Code of Virginia - Title 15.2 Counties, Cities And Towns - Chapter 45 Transportation District Act Of 1964

15.2-4500 Short title
This chapter may be cited as the "Transportation District Act of 1964." (1964, c. 631, § 15.1-1342; 1997, c. 587.) ...

15.2-4501 Declaration of policy
The development of transportation systems, composed of transit facilities, public highways, and other modes of transport, is necessary for the orderly growth and development of ...

15.2-4502 Definitions
As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: (a) "District" ...

15.2-4503 Conductors, etc., authorized to issue summons
Conductors of railroad trains, motormen, and station and depot agents of any transportation district created pursuant to Chapter 45 (§ 15.2-4500 et seq.) of this ...

15.2-4503.1 Northern Virginia Transportation District and Commission
There is hereby created the Northern Virginia Transportation District comprised of the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and the Cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, and ...

15.2-4504 Procedure for creation of districts; single jurisdictional districts; application of chapter to por...
(1) Any two or more counties or cities, or combinations thereof, may, in conformance with the procedure set forth herein, or as otherwise may be ...

15.2-4505 District a body corporate; name and style
Each transportation district created pursuant to this chapter, or pursuant to an act of the General Assembly, is hereby created as a body corporate and ...

15.2-4506 Creation of commission to control corporation
In and for each transportation district a commission is hereby created to manage and control the functions, affairs and property of the corporation and to ...

15.2-4507 Members of transportation district commissions
A. Any transportation district commission created shall consist of the number of members the component governments shall from time to time agree upon, or as ...

15.2-4508 Officers of commission
Within thirty days after the appointment of the original commission members, the commission shall meet on the call of any member and shall elect one ...

15.2-4509 Bonds of members
Each commission member shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties under this chapter, give bond payable to the Commonwealth in a form approved ...

15.2-4510 Compensation and expenses of members
The commission members shall receive no salary but shall be entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable and necessary expenses and compensation allowed members of the ...

15.2-4511 Meetings of commission
Regular meetings of the commission shall be held at least once every month at such time and place as the commission shall from time to ...

15.2-4512 Quorum and action by commission
A majority of the commission, which majority shall include at least one commissioner from a majority of the component governments, shall constitute a quorum. Members ...

15.2-4513 Funds of commission
A. All moneys of a commission, whether derived from any contract of the commission or from any other source, shall be collected, received, held, secured ...

15.2-4514 Accounts and records
Every commission shall keep and preserve complete and accurate accounts and records of all moneys received and disbursed; business and operations; and all property and ...

15.2-4515 Powers and functions generally
A. Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, a commission shall, except as provided in subsection B herein, have the following powers and ...

15.2-4516 Regulation of fares, schedules, franchising agreements and routing of transit facilities
The commission may exercise exclusive control, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, of matters of regulation of fares, schedules, franchising agreements and routing ...

15.2-4517 Protection of employees of public transportation systems
In any county or city, the commission referred to in § 15.2-4515, in addition to other prohibitions, shall not operate any such transit facility, or ...

15.2-4518 Additional powers
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 ...

15.2-4519 Authority to issue bonds and other obligations; terms and conditions of bonds; enforcement; exempti...
A. 1. A transportation district may issue bonds or other interest-bearing obligations, as provided in this chapter, for any of its purposes and pay the ...

15.2-4520 Judicial determination of validity of bonds
The provisions of §§ 15.2-2650 to 15.2-2658 apply to all suits, actions and proceedings of whatever nature involving the validity of bonds issued by a ...

15.2-4521 Contracts and payment thereof
A. Any county or city embraced within a transportation district is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with the commission for such transportation district, ...

15.2-4522 Venue
Every such contract shall be enforceable by the transportation district with whom the contract is made, as provided under the laws of Virginia, and, if ...

15.2-4523 Acquisition of median strips for transit facilities in interstate highways
When the district commission, the Commonwealth Transportation Board and the governing bodies of the component governments determine that the time schedule for construction of any ...

15.2-4524 Appropriations
The governing bodies of counties and cities participating in a transportation district are authorized to appropriate funds for the administrative and other expenses and obligations ...

15.2-4525 Powers granted are in addition to all other powers
The powers conferred by this chapter on counties and cities are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, and may ...

15.2-4526 Liabilities of Commonwealth, counties and cities
A. Except for claims cognizable under the Virginia Tort Claims Act, Article 18.1 (§ 8.01-195.1 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 8.01, no pecuniary ...

15.2-4527 Planning process
A. In performing the duties imposed under § 15.2-4515 A and B, the commission shall cooperate with the governing bodies of the counties and cities ...

15.2-4528 Procedures
A. To assure that the planning process specified in § 15.2-4527 is effectively and efficiently utilized, the commission shall conform to the following procedures and ...

15.2-4529 Procedure for enlargement
A transportation district may be enlarged to include any additional county, or part thereof, or city or part thereof contiguous thereto, upon such terms and ...

15.2-4530 Resolution or ordinance
A county or city may withdraw from the transportation district by resolution or ordinance, as may be appropriate, adopted by a majority vote of its ...

15.2-4531 Financial obligations
The withdrawal from the transportation district of any county or city shall not relieve the county or city from any obligation or commitment made or ...

15.2-4532 Public purpose; exemption from taxation
It is hereby found, determined, and declared that the creation of any transportation district hereunder and the carrying out of the corporate purposes of any ...

15.2-4533 Liability for torts
Every district shall be liable for its torts and those of its officers, employees and agents committed in the conduct of any proprietary function but ...

15.2-4534 Chapter liberally construed
This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the Commonwealth and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof. (1964, c. 631, ...