{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/33.2-3102.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/33.2-3102.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/33.2-3102.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/33.2-3102.html"}],"law_id":360264,"edition_id":2,"section_id":360264,"structure_id":51537,"section_number":"33.2-3102","catch_line":"Virginia-specific requirements","history":"2017, cc. 696, 705.","full_text":"A\n\nMembers of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission for the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be appointed by the Governor of Virginia and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.\n\nB\n\nThe Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, shall engage his counterparts in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and the appropriate officials in the federal government for the purpose of revising the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966 and implementing other reforms necessary to ensure the near-term and long-term viability of the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA). In doing so, the Secretary shall develop, propose, and seek agreement on reforms related to the following: (i) the legal and organizational structure of WMATA; (ii) the composition and qualifications of the WMATA Board of Directors and the length of terms of its members; (iii) labor costs and labor relations; (iv) measures necessary to resolve WMATA’s unfunded pension liability and other postemployment benefits; (v) measures necessary to better ensure the safety of riders and employees, including safety in the event of a homeland security emergency in the national capital area; and (vi) financial and operational improvements necessary to ensure that WMATA’s performance is at least as efficient as its closest comparable transit systems in the United States. The Secretary shall report to and consult quarterly beginning June 30, 2017, with the Chairmen of the House and Senate Transportation Committees regarding activity taken in accordance with this subsection.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1340821,"text":"Members of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission for the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be appointed by the Governor of Virginia and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1340822,"text":"The Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, shall engage his counterparts in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and the appropriate officials in the federal government for the purpose of revising the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966 and implementing other reforms necessary to ensure the near-term and long-term viability of the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA). 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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 696<\/a> and 705<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1434715,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360264,"identifier":"33.2-3102","token":"33.2\/IV\/31.1\/33.2-3102","url":"\/33.2-3102\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-3102\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/31.1\/33.2-3102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia-specific requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-3102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Members of the Board<\/span> of Directors of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission for the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be appointed by the Governor of Virginia and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Secretary<\/span> of Transportation, in coordination with the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, shall engage his counterparts in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and the appropriate officials in the federal government for the purpose of revising the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966 and implementing other reforms necessary to ensure the near-term and long-term viability of the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA). In doing so, the Secretary<\/span> shall develop, propose, and seek agreement on reforms related to the following: (i) the legal and organizational structure of WMATA; (ii) the composition and qualifications of the WMATA Board<\/span> of Directors and the length of terms of its members; (iii) labor costs and labor relations; (iv) measures necessary to resolve WMATA’s unfunded pension liability and other postemployment benefits; (v) measures necessary to better ensure the safety of riders and employees, including safety in the event of a homeland security emergency in the national capital area; and (vi) financial and operational improvements necessary to ensure that WMATA’s performance is at least as efficient as its closest comparable transit systems in the United States. The Secretary<\/span> shall report to and consult quarterly beginning June 30, 2017, with the Chairmen of the House and Senate Transportation Committees regarding activity taken in accordance with this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 33.2-3102)\n\nA. Members of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metrorail Safety\nCommission for the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be appointed by the Governor\nof Virginia and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.\n\nB. The Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Northern Virginia\nTransportation Commission, shall engage his counterparts in Maryland and\nWashington, D.C., and the appropriate officials in the federal government for\nthe purpose of revising the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority\nCompact of 1966 and implementing other reforms necessary to ensure the near-term\nand long-term viability of the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority\n(WMATA). In doing so, the Secretary shall develop, propose, and seek agreement\non reforms related to the following: (i) the legal and organizational structure\nof WMATA; (ii) the composition and qualifications of the WMATA Board of\nDirectors and the length of terms of its members; (iii) labor costs and labor\nrelations; (iv) measures necessary to resolve WMATA’s unfunded pension\nliability and other postemployment benefits; (v) measures necessary to better\nensure the safety of riders and employees, including safety in the event of a\nhomeland security emergency in the national capital area; and (vi) financial and\noperational improvements necessary to ensure that WMATA’s performance is\nat least as efficient as its closest comparable transit systems in the United\nStates. The Secretary shall report to and consult quarterly beginning June 30,\n2017, with the Chairmen of the House and Senate Transportation Committees\nregarding activity taken in accordance with this subsection.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, cc. 696, 705.","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"}}