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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.","full_text":"The Board shall have the power and duty to review and approve policies and transportation objectives of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, to assist in establishing such policies and objectives, to oversee the execution thereof, and to report on these policies and objectives to the Commissioner of Highways and the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, respectively.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1339634,"text":"The Board shall have the power and duty to review and approve policies and transportation objectives of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, to assist in establishing such policies and objectives, to oversee the execution thereof, and to report on these policies and objectives to the Commissioner of Highways and the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, respectively.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":51517,"edition_id":2,"name":"Commonwealth Transportation Board; 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It has been modified 21 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 92; in 1964, chapter 265; in 1970, chapter 322; in 1974, chapter 462; in 1977, chapter 150; in 1978, chapter 650; in 1988, chapters 844 and 903; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1992, chapter 167; in 1995, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0094\">94<\/a>; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0349\">349<\/a>; in 2003, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0281\">281<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0533\">533<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0560\">560<\/a>; in 2004, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP0110\">110<\/a>; in 2005, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0839\">839<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0919\">919<\/a>; in 2006, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0197\">197<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0417\">417<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0833\">833<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0924\">924<\/a>; in 2007, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0337\">337<\/a>; in 2009, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?091+ful+CHAP0670\">670<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?091+ful+CHAP0690\">690<\/a>; in 2011, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0104\">104<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0164\">164<\/a>; in 2012, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0729\">729<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0733\">733<\/a>; in 2013, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0388\">388<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0569\">569<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0585\">585<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0646\">646<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0741\">741<\/a>; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0805\">805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1431959,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360043,"identifier":"33.2-215","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-215","url":"\/33.2-215\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-215\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-215","dublin_core":{"Title":"Policies and operation of Departments","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-215","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall have the power and duty to review and approve policies and transportation objectives of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation and the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Rail and <span class=\"dictionary\">Public Transportation<\/span>, to assist in establishing such policies and objectives, to oversee the execution thereof, and to report on these policies and objectives to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> and the Director of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Rail and <span class=\"dictionary\">Public Transportation<\/span>, respectively.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOLICIES AND OPERATION OF DEPARTMENTS (\u00a7 33.2-215)\n\nThe Board shall have the power and duty to review and approve policies and\ntransportation objectives of the Department of Transportation and the Department\nof Rail and Public Transportation, to assist in establishing such policies and\nobjectives, to oversee the execution thereof, and to report on these policies\nand objectives to the Commissioner of Highways and the Director of the\nDepartment of Rail and Public Transportation, respectively.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-12; 1956, c. 92; 1964, c. 265; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7\n33.1-12; 1974, c. 462; 1977, c. 150; 1978, c. 650; 1986, Sp. 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