Virginia Passenger Rail Authority Act

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This is Article 6 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Virginia Passenger Rail Authority Act.” It is part of Chapter 2 “Transportation Entities”, which is part of Subtitle I “General Provisions and Transportation Entities”, which is part of Title 33.2 “Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems”. It contains 21 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 21 sections.

§ 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