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2015 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 33.2-2508 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 33.2-2508. Responsibilities of Authority for long-range transportation planning.
The In fulfilling the requirements of subdivision 1
of § 33.2-2500, the Authority shall be responsible for long-range
transportation planning for regional transportation projects in Northern
Virginia. In carrying out this responsibility, the Authority shall, on the
basis of a regional consensus whenever possible, set regional transportation policies
and priorities for regional transportation projects. The policies and
priorities shall have reducing congestion in Planning District 8 as their
primary objective to the greatest extent practicable and shall be guided by
performance-based criteria such as the ability to improve travel times, reduce
delays, connect regional activity centers, improve safety, improve air quality,
and move the most people in the most cost-effective manner. Each locality
embraced by the Authority shall annually inform the Authority about any land
use or transportation elements of its comprehensive plan that are not
consistent with the plan required by subdivision 1 of § 33.2-2500. No change in
such comprehensive plan shall compel the Authority to alter the plan prepared
according to this section.