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2004 SESSION

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SB 413 Rail Transportation Development Authority; membership, powers, etc.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Rail Transportation Development Authority. Creates the Rail Transportation Development Authority, which has the responsibility of identifying needed construction, reconstruction, improvements, extensions, and acquisitions of real or personal property used to provide for transportation of freight or passengers by rail in the Commonwealth. The Authority would be composed of nine voting members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the General Assembly. Two members would represent passenger rail interests in the commonwealth including high-speed rail, inner-city passenger rail and commuter rail, and Virginia Railway Express. One member would represent Class 1 railroad interests in the Commonwealth, and one member would represent short line railroad interests in the Commonwealth. The bill provides that the Authority may not issue bonds; acquire property or rail transportation facilities; or collect fees and charges unless a comprehensive statewide plan for rail transportation projects becomes law by July 1, 2007.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 042234728  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/04  Senate: Committee substitute printed 048227728-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/17/04  Senate: Committee substitute printed 043051840-S2  pdf
• 02/17/04  Senate: Printed as engrossed 043051840-ES2  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 042234728
• 01/14/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/03/04  Senate: Reported from Local Government w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/04  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/04/04  Senate: Committee substitute printed 048227728-S1
• 02/17/04  Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: Committee substitute printed 043051840-S2
• 02/17/04  Senate: Read first time
• 02/17/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/17/04  Senate: Committee substitute rejected 048227728-S1
• 02/17/04  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/17/04  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 043051840-S2
• 02/17/04  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/17/04  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Edwards agreed to
• 02/17/04  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee sub. w/amd. SB413ES2
• 02/17/04  Senate: Printed as engrossed 043051840-ES2
• 02/17/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/19/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/19/04  House: Read first time
• 02/19/04  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/24/04  House: Referred from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/27/04  House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: 4
• 03/03/04  House: Continued to 2005 in Appropriations (25-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/04  House: Reconsidered by Appropriations
• 03/08/04  House: Failed to report (defeated) in App. (11-Y 14-N)