2014 SESSION

Convened January 8, 2014
Adjourned sine die March 8, 2014
Reconvened April 23, 2014
Adjourned sine die April 23, 2014

HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES

(P) Passed (F) Failed (V) Vetoed (I) Incoporated into other legislation

(C) Carried over to 2015 Session

Agreements as to compensation; Commissioner of Highways’ decisions to be reasonable and not arbitrary. Amending § 33.1-129. (Patron-Petersen, SB 664 (C))

Banister River; designates Route 29 bridge in Pittsylvania County to confluence with Dan River in Halifax County as component of Virginia Scenic Rivers System. Amending § 10.1-411.3. (Patron-Adams, HB 1116 (Chapter 149))

Billboard signs; includes erection of sound barrier in list of actions that allows adjustment or relocation of signs, notice of removal shall be provided at least 45 days prior to required removal date. Amending § 33.1-95.2. (Patron-Anderson, HB 377 (Chapter 811); Puckett, SB 295 (Chapter 298))

Commonwealth Transportation Board; changes composition of membership. Amending §§ 33.1-1 and 33.1-2. (Patron-Surovell, HB 379 (F))

Commonwealth Transportation Board; changes composition so that one member will be appointed from each of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts. Amending §§ 33.1-1 and 33.1-2. (Patron-Wagner, SB 511 (F))

Commonwealth Transportation Board; increases membership. Amending § 33.1-1. (Patron-Hugo, HB 146 (F))

Commonwealth Transportation Board; increases membership, terms of members. Amending §§ 33.1-1 and 33.1-2. (Patron-Webert, HB 169 (F))

Commonwealth Transportation Board; increases total membership. Amending §§ 33.1-1 and 33.1-2. (Patron-Ramadan, HB 67 (F))

Commonwealth Transportation Board; removal of members by Governor. Amending § 33.1-1. (Patron-Hugo, HB 145 (F))

Commonwealth Transportation Board; statewide prioritization process for project selection, process for use of funds allocated, candidate projects and strategies shall be screened by Board to determine whether they are consistent with assessment of capacity needs for all. Adding § 33.1-23.5:5. (Patron-Stolle, HB 2 (Chapter 726))

Constitutional amendment; Commonwealth Transportation Fund, Transportation Trust Fund, Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund, and any other Fund established by general law for transportation, effective date January 1, 2014 (first reference). Adding Section 7-B in Article X. (Patron-Obenshain, SJR 65 (C))

Disabled American Veterans Highway; designating as entire length of Interstate Route 495 (Capital Beltway) in Virginia. (Patron-Saslaw, SB 522 (C))

Downtown and Midtown Tunnels; use by law enforcement, school buses, emergency medical vehicles, and employees of transportation facility. Amending § 33.1-252. (Patron-Alexander, SB 24 (F))

Downtown Tunnel Construction Relief Grant Fund; established. (Patron-James, HB 351 (F); Lucas, SB 292 (F))

Drainage ditch maintenance, etc.; use of revenue-sharing highway funds. Amending § 33.1-23.05. (Patron-Hodges, HB 528 (F))

Dulles Access Highway; memorializing Congress of the United States to take any legislative action necessary to facilitate imposition and collection of tolls for use in order to reduce tolls for use of Dulles Toll Road. (Patron-LaRock, HJR 84 (F))

Dulles Access Highway; memorializing Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to impose and collect tolls for use, toll revenues to be obligated to reduce tolls for use of Dulles Toll Road. (Patron-LaRock, HJR 85 (F))

Electronic toll collection transponders; Department of Transportation shall develop and implement plan to eliminate maintenance fees. (Patron-Miller, SB 156 (Chapter 614))

Fare enforcement inspectors; appointed to enforce payment of fares for use of mass transit facilities, eligible entity means any transit operation that is owned directly or indirectly by a political subdivision or any governmental entity established by an interstate compact, power to issue civil summons, penalty for failure to pay established fare on transit properties. Adding § 33.1-223.2:30. (Patron-Rust, HB 761 (Chapter 281); Ebbin, SB 264 (Chapter 447))

Golf carts and utility vehicles; adds Town of Clifton to list of towns without their own police departments that may permit operation on their highways. Amending § 46.2-916.2. (Patron-Hugo, HB 488 (Chapter 69))

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; created. Amending § 33.1-23.5:4; adding §§ 33.1-466 through 33.1-476. (Patron-Jones, HB 1253 (Chapter 678); Wagner, SB 513 (Chapter 545))

Handbills, solicitation of contributions, etc.; allows localities to adopt ordinances allowing on highways for organizations granted tax-exempt status. Amending § 46.2-931. (Patron-Puller, SB 61 (C))

Highway drains and culverts; localities may by ordinance prohibit any person from interfering with or impeding storm water runoff on any highway right-of-way controlled by VDOT, by placing leaves, plant trimmings, etc., within right-of-way. Adding § 33.1-350.1. (Patron-Kory, HB 744 (F))

Highway drains and culverts; localities may by ordinance prohibit any person from interfering with or impeding within Department of Transportation’s right-of-way storm water runoff into or out of any storm water management facility, culvert, etc. Adding § 33.1-350.1. (Patron-Kory, HB 555 (F))

Highway systems; advances expiration date of annual allocation that can be made by Commonwealth Transportation Board. Amending § 33.1-23.1. (Patron-Sickles, HB 920 (F))

Highway systems; eliminates required allocations of up to $500 million per year for bridge reconstruction and rehabilitation, high priority projects, and smart roadway technology projects. Amending § 33.1-23.1. (Patron-Watts, HB 626 (F))

Highway systems; includes primary state highway system extensions to receive percentage of amount allocated for reconstruction of deteriorated highways, five percent to paving unpaved roads carrying more than 50 vehicles per day. Amending § 33.1-23.1. (Patron-Rust, HB 1048 (Chapter 87); Wagner, SB 518 (Chapter 741))

Highways, bridges, ferries, rail transportation, etc.; recodifying and revising laws. Adding §§ 33.2-100 through 33.2-285, 33.2-300 through 33.2-1400, 33.2-1500 through 33.2-1824, and 33.2-1900 through 33.2-3202; repealing §§ 15.2-4500 through 15.2-4534, 15.2-4829 through 15.2-4840, 15.2-7000 through 15.2-7021, 15.2-7022 through 15.2-7035, 33.1-1 through 33.1-465, 56-529, 56-530, 56-556 through 56-575, 58.1-815, 58.1-815.1, Chapter 693, 1954 Acts, Chapters 462 and 714, 1956 Acts, Chapter 24, 1959 Extra Session Acts, Chapters 228 and 605, 1962 Acts, Chapter 348, 1964 Acts, Chapter 203, 1990 Acts, Chapter 548, 1998 Acts, Chapters 238 and 705, 2000 Acts, and Chapters 270 and 297, 2005 Acts. (Patron-LeMunyon, HB 311 (Chapter 805))

Income tax, state; deduction for payment of certain tolls. Amending § 58.1-322. (Patron-James, HB 347 (F))

Innovation and Technology Transportation Fund; created, report. Amending §§ 33.1-13.03 and 33.1-23.1; adding § 33.1-23.06. (Patron-Peace, HB 1095 (Chapter 290))

Interstate Route 66; Commonwealth Transportation Board to include in next update certain improvements inside Capital Beltway. (Patron-LeMunyon, HB 426 (F))

Interstate Route 73; joint subcommittee of Senate Committee on Local Government and Senate Committee on Transportation to be established to study proposed construction. (Patron-Stanley, SR 32 (P))

Interstate Route 73; joint subcommittee to study proposed construction. (Patron-Adams, HJR 38 (C); Stanley, SJR 23 (C))

Littering; penalty. Amending § 33.1-346. (Patron-Hodges, HB 506 (C))

Loudoun County; VDOT’s duties and responsibilities to properly maintain the rural gravel road network. (Patron-Minchew, HB 416 (Chapter 276); Vogel, SB 397 (Chapter 704))

Master Trooper Jerry L. Hines Memorial Bridge; designating as Interstate Route 81 bridges over Maury River in Rockbridge County. (Patron-Cline, HB 986 (Chapter 82); Deeds, SB 612 (Chapter 264))

Natural gas; incentives for expanded use as transportation fuel, report. Amending §§ 2.2-1176, 2.2-3705.6, 2.2-3711, 3.2-5603, 13.1-620, 23-300 through 23-303, 33.1-23.1, 33.1-46.2, 33.1-49, 33.1-251, 46.2-600, 46.2-694, 46.2-694.1, 46.2-749.3, 46.2-1130, 56-1, 56-1.2, 56-232.2, 56-265.1, 58.1-400.2, 58.1-609.10, 58.1-2259, 58.1-2402, 58.1-2403, 58.1-2627.1, 58.1-2905, 58.1-2906, 58.1-2907, and 58.1-3713.4; adding §§ 3.2-5603.1, 5.1-1.8, 33.1-251.1, 46.2-602.4, 46.2-1129.2, 46.2-3000 through 46.2-3004, 56-1.2:2, and 56-235.11; repealing §§ 2.2-1176.1 and 33.1-223.3 through 33.1-223.9. (Patron-Wagner, SB 505 (C))

Natural gas vehicles; weight limit exception, allowance for Interstate highways. Adding § 46.2-1129.2. (Patron-Taylor, HB 341 (Chapter 64))

Nonconforming billboards; revises and updates statutory requirements pertaining to maintenance and repair. Amending § 33.1-370.2. (Patron-Rust, HB 756 (C))

Northern Virginia highway construction district; limits transit, rail, and public transportation allocations by Commonwealth Transportation Board to no more than 25 percent of total allocations. Adding § 33.1-23.5:5. (Patron-LaRock, HB 658 (F))

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; limits allocations by Authority for transit, rail, and public transportation projects to no more than 25 percent of its total allocations. Adding § 33.1-23.5:5. (Patron-LaRock, HB 653 (F))

Pedestrians; clarifies duties of vehicles to stop to allow to cross highways at marked crosswalks. Amending § 46.2-924. (Patron-Krupicka, HB 277 (F))

Primary or secondary highways; periodic quantitative ratings of segments by VDOT. Amending § 33.1-223.2:29. (Patron-LeMunyon, HB 427 (F))

Prince William County Metrorail Improvement District; created. Adding §§ 33.1-466 through 33.1-482. (Patron-Torian, HB 691 (F))

Private roads; designation as highways for law-enforcement purposes in Greene County. Amending § 46.2-1307.1. (Patron-Bell, Robert B., HB 1144 (Chapter 90))

Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; General Assembly approval of schedule of tolls and fees. Amending §§ 56-565 and 56-566. (Patron-Joannou, HB 1136 (F))

Rail and Public Transportation, Department of; codifies appropriation act language dealing with funding. Adding § 33.1-12.02. (Patron-O’Bannon, HB 396 (Chapter 66); Watkins, SB 298 (Chapter 451))

Red or red and white warning lights; Department of Transportation vehicles allowed to use for certain highway safety service patrol functions. Amending § 46.2-1023. (Patron-Campbell, HB 604 (F))

Richmond Metropolitan Authority; changes name to Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority and equalizes Board representation among City of Richmond, Chesterfield County, and Henrico County. Amending §§ 15.2-1535, 15.2-7000, 15.2-7001, 15.2-7002, 33.1-23.03:1, 33.1-252, 33.1-287, and 33.1-288. (Patron-Loupassi, HB 597 (Chapter 469))

Roadways; locality may by ordinance allow pedestrians over 18 years of age to solicit for contributions. Amending § 46.2-931. (Patron-McQuinn, HB 475 (C))

Route 13 in Northampton and Accomack Counties; Senate Committee on Local Government to study safety of Route and to make recommendations as to safety improvements. (Patron-Lewis, SR 38 (C))

Rural Rustic Roads; taking streets into secondary highway system. Amending § 33.1-72.1. (Patron-Marshall, D.W., HB 1184 (F))

Salem Highway Construction District; additional transportation funding, report. Adding §§ 33.1-391.16 and 33.1-391.17. (Patron-Marshall, D.W., HB 213 (F))

Secondary highway system; withdrawal of county from system. Amending §§ 33.1-23.5:1 and 33.1-46.3. (Patron-Watkins, SB 606 (C))

Six-Year Improvement Program of Commonwealth Transportation Board; Program to give priority to projects that provide greatest congestion reduction, etc. Amending § 33.1-12. (Patron-Yancey, HB 1100 (F))

Smart transportation pilot zone; Secretary of Transportation and VDOT shall establish zone to test state-of-the-art road technology utilizing existing state highway network or Smart Road managed by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. Adding § 33.1-223.2:30. (Patron-Anderson, HB 1098 (Chapter 478))

Soil and water conservation district; exempts certain signs from regulation as outdoor advertising structures. Amending § 33.1-355. (Patron-Edmunds, HB 1050 (C))

Specialized construction equipment; Commissioner of Highways may issue single trip or multi-trip permits for operation on and across structures maintained by VDOT. Adding § 46.2-1149.6. (Patron-Scott, HB 509 (Chapter 70))

Speed limits; maximum limit on nonsurface-treated highways in certain counties. Amending § 46.2-873.1. (Patron-Garrett, HB 854 (Chapter 80); Smith, SB 470 (Chapter 261))

Speed limits; maximum speed limit on U. S. Route 23 and U. S. Alternate Route 58. Amending § 46.2-870. (Patron-Chafin, HB 1164 (Chapter 91))

Speed limits; prohibits driving at less than posted maximum speed in left-most lanes on Interstate Highways. Amending § 46.2-877. (Patron-O’Quinn, HB 51 (F))

Statewide transportation technology programs; Secretary of Transportation and Department of Transportation shall revise and update programs by evaluating and incorporating new smart road technologies and other innovations. Adding § 33.1-223.2:30. (Patron-Villanueva, HB 1090 (Chapter 477))

Stephen L. Thompson Memorial Highway; designating as a portion of Virginia Route 24 in Town of Rustburg. (Patron-Fariss, HB 64 (Chapter 51))

Tax restructuring; modifies individual income and retail sales and use taxes. Amending §§ 15.2-5800, 15.2-5921, 33.1-23.03:2, 33.1-23.03:8, 58.1-320, 58.1-321, 58.1-603, 58.1-604, 58.1-604.1, 58.1-608.3, 58.1-609.5, 58.1-609.10, 58.1-609.11, 58.1-611.1, 58.1-614, 58.1-638, and 58.1-639; adding §§ 33.1-23.5:5 and 58.1-604.1:1; repealing §§ 58.1-603.1 and 58.1-604.01. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 729 (C))

Telework Grant Program; Program to be administered by Department of Rail and Public Transportation. Adding § 33.1-391.5:1. (Patron-Ramadan, HB 237 (F))

Trails; allocation of federal funds for establishment and maintenance. Adding § 33.1-223.2:30. (Patron-Chafin, HB 1163 (C))

Transportation; Commonwealth priority of projects and funding. Adding § 33.1-23.5:5. (Patron-Cole, HB 87 (F))

Transportation, Department of; notice and public comment on projects on its website. Adding § 33.1-13.06. (Patron-Stuart, SB 147 (F))

Transportation projects; at least 30 days prior to any public hearing, Department of Transportation shall send notification of date, time, and place by regular mail to all property owners within or adjacent to projects valued in excess of $100 million. Adding § 33.1-223.2:30. (Patron-Hugo, HB 904 (Chapter 733))

Tree replacement; VDOT, in highway construction projects, shall adhere to any policy adopted by locality in which project is located. Adding § 33.1-223.2:30. (Patron-Lopez, HB 806 (F))

Truck cranes; permits authorizing operation over highways for those that exceed maximum weight. Adding § 46.2-1149.6. (Patron-Scott, HB 415 (Chapter 68); McDougle, SB 402 (Chapter 258))

Tye River; designates from Route 738 in Nelson County to its confluence with James River as component of Virginia Scenic River System. Adding § 10.1-418.9. (Patron-Deeds, SB 257 (Chapter 107))

Vehicle weight limits; extensions apply also to interstate highways that are simultaneously designated as state primary or secondary highways. Amending §§ 46.2-1128 and 46.2-1129. (Patron-Cole, HB 27 (F))

Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; created, regulation, Toll Mitigation Fund to receive 90 percent of proceeds from gross receipts tax and admission tax imposed on operators, report. Amending §§ 2.2-204, 2.2-3705.3, 2.2-3711, 4.1-100, 4.1-210, 4.1-231, and 4.1-233; adding §§ 11-16.1, 18.2-334.5, 33.1-223.2:30, and 59.1-550 through 59.1-585. (Patron-Lucas, SB 19 (C))