Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. In recognition that Loudoun County contains one of the largest and the highest volume network of rural gravel roads in the Commonwealth at 280 center lane miles, and in recognition of the importance of the contribution that many of these rural roads make to the preservation of the unique cultural and historic heritage of the County and of the Commonwealth, the Department of Transportation shall do the following in carrying its duties and responsibilities to properly maintain the rural road network in Loudoun County:

1. Coordinate with the County and with affected residents in order to better understand their specific maintenance concerns and in order to better prioritize how the Department allocates its maintenance budget to address such local concerns;

2. Continue, whenever practicable, to maintain unpaved roads in traditional alignment, surface treatment, and width and protect banks, stone walls, and roadside trees in all rural, agricultural, and historic areas;

3. Apply the Department's rustic road policies in any paving program in rural, agricultural, or historic areas, unless requested otherwise by the County, and focus limited paving resources primarily on highly traveled roads in developed areas; and

4. Provide an annual report to the County detailing how the Department expended funds in the prior fiscal year for the maintenance of unpaved rural roads in the County.