Bill Text: VA HB901 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Expedited land use permit process; Dept. of Transportation shall develop and submit for approval.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-29 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0505) [HB901 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HB901-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. §1. That
the Department
of Transportation (Department) shall develop and submit
for approval to the Federal Highway Administration an expedited land
use permit process by which public or private utility companies that
offer communication services can
apply to use any right-of-way of the
Department. Such process shall be designed to apply only when
the proposed use of the right-of-way does
not make substantial changes to such right-of-way. The
Department shall complete the requirements of this act by
November 30, 2018, and shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an
executive summary and a report on the expedited land use permit process and, if
possible, the response from the Federal Highway
Administration for publication as a House or Senate document. The executive
summary and report shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the
Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative
documents and reports no later than the first day of the 2019 Regular Session
of the General Assembly and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.
