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2018 SESSION


CHAPTER 640
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 33.2-214.3, relating to transportation project selection in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia); public meeting.
[H 1285]
Approved March 30, 2018

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 33.2-214.3 as follows:

§ 33.2-214.3. Transparency in project selection in Planning District 8.

At least annually, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, the Virginia Railway Express, and the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall conduct a joint public meeting for the purposes of presenting to the public, and receiving public comments on, the transportation projects proposed and conducted by each entity in Planning District 8. Such presentation shall include documentation regarding how the combined project selection, timing, and revenue sources employed by the entities represents the most efficient use of revenue sources. Such presentation shall include any evaluations or analyses conducted by such entities pursuant to § 33.2-214.1 or 33.2-257 that relate to Planning District 8. Each entity shall have at least one designee physically assembled at such joint public meeting. Nothing herein shall require a quorum of each such entity to participate in such joint public meeting.