Highways, Bridges, And Ferries
Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Hampton Roads Planning District; additional 1% sales & use tax in counties in District. [SB-824]
Additional state sales and use tax in the Hampton Roads Planning District; referendum. Provides for an additional one percent sales and use tax in the counties and cities located in the Hampton Roads Planning District, with the additional revenues generated by the tax to be used for regional transportation projects. The tax would become effective on January 1, 2014, and only if approved by a majority of the voters in the Planning District at the November 2013 election.
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Billboards; establishes conditions under which certain signs may be adjusted or relocated, etc. [SB-820]
Billboards. Establishes conditions under which certain billboard signs may be relocated if land on which the billboard sign is located is acquired by eminent domain in connection with a highway project.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Commonwealth Transportation Board; increases number of membership, changes areas of representation. [SB-732]
Composition of the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Increases the number of members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board to 18, by the addition of one citizen member, and changes the areas of representation from the construction districts to the congressional districts.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Mopeds; prohibited on highways with speed limits in excess of 35 miles per hour. [SB-731]
Mopeds. Prohibits the operation of mopeds on highways with posted speed limits in excess of 35 miles per hour.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Sources of revenue; establishing and adjusting for appropriations of State and its localities. [SB-717]
Establishing and adjusting sources of revenue for appropriations of the Commonwealth and its localities. Makes several changes to sources of revenue of the Commonwealth: Establishes a five percent tax on motor fuels sales based on the statewide average wholesale price of a gallon of self-serve unleaded regular gasoline. The revenues would be distributed to the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund, the Transportation Trust Fund, the Intercity Passenger Rail Operating and Capital Fund, and the localities to be used for transportation purposes. Increases
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Va. Toll Mitigation Act & Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties. [SB-714]
Virginia Toll Mitigation Act; Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Creates the Virginia Casino Gaming Commission as the licensing body for casino gaming. The bill sets up the regulatory system for casino gaming and provides penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. Proceeds of the gross receipts tax and admission tax imposed on casino gaming operators will be paid into the Toll Mitigation Fund, which shall be used to mitigate the tolls established to support construction and maintenance of the (i) Dominion
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Taxes on fuels; issuance of bonds. [SB-700]
Taxes on fuels; issuance of bonds. Makes the retail sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, and other fuels subject to the general 5% retail sales and use tax and reduces the fuels tax on such fuels by $0.05 per gallon from $0.175 per gallon to $0.125 per gallon. Under current law, the sale of fuels is exempt from the general retail sales and use tax, but fuels are subject to a fuels tax imposed at the rate of $0.175 per gallon. Of the net additional revenues generated each year under the bill, $250 million would be deposited into the Highway Maintenance
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Va. Transportation Enhancement and Toll Abatement Act and Va. Casino Gaming Commission; regulation. [SB-697]
Virginia Transportation Enhancement and Toll Abatement Act; Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Creates the Virginia Casino Gaming Commission as the licensing body for casino gaming. The bill sets up the regulatory system for casino gaming and provides penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. Under the bill conduct of casino gaming shall be limited to counties, cities, and towns that are located in Planning Districts 8, 9, 10, and 15 through 23. The bill also contains technical amendments.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Va. Toll Abatement Act and Va. Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties. [SB-696]
Virginia Toll Abatement Act; Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Creates the Virginia Casino Gaming Commission as the licensing body for casino gaming. The bill sets up the regulatory system for casino gaming and provides penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. Under the bill conduct of casino gaming shall be limited to counties, cities, and towns that are located in Planning District 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 20, 21, 22, or 23. The bill also contains technical amendments.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Va. Toll Relief Act and Va. Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties. [SB-695]
Virginia Toll Relief Act; Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Creates the Virginia Casino Gaming Commission as the licensing body for casino gaming. The bill sets up the regulatory system for casino gaming and provides penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. The bill also contains technical amendments.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Low-income and student toll tax credit; established. [SB-567]
Low-income and student toll tax credit. Establishes a tax credit for students and low-income persons who have an E-ZPass or who pay tolls. The amount of the credit is capped at $1,000 per qualified taxpayer.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Weighing of vehicles; exempts those owned or leased by City of Suffolk. [SB-479]
Weighing of vehicles. Exempts vehicles owned or leased by the City of Suffolk from being weighed at DMV-controlled weigh-stations along U.S. Route 58 in Suffolk.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Transportation Board; increases number of membership. [SB-392]
Commonwealth Transportation Board; composition. Increases the number of members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board to 18 and changes the areas of representation to the congressional districts. The bill also assigns the at-large members to specific transportation areas.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Advertising & advertisements; allows running animation on structures. [SB-339]
Advertisements and advertising structures. Allows running animation on advertisements and advertising structures. The bill also allows scrolling animation on on-premises advertisements and advertising structures.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Mopeds; prohibited on highways with speed limits in excess of 35 miles per hour. [SB-333]
Mopeds. Prohibits the operation of mopeds on highways with posted speed limits in excess of 35 miles per hour.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Highway maintenance; allocation of funds by CTB for maintenance of assets within Interstate System. [SB-213]
Highway maintenance allocations. Provides that allocation of funds 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 standards.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Fairfax County Parkway; requires CTB to transfer to state primary highway system. [SB-196]
Fairfax County Parkway. Requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board to transfer the Fairfax County Parkway to the state primary highway system.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Transportation Board; increases number of membership. [SB-161]
Commonwealth Transportation Board; composition. Increases the number of members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board to 18 and changes the areas of representation to the congressional districts. The bill also assigns the at-large members to specific transportation areas.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Virginia Riverboat Gaming Commission; created, penalties. [SB-1369]
Virginia Riverboat Gaming Commission; regulation of riverboat gaming; penalties. Creates the Virginia Riverboat Gaming Commission as the licensing body for riverboat gaming. The bill sets up the regulatory system for riverboat gaming and provides penalties for violations of the riverboat gaming law. The bill contains technical amendments.
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Revenues and appropriations of State; changes to revenues collected and distribution. [SB-1355]
Revenues and appropriations of the Commonwealth. Makes several changes to the revenues collected by the Commonwealth, and the distribution of such revenues, as follows: The bill raises the registration fees for vehicles and trailers and designates these increased revenues for the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund and the Intercity Passenger Rail Operating and Capital Fund. The bill raises the state sales and use tax from 4% to 4.8% and designates the increased revenues for the Commonwealth Transportation Fund. The bill establishes procedures for the
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