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HOUSE BILL NO. 895 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Transportation on January 31, 2002) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate McDougle) A BILL to amend of Chapter 699 of the Acts of Assembly of 1999 and to repeal Chapter 1009 of the Acts of Assembly of 1999, relating to the vehicle weighing station on Interstate Route 64 in Henrico County east of the City of Richmond.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That Chapter 699 of the Acts of Assembly of 1999 is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 1. The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of State Police, the County Counties of Henrico and New Kent, and other affected jurisdictions, shall relocateupgrade the vehicle weighing station located on Interstate Route 64 in Henrico County east of the City of Richmond to another location on Interstate Route 64. In selecting a site for the relocation ofupgrading such weighing station, the Department shall, among other factors, consider the desirability of (i) minimizingconstruct a turnout for increased monitoring of motor vehicles on U.S. Route 60 to minimize the bypassing of the facility through the use of alternative routes over local streets, (ii) providingprovide sufficient space off the traveled lanes of Interstate Route 64 for the queuing of vehicles waiting to be weighed, and (iii) providing space for installation of an inspection pit for use in conjunction with motor carrier inspections of vehicles waiting to be weighed reduce the impact of sound emanating from the facility. The Department of Transportation shall forthwith initiate planning for the relocationupgrade of the aforementioned facility and roadway and shall commence and complete such improvements and construction of the relocated facilityas soon as practicable, consistent with the aforementioned consultations with the Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of State Police and affected jurisdictions, availability of funds for such project, providing an opportunity for receiving and considering public comment on the project, and the requirements of state and federal law applicable to such construction projects.

2. That Chapter 1009 of the Acts of Assembly of 1999 is repealed.