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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 304<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 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 2011, chapter 667<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1431979,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360048,"identifier":"33.2-220","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-220","url":"\/33.2-220\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-220\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-220","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transfer of interest in and control over certain highways, highway rights-of-way, and landings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-220","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this title, the Board<\/span>, upon receipt of a written request from a public access authority established pursuant to Title 15.2 and without first abandoning or discontinuing such highway<\/span>, highway<\/span> right-of-way, or landing, including a wharf, pier, or dock, may transfer to such requesting authority any and all rights and interests of the Board<\/span> in a highway<\/span>, highway<\/span> right-of-way, or landing as the Board<\/span> may deem in the public interest. Such transfer may be either with or without compensation from the requesting authority.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSFER OF INTEREST IN AND CONTROL OVER CERTAIN HIGHWAYS, HIGHWAY\nRIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND LANDINGS (\u00a7 33.2-220)\n\nNotwithstanding any contrary provision of this title, the Board, upon receipt of\na written request from a public access authority established pursuant to Title\n15.2 and without first abandoning or discontinuing such highway, highway\nright-of-way, or landing, including a wharf, pier, or dock, may transfer to such\nrequesting authority any and all rights and interests of the Board in a highway,\nhighway right-of-way, or landing as the Board may deem in the public interest.\nSuch transfer may be either with or without compensation from the requesting\nauthority.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 304, \u00a7 33.1-223.2:17; 2011, c. 667; 2014, c. 805.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}