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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
The Road to Revolution; adds Leatherwood Plantation in Henry County to this heritage trail. [SB-1161]
The Road to Revolution. Adds Leatherwood Plantation in Henry County to this heritage trail of sites significant to Patrick Henry.
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Transportation Board; powers and duties. [SB-1135]
Powers and duties of CTB. Makes various changes to the powers and duties of the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB): (i) clarifies that local roads in counties outside the state secondary highway system are local roads, and not part of the state system; (ii) increases the limitation on contract values that the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner and the Director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation may let; (iii) eliminates the duty of the CTB to regulate outdoor theaters; (iv) provides for the updating of the Statewide
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Motor vehicle rental tax; shall be determined by Tax Commissioner, exemptions. [SB-1132]
Motor vehicle rental tax. Removes the administration and collection of the motor vehicle rental tax from the Department of Motor Vehicles and transfers it to the Department of Taxation.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs); duties and responsibilities. [SB-1112]
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). Specifies the role of MPOs in the Commonwealth's transportation decision-making process.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Inmate labor; authorizes use thereof at rest areas along Interstate Highway System. [SB-1109]
Corrections; use of inmate labor. Authorizes the use of inmate labor at rest areas along the Interstate Highway System.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
HOT lane construction contracts; requirements for minimum average speed for vehicles using facility. [SB-1048]
HOT lane construction contracts. Requires that HOT lane construction contracts contain requirements for minimum average speed for vehicles using the facility.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Highway maintenance allocations; allocation by CTB for maintenance of assets. [SB-1044]
Highway maintenance allocations. Provides that allocation by the Commonwealth Transportation Board for maintenance of assets within the Interstate System of Highways and the primary and secondary systems of state highways shall be based on achieving a minimal level of disparity among highway construction districts in meeting asset management performance standards established pursuant to §33.1-13.02.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
HOV lanes; use by vehicle with clean special fuel license plates. [SB-1034]
HOV lanes; use by vehicle with clean special fuel license plates. Extends until July 1, 2012, the sunset on use of HOV lanes by clean special fuel vehicles, regardless of the number of occupants.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Transportation Commissioner; changes title to Commissioner of Highways, report. [SB-1005]
Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner. Changes the title "Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner" to "Commissioner of Highways." The bill also eliminates the requirement that the Commissioner employ an assistant commissioner for the environment, transportation planning, and regulatory affairs; allows the Commissioner to transfer, abandon, and discontinue roads in the primary and secondary systems of state highways or move roads from one such system to another when such actions are recommended as appropriate by the Chief Engineer in connection
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Transportation agency efficiencies & cost recoveries; exempts VDOT, etc., paying remote access fee. [SB-1004]
Transportation agency efficiencies and cost recoveries. Exempts the Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) from paying any fee for remote access to land records; provides for VDOT to recommend to the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) an annual rate to be used by VDOT to make payments for maintenance; deletes references to the statewide maintenance cost index, the base lane per mile rate, and fund allocation; and adds language indicating that total payments are not to exceed CTB allocations.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Tolling of certain highways; Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability, et al., to study. [HJR-619]
Study; tolling of highways; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability, in conjunction with the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, to study the tolling of certain highways.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
U.S. Route 1 Corridor; joint subcommittee to study creation of Corridor. [HJR-603]
Study; U.S. Route 1 Corridor; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the creation of a U.S. Route 1 Corridor.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds (first reference). [HJR-572]
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Transportation Funds. Requires the General Assembly to maintain permanent and separate Transportation Funds to include the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, Transportation Trust Fund, Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund, and Priority Transportation Fund. All revenues dedicated to Transportation Funds on January 1, 2013, by general law, other than a general appropriation law, shall be deposited to the Transportation Funds, unless the General Assembly by general law, other than a general appropriation
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds. [HJR-511]
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Transportation Funds. Requires the General Assembly to maintain permanent and separate Transportation Funds to include the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, Transportation Trust Fund, Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund, and other funds established by general law for transportation. All revenues dedicated to Transportation Funds on January 1, 2012, by general law, other than a general appropriation law, shall be deposited to the Transportation Funds, unless the General Assembly by general law, other
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Fences along Interstate highways; VDOT to adhere to local policies in installing. [HB-876]
Fences along Interstate highways. Requires VDOT to adhere to local policies in installing and maintaining fences along Interstate Highway System components.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Highway maintenance funds; requires CTB to allocate funds on basis of achieving level of disparity. [HB-276]
Highway maintenance funds. Provides that when allocating funds for the interstate system of highways, the primary system of state highways, and the secondary system of state highways maintained by the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall consider achieving a minimal level of disparity among highway construction districts in meeting asset performance standards. Prior to such allocation, the Board shall release for public review a comparison of the proposed allocation of funds by highway construction district with an allocation
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Transportation-disadvantaged persons; requires State to develop plans to assist. [HB-259]
Transportation-disadvantaged persons. Requires the Commonwealth to develop plans and programs to assist the transportation disadvantaged.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Va. Transportation Infrastructure Fund and Va. Transportation Infrastructure Bank; created, report. [HB-2527]
Transportaion funding. Creates the Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank (Bank) as a new source for funding transportation projects. The Bank would be managed and administered by the Virginia Resources Authority and would be capitalized as recommended by the Governor and appropriated by the General Assembly. Up to 20 percent of the capitalization of the Bank would be used to make grants to localities for transportation projects, and the remainder would be used to make loans to private or public entities for transportation projects. The bill
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Transportation Board; transfer of interest in and control over landings. [HB-2508]
Commonwealth Transportation Board; transfer of interest in and control over landings. Provides that, for purposes of transfer of interest in and control over a landing to a public access authority, landing includes wharfs, piers, and docks.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Insurance license tax; dedicates to Highway Maintenance & Operating Fund one-third of total revenue. [HB-2499]
Insurance license tax. Dedicates to the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund one-third of the total revenue from the insurance license tax, phased in over three years, beginning with fiscal year 2013.