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HOUSE BILL NO. 1689 Offered January 9, 2013 Prefiled January 7, 2013 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 56-560.1, relating to the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; approval required for comprehensive agreements involving the sale or long-term lease of port facilities. ---------- Patrons-- Jones and Peace ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 56-560.1 as follows:

§ 56-560.1. Additional requirements for long-term leases for the operation or sale of port facilities.

A. Where the responsible public entity is a state agency, then any proposed comprehensive agreement for a qualifying transportation facility that involves the sale of a port facility or a lease to operate a port facility for a period of 10 years or more shall be reviewed by the General Assembly prior to execution.

B. As used in this section:

"Port facility" means the same as that term is defined in § 62.1-140.

"State agency" means any agency, institution, board, bureau, commission, council, or instrumentality of state government in the executive branch listed in the appropriation act.