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  • 2013 - HB 2172 Prince William County Metrorail Improvement District; created.
  • 2013 - HB 2297 Railroad right-of-way access; allocation of funds.
  • 2013 - SB 819 Tourist Train Development Authority; created.
  • 2013 - SB 1210 Transportation commission membership.
  • 2013 - SB 1361 DRPT; analysis of proposed project provided to General Assembly.
  • 2014 - HB 237 Telework Grant Program; Program to be administered by Department of Rail and Public Transportation.
  • 2014 - HB 311 Highways, bridges, ferries, rail transportation, etc.; recodifying and revising laws.
  • 2014 - HB 339 FOIA; exempts certain proprietary records of DRPT & VDOT from mandatory disclosure provisions.
  • 2014 - HB 396 Rail and Public Transportation, Department of; funding.
  • 2014 - HB 647 MWAA; limits use of Commonwelth revenues to support Phase II of Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project.
  • 2014 - HB 653 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; allocations.
  • 2014 - HB 658 Northern Virginia highway construction district; CTB allocations.
  • 2014 - HB 691 Prince William County Metrorail Improvement District; created.
  • 2014 - SB 72 Tourist Train Development Authority; reinstates Authority and its board.
  • 2014 - SB 298 Rail and Public Transportation, Department of; funding.
  • 2014 - SB 387 FOIA; exempts certain proprietary records of DRPT & VDOT from mandatory disclosure provisions.
  • 2014 - SJ 69 Master Rail Plan; develop to serve principal facilities of Port of Virginia.
  • 2015 - HB 1887 Commonwealth Transportation Board; membership, funding, updates annual reporting, and allocations.
  • 2015 - HB 2130 U.S. Route 1; pilot project established to provide bus service along corridor.
  • 2015 - HB 2275 Intercity Passenger Rail Operating and Capital Fund; passenger and commuter rail services.
  • 2015 - HJ 521 Virginia's Rail Heritage Region; designating certain areas in the Commonwealth.
  • 2015 - HJ 619 Metrorail extension; DRPT to study.
  • 2015 - SB 387 FOIA; exempts certain proprietary records of DRPT & VDOT from mandatory disclosure provisions.
  • 2015 - SB 815 Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact; chairmanship.
  • 2015 - SB 1217 Private police department; definition.
  • 2015 - SB 1387 Contract carrier's transportation of railroad employees; civil penalty.
  • 2015 - SB 1388 Railroad trains; trespassing, raises penalty.
  • 2015 - SB 1416 Railroads; trespassing on property, signage required, penalties.
  • 2016 - HB 186 Port-related tax credits; sunset extension.
  • 2016 - HB 320 Port-related tax credits; sunset extension.
  • 2016 - HB 613 Rail and Public Transportation, Department of; acquisition of real estate and rights-of-way.
  • 2016 - HB 720 Transportation projects in Planning District 8; public hearings.
  • 2016 - HB 733 VDOT and DRPT employees; performance evaluations.
  • 2016 - HB 901 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; use of certain revenues.
  • 2016 - HB 1229 Excursion trains; certification requirements, liability of railroad company.
  • 2016 - HJ 181 Norfolk & Western Railway Class J 611; designating as the official steam locomotive of Virginia.
  • 2016 - SB 468 Local stormwater utility; waiver of charges where stormwater retained on site.
  • 2017 - HB 2021 Norfolk Southern Railway right-of-way; public transit or multimodal transportation projects.
  • 2017 - HB 2168 Virginia Coal Train Heritage Authority; established.
  • 2017 - SB 1396 Norfolk Southern Railway right-of-way; public transit or multimodal transportation projects.
  • 2018 - HB 34 Railroads; freight train crew requirements, civil penalty.
  • 2018 - HB 455 Railroad right-of-way; allocation of funds for certain contract fees for access.
  • 2018 - HB 610 Rights of ingress and egress; use of former rail spur track easement, continuation or reinstatement.
  • 2018 - HB 727 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusion of records relating to public safety.
  • 2018 - HB 1137 Commuter Rail Operating and Capital Fund; established.
  • 2018 - HJ 32 Coal dust blown from moving trains; annual reports by railroad companies.
  • 2018 - HJ 58 Rail and Public Transportation, Department of; improved transportation services, report.
  • 2018 - HJ 66 Commuter rail system in the Commonwealth; Department of Transportation to study.
  • 2019 - HB 1137 Commuter Rail Operating and Capital Fund; established.
  • 2019 - HB 1789 Railroads; freight train crew size requirements, civil penalty.
  • 2019 - HB 1983 Rail Enhancement Fund; matching funds.
  • 2019 - HB 2737 Amtrak or intercity passenger rail stations; rail signage.
  • 2019 - HJ 616 Coal dust blown from moving trains; report.
  • 2019 - HJ 671 DRPT; cost of commuter and light rail projects, report.
  • 2019 - SB 1711 Broadband service providers; fiber optic broadband lines, railroad crossings.
  • 2020 - HB 1099 Rail construction or design; exempts high-risk contracts from required review.
  • 2020 - HB 1698 Sales and Use Tax; exemption for railroad rolling stock.
  • 2020 - HJ 55 Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service; DRPT to study feasibility of an east-west service.
  • 2020 - HJ 128 Commuter rail systems; DRPT to study and develop best practices for constructing, etc.
  • 2021 - HB 1698 Sales and Use Tax; exemption for railroad rolling stock.
  • 2021 - HB 2224 Broadband service providers; fiber optic broadband lines, railroad crossings.
  • 2021 - HB 2283 Railroads; freight train crew size requirements, civil penalty.
  • 2023 - HB 1520 Railroad safety; adds various requirements for railroad companies.
  • 2023 - HB 1752 Public utilities; fiber optic broadband lines crossing railroads.
  • 2023 - SB 1018 Railroad companies; notice of certain action.
  • 2023 - SB 1029 Public utilities; fiber optic broadband lines crossing railroads.
  • 2024 - HB 385 Railroad safety; use of train, locomotive, etc., for movement of freight, minimum train crew.
  • 2024 - HB 1425 Virginia Passenger Rail Authority; exempts railway tunnels and bridges from Building Code.