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2022 SESSION

22105456D
SENATE BILL NO. 251
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Local Government
on January 31, 2022)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Surovell)
A BILL to assess needs for pedestrian and bicyclist projects in Northern Virginia.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. The Department of Transportation (the Department) shall convene a work group that includes the Director of Transportation or his representative from each locality in Planning District 8; the Executive Director of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission or his representative; the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority or his representative; the Executive Director  of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission or his representative; representatives of the bicycle, pedestrian, and disability communities; representatives of lower-income and no-car households; and other private sector stakeholders deemed necessary. The work group shall assess and separately identify the projected pedestrian, bicycling, and traffic calming infrastructure needs relative to the planning process in each locality but not associated with any planned road widening over the next 20 years in Planning District 8, report such needs by locality, identify any budgeted funds for such projects, identify all existing potential local, state and federal funding sources for such projects, and estimate the current remaining funding need for such projects on an annual and 20-year basis.  The work group shall submit a report of such information to the Chairmen of the House Committees on Transportation and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Transportation and Finance and Appropriations no later than October 1, 2022.