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11105359D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1658
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology
on February 16, 2011)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Purkey)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 56-559 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; review of certain proposals initiated by private entities.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 56-559 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 56-559. Prerequisite for operation.

A. Any private entity seeking authorization under this chapter to develop and/or operate a transportation facility shall first obtain approval of the responsible public entity under § 56-560. Such private entity may initiate the approval process by requesting approval pursuant to subsection A of § 56-560 or the responsible public entity may request proposals pursuant to subsection B of § 56-560.

B. Any responsible public entity that is an agency or institution of the Commonwealth receiving a detailed proposal from a private entity for a qualifying transportation facility that is a port facility as defined in § 62.1-140 shall provide notice of the receipt of such proposal to the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission established in § 30-279.