JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on House Bill No. 1231, report as follows:

A. We recommend that the Senate Amendments be rejected.

B. We recommend that the engrossed bill be amended as follows to resolve the matters under disagreement.

1. Line 8, engrossed, Title, after 15.2-4510,

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15.2-4512,

2. Line 30, engrossed, after 15.2-4510,

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15.2-4512,

3. Line 511, engrossed, after Virginia

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State

4. Line 511, engrossed, after among

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appointed after consideration of the

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selected from among

5. Line 512, engrossed, after Association

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, if any

6. Line 656, engrossed, after appointments

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. (period)

7. Line 713, engrossed, after line 712

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§ 15.2-4512. Quorum and action by commission.

A majority of the commission, which majority shall include at least one commissioner from a majority of the component governments, shall constitute a quorum. Members of the commission who are members of the General Assembly shall not be counted in determining a quorum while the General Assembly is in session. The Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board or his designee may be included for the purposes of constituting a quorum. The presence of a quorum and a vote of the majority of the members present, necessary to constitute a quorum of all the members appointed to the commmission, including an affirmative vote from a majority of the jurisdictions represented, shall be necessary to take any action. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 2.2-3708, members of the General Assembly may participate in the meetings of the commission through electronic communications while the General Assembly is in session.

8. Line 1923, engrossed, after House

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one each from of Delegates

Respectfully submitted,

Delegate H. Morgan Griffith

Delegate Leo C. Wardrup, Jr.

Delegate Vivian E. Watts

Conferees on the part of the House

Senator Mary Margaret Whipple

Senator William C. Mims

Senator Emmett W. Hanger, Jr.

Conferees on the part of the Senate