CHAPTER 558

An Act to amend and reenact § 38-228, as amended, of the Code of
Virginia, relating to definition of terms under the State Revenue
Bond Act. |

[H 622]

Approved March 31, 1964

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 88-228, as amended, of the Code of Virginia be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 83-228. As used in this article, the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings:

The word “Commission” shall mean the State Highway Commis-
sion or, if the State Highway Commission shall be abolished, any board,
commission or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof or upon
om the powers given by this article to the Commission shall be given

aw.

(2) The word “project” or “projects’”’ shall mean any one or more of
the following:

(a) York River Bridge, extending from a point within the town of
Yorktown, in York county, or within York county across the York River
to Gloucester Point or some point in Gloucester county ;

(b) Rappahannock River Bridge, extending from Greys Point, or
its vicinity, in Middlesex county, across the Rappahannock River to a point
in the vicinity of White Stone, in Lancaster county, or at some other
feasible points in the general vicinity of the two respective points;

(a) James River Bridge, extending from or near the city of Hope-
well across the James River to a point in Charles City county;

(e) James River Bridge, extending from Glasshouse Point, north of
Jamestown, in James City county, across the James River to a point at
or near Swann’s Point, in Surry county;

( h) James River, Chuckatuck and Nansemond River Bridges, to-
gether with necessary connecting roads, in the city of Warwick and the
counties of Isle of Wight and Nansemond ;

( j) Hampton Roads Bridge, Tunnel, or Bridge and Tunnel System,
extending from a point or points in the cities of Newport News, Hamp-
ton, or Warwick on the northwest shore of Hampton Roads across Hamp-
ton Roads to a point or points in the city of Norfolk or in the county of
Norfolk on the southeast shore of Hampton Roads;

(k) The Norfolk-Virginia Beach Highway, extending from a point
in the vicinity of the intersection of interstate route sixty-four and
primary route fifty-eight at Norfolk to some feasible point between Lon-
donbridge and primary route sixty; however, the project authorized by
this subsection shall not be coupled or united with any other project or
projects for the purpose of financing its construction and operation.

The Henrico-James River Bridge, extending from a point on the
eastern shore of the James River in Henrico county to a point on the west-
ern shore, between Falling Creek and Bells Road interchanges of the Rich-
mond-Petersburg Turnpike; however, the project authorized by this sub-
section shall not be coupled or united with any other project or projects
for the purpose of financing its construction and operation.

And shall be deemed to include all property, rights, easements and
franchises relating to any of the foregoing projects and deemed necessary
rd convenient for the operation thereof and to include approaches
ereto.

(3) The word “undertaking” shall mean all of the projects author-
ized to be acquired or constructed under this article.

(4) The word “improvements” shall mean such repairs, replace-
ments, additions and betterments of and to a project acquired by pur-
chase or by condemnation as are deemed necessary to place it in a safe
and efficient condition for the use of the public, if such repairs, replace-
ments, additions and betterments are ordered prior to the sale of any
bonds for the acquisition of such project. ;

(5) The term “cost of project”, as applied to a project to be acquired
by purchase or by condemnation, shall include the purchase price or the
amount of the award, cost of improvements, financing charges, interest
during any period of disuse before completion of improvements, cost of
traffic estimates and of engineering and legal expenses, plans, specifica-
tions and surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, other expenses neces-
sary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the
enterprises, administrative expenses and such other expenses as may be
necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized and the acquisi-
tion of the project and the placing of the project in operation.

(6) The term “cost of project’, as applied to a project to be con-
structed, shall embrace the cost of construction, the cost of all lands,
properties, rights, easements and franchises acquired, which are deemed
necessary for such construction, the cost of acquiring by purchase or
condemnation any ferry which is deemed by the Commission to be com-
petitive with any bridge to be constructed, the cost of all machinery and
equipment, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction
and for one year after completion of construction, cost of traffic estimates
and of engineering data, engineering and legal expenses, cost of plans,
specifications and surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, other
expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or prac-
ticability of the enterprise, administrative expense and such other expenses
as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized, the
construction of the project, the placing of the project in operation and
the condemnation of property necessary for such construction and
operation.

(7) The word “owner” shall include all individuals, incorporated
companies, copartnerships, societies or associations having any title or
interest in any property, rights, easements or franchises authorized to
be acquired by this article.