15.2-2403.1 - Creation of urban transportation service districts. - Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-2403.1. Creation of urban transportation service districts.

A. The boundaries of any urban transportation service district createdpursuant to this article shall be agreed upon by both the local governingbody of an urban county and by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Theoverall density of an urban transportation service district shall be oneresidential unit per gross acre or greater. In the event of a disagreementbetween the Board and the governing body of an urban county in regard to theboundaries of an urban transportation service district, the parties mayrequest that the Commission on Local Government serve as a mediator. Forpurposes of this section, an "urban county" means any county with apopulation of greater than 90,000, according to the United States Census of2000, that did not maintain its roads as of January 1, 2007.

B. Any urban county that has established an urban transportation servicedistrict in accordance with this section shall maintain the roads within suchdistrict. Any such county shall receive an amount equal to the per lane milemaintenance payments made to cities and certain towns pursuant to § 33.1-41.1for the area within the district for purposes of road maintenance.

(2007, c. 896.)