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2007 SESSION

078463276
HOUSE BILL NO. 1783
Offered January 10, 2007
Prefiled December 28, 2006
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 33.1 a section numbered 33.1-223.2:17, relating to implementation by the Department of Transportation of traffic warning systems.
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Patron-- Cosgrove
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Referred to Committee on Transportation
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 33.1 a section numbered 33.1-223.2:17 as follows:

§ 33.1-223.2:17. Department to implement traffic warning system for Virginia.

The Virginia Department of Transportation shall, as quickly as practicable, implement traffic warning systems, operated by private sector businesses, that will provide subscribers, via personal digital assistant devices and other wireless telecommunications technologies, with real-time information concerning traffic congestion, incidents, and other information necessary or convenient to users of the highways of the Commonwealth.