

§ 33.2-239. Providing highway detours

§ 33.2-240. Connections over shoulders of highways for intersecting private roads

§ 33.2-241. Connections over shoulders of highways for intersecting commercial establishment entrances; penalty

§ 33.2-242. Replacing entrances destroyed in the repair or construction of highways

§ 33.2-243. Paying for damages sustained to personal property by reason of work projects, etc.

§ 33.2-244. Removal of snow and ice from public highways by private entities

§ 33.2-245. Comprehensive highway access management standards

§ 33.2-246. Recreational waysides; regulations; penalties

§ 33.2-247. Wetlands mitigation banking

§ 33.2-248. Expenditure of funds for interstate bridges and approaches

§ 33.2-249. Maintenance and operation of bridges or tunnels on the city and state line

§ 33.2-250. Improving certain private roads and certain town streets and roads

§ 33.2-251. Installation and maintenance of "children at play" signs in counties and towns

§ 33.2-252. Tramways and railways along or across public highways; appeals

§ 33.2-253. Highway safety corridor program

§ 33.2-254. Erection and maintenance of newspaper route boxes

§ 33.2-255. Sale or lease of properties acquired for highway construction

§ 33.2-256. Department of Transportation established

§ 33.2-257. Repealed

§ 33.2-257.1. Notice to be provided to property owners of pending transportation projects

§ 33.2-258. Environmental permits for highway projects; timely review

§ 33.2-259. Maintain drainage easements

§ 33.2-260. Specifications in purchasing lubricating motor oil

§ 33.2-261. Value engineering required in certain projects

§ 33.2-262. Removal of snow from driveways of volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services agencies

§ 33.2-263. School bus stop signs or other indicators

§ 33.2-264. Livestock on right-of-way of the systems of state highways

§ 33.2-265. Comprehensive roadside management program

§ 33.2-266. Intermittent closing of highways subject to flooding; permits; notice

§ 33.2-267. Family restrooms

§ 33.2-267.1. Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required

§ 33.2-268. Contractor performance bonds for locally administered transportation improvement projects

§ 33.2-269. Localities may use design-build contracts

§ 33.2-270. Provide for training of certain local employees

§ 33.2-271. Maintain property acquired for construction of transportation projects

§ 33.2-272. Location of landfill gas pipelines in highway right-of-way; Department of Transportation to provide notice to counties

§ 33.2-272.1. Interstate pipelines; Department of Transportation oversight

§ 33.2-273. Use of steel plates in connection with highway repairs

§ 33.2-274. Application and installation of traffic control measures

§ 33.2-274.1. Roadside safety devices to be equipped with identification numbers

§ 33.2-275. Periodic quantitative rating of certain highways

§ 33.2-275.1. Primary evacuation routes; public information

§ 33.2-276. Noise abatement practices and technologies

§ 33.2-277. Sale of materials to, and use of equipment by, localities and school boards

§ 33.2-278. Facilities for persons desiring to fish from bridges

§ 33.2-279. Use of streams and lowlands obstructed by newly constructed highways as fishponds or water storage areas

§ 33.2-280. Treatment of highway surfaces for dust control

§ 33.2-280.1. Charging electronic toll collection device fees

§ 33.2-281. Policy

§ 33.2-282. Department of Rail and Public Transportation created; appointment of Director

§ 33.2-283. Powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation

§ 33.2-284. General powers of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation

§ 33.2-285. Responsibilities of Department of Rail and Public Transportation

§ 33.2-286. Urban transit agency strategic plans

§ 33.2-287. Definitions

§ 33.2-288. Declaration of public purpose; Virginia Passenger Rail Authority

§ 33.2-289. Board of Directors

§ 33.2-290. Executive Director; agents and employees

§ 33.2-291. Local authorities subordinate to Authority

§ 33.2-292. Powers of the Authority

§ 33.2-293. Acquisition, possession, and disposition of rail facilities; eminent domain

§ 33.2-294. Issuance of bonds

§ 33.2-295. Deposit and investment of funds

§ 33.2-296. Revenues of the Authority

§ 33.2-297. Moneys of Authority

§ 33.2-298. Annual budget

§ 33.2-299. Recordkeeping; audits

§ 33.2-299.1. Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures

§ 33.2-299.2. Police powers; Authority rules and regulations

§ 33.2-299.3. Governmental function; exemption from taxation

§ 33.2-299.4. Cooperation with federal agencies

§ 33.2-299.5. Continuing responsibilities of the Transportation Board and the Department

§ 33.2-299.6. Dissolution of Authority

§ 33.2-299.7. Exclusions from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; proprietary records and trade secrets

§ 33.2-299.8. Liberal construction