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CHAPTER 764 An Act to amend and reenact § 33.1-23.03 of the Code of Virginia, relating to preparation of a statewide transportation plan by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. [H 2420] Approved March 26, 2001

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 33.1-23.03 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 33.1-23.03. Board to develop and update Statewide Transportation Plan.

A comprehensive review of the statewide construction needs of all the highway systems in the Commonwealth shall be conducted by the Department at least once in every five-year period. Such review shall be conducted for the purpose of producing an inventory of all construction needs for all systems to a target year twenty years in the future based on standards established by the Department of Transportation. The first report shall be presented to the General Assembly and local officials no later than October 1, 1989.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board shall conduct a comprehensive review of statewide transportation needs in a Statewide Transportation Plan setting forth an inventory of all construction needs for all systems, and based upon this inventory, establishing goals, objectives, and priorities covering a twenty-year planning horizon, in accordance with federal transportation planning requirements. This plan shall embrace all modes of transportation and include technological initiatives. This Statewide Transportation Plan shall be updated as needed, but no less than once every five years. The plan will provide consideration of projects and policies affecting all transportation modes and promote economic development, intermodal connectivity, environmental quality, accessibility for people and freight, and transportation safety. Each such plan shall be summarized in a public document and made available to the general public upon presentation to the Governor and General Assembly.

2. That the first plan prepared in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be presented on December 1, 2002.