Bill Text: VA SB1314 | 2015 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; long-range plan.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496) [SB1314 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2015-SB1314-Comm_Sub.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 1314 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Transportation on February 4, 2015) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Marsden) A BILL to amend and reenact §33.2-2508 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; regional plan.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §33.2-2508 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§33.2-2508. Responsibilities of Authority for long-range transportation planning.

The In fulfilling the requirements of subdivision 1 of §33.2-2500, the Authority shall be responsible for long-range transportation planning for regional transportation projects in Northern Virginia. In carrying out this responsibility, the Authority shall, on the basis of a regional consensus whenever possible, set regional transportation policies and priorities for regional transportation projects. The policies and priorities shall have reducing congestion in Planning District 8 as their primary objective to the greatest extent practicable and shall be guided by performance-based criteria such as the ability to improve travel times, reduce delays, connect regional activity centers, improve safety, improve air quality, and move the most people in the most cost-effective manner.