Title of Regulation: 24VAC30-490. Roads in the Grounds of State Institutions (repealing 24VAC30-490-10).

Statutory Authority: §§ 33.2-210 and 33.2-313 of the Code of Virginia.

Effective Date: October 14, 2021.

Agency Contact: JoAnne P. Maxwell, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Governance and Legislative Affairs Division, Virginia Department of Transportation, 1401 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-1830, FAX (804) 225-4700, or email joanne.maxwell@vdot.virginia.gov.

Background: Section 33.2-313 of the Code of Virginia states that the Commissioner of Highways may, when requested by the governing body of a state institution, assume the maintenance of any highway within the grounds of such state institution that has been established and constructed by such institution to standards acceptable to the Commissioner of Highways. The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) adopted a policy in 1956 which specified several standards that the Department of Transportation (VDOT) should consider before accepting roads on the grounds of state institutions into the primary state highway system. The CTB has the authority to set policy for VDOT pursuant to § 33.2-215 of the Code of Virginia. Consistent with that policy, the Commissioner of Highways issued a Departmental Memorandum that instructs VDOT staff to ensure that those standards are met prior to accepting roads on the grounds of state institutions into the primary state highway system. The current regulation, which incorporates by reference the Departmental Memorandum filed by description, is redundant because the purpose of the regulation is met by the CTB Policy and Departmental Memorandum.

Summary:

The amendments repeal Roads in the Grounds of State Institutions (24VAC30-490).