78060533.2-1802Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Highways And Other Surface Transportation SystemsTransportation Funding And DevelopmentPublic-private Transportation Act Of 1995Prerequisite for operation1994, c. 855, § 56-559; 1995, c. 647; 2005, cc. 504, 562; 2011, c. 589; 2014, c. 805.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/33.2-1802/30-279Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission established; membership; terms; compensation; staff; quorum/30-279/33.2-1803Approval by the responsible public entity/33.2-1803/62.1-140Definitions; bond resolution; form and requisites of bonds; sale and disposition of proceeds; temporary bonds/62.1-140//33.2-1802/33.2/III/18/33.2-1802Any private entity seeking authorization under this chapter to develop and/or operate a transportation facility shall first obtain approval of the responsible public entity under § 33.2-1803. Such private entity may initiate the approval process by requesting approval pursuant to subsection A of § 33.2-1803 or the responsible public entity may request proposals pursuant to subsection B of § 33.2-1803.sectionAA1Any responsible public entity that is an agency or institution of the Commonwealth receiving a detailed proposal from a private entity for a qualifying transportation facility that is a port facility as defined in § 62.1-140 shall provide notice of the receipt of such proposal to the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission established in § 30-279.sectionBB1