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2001 SESSION
019155220Be 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. Secretary 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 Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a comprehensive review of statewide transportation priorities in a Statewide Transportation Plan setting goals and objectives 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. The Statewide Transportation Plan shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the requirements and deficiencies of transportation needs of the Commonwealth.