46.2-222 - General powers of Commissioner with respect to transportation safety. - Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-222. General powers of Commissioner with respect to transportationsafety.

The Commissioner shall have the following general powers to carry out thepurposes of this article:

1. To employ required personnel.

2. To enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to theperformance of the Department's duties and the execution of its powers underthis article, including, but not limited to, contracts with the UnitedStates, other states, and agencies and governmental subdivisions of theCommonwealth.

3. To accept grants from the United States government and its agencies andinstrumentalities and any other source. To these ends, the Department shallhave the power to comply with conditions and execute agreements necessary,convenient or desirable.

4. To do all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of thisarticle.

(1984, c. 778, § 46.1-40.3; 1989, c. 727.)