VA HB947 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Transportation
Pending: House Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Transportation
Pending: House Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Department of Transportation; induced demand considered in certain projects. Requires the Department of Transportation to consider the concept of induced demand when conducting a review employing value engineering as required in certain projects. The bill defines "induced demand" as the concept that new roads will create new drivers, resulting in the intensity of traffic staying the same.
Title
Transportation, Department of; induced demand considered in certain projects.
Sponsors
| Del. Mark Keam [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-16 | House | Left in Transportation |
| 2016-01-25 | House | Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote |
| 2016-01-21 | House | Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2016-01-12 | House | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 2016-01-12 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103445D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB947 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB947+hil |
