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1995 SESSION
LD6284633Patrons--Colgan and Barry; Delegates: Brickley, Marshall, Parrish and Rollison
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 33.1-221.1:4 and 58.1-2146.1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 33.1-221.1:4. Interstate 66 Economic Development Program.
A. The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that the economic development needs and economic growth potential of the Interstate 66 corridor in Northern Virginia be addressed by a special transportation program to provide for the costs of providing an adequate, modern, safe and efficient transportation network in the Northern Virginia Transportation District which shall be known as the Interstate 66 Economic Development Program (the Program), including, without limitation, environmental and engineering studies, design, rights-of-way acquisition, construction, improvements to all modes of transportation, and financing costs.
B. Allocations to this Program shall be made annually by the Commonwealth Transportation Board from the Interstate 66 Economic Development Program Fund for the creation and enhancement of a safe, efficient transportation system connecting the communities, businesses, places of employment, and residences of the Commonwealth, thereby enhancing the economic development potential, employment, opportunities, mobility and quality of life in Virginia.
C. Allocations to the Program shall not diminish or replace allocations made from other sources or diminish allocations to which any district, system, or locality would be entitled under other provisions of this title, except as provided by § 11 of the Interstate 66 Economic Development Program, Commonwealth of Virginia Revenue Bond Act of 1994, but shall be supplemental to other allocations to the end that transportation improvements in Virginia may be accelerated and augmented. Allocations under this subsection shall be limited to projects specified in subsection F of this section.
D. The Commonwealth Transportation Board may expend such funds from all sources as may be lawfully available to initiate the Program and to support bonds and other obligations referenced in subsection E of this section.
E. The Commonwealth Transportation Board is authorized to receive, dedicate or use first from (i) revenues received from the Interstate 66 Economic Development Program Fund, (ii) to the extent required, funds appropriated and allocated for secondary roads pursuant to § 33.1-23.4 to the county in which the project or projects to be financed are located, (iii) to the extent required, legally available revenues of the Transportation Trust Fund, and (iv) such other funds which may be appropriated by the General Assembly to the payment of bonds or other obligations, including interest thereon, in furtherance of the Program. No such bond or other obligations shall pledge the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth.
F. The Program consists of certain improvements to, and contiguous to,
Interstate 66 in Northern Virginia, including but not limited to (i) capacity
enhancement improvements to Interstate 66 from the existing interchange with
State Route 234 to and through a new interchange to be constructed west
of the existing interchange with U.S. Route 15
29; and (ii) improvements to the existing interchange on
Interstate 66 at U.S. Route 29; and (iii) construction of capacity
enhancement improvements to U.S. Route 15 from the interchange with
Interstate 66 north for approximately 2.7 miles.
§ 58.1-2146.1. Interstate 66 Economic Development Program Fund.
A. There is hereby created in the Department of Treasury a special
nonreverting fund which shall be a part of the Transportation Trust Fund and
which shall be known as the Interstate 66 Economic Development Program Fund
(the I-66 Fund), consisting of such funds as may be appropriated by the
General Assembly from time to time of an amount determined by reference to
the increase in collections in the motor fuel and special fuel taxes and the
road tax attributable to the development of a 2,000-acre site
in Prince William County with a proffer of a capital investment of at least
$400,000,000 in the Interstate 66 Corridor in Northern
Virginia. The I-66 Fund shall also include such other funds as may be
appropriated by the General Assembly from time to time, and designated for
the I-66 Fund, and all interest, dividends and appreciation which may accrue
thereto. The I-66 Fund shall also include such other federal funds as
may be allocated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board pursuant to §
33.1-23.1 and designated for the I-66 Fund. Any moneys remaining in
the I-66 Fund at the end of a biennium shall not revert to the general fund,
but shall remain in the I-66 Fund. The amounts in the I-66 Fund shall be used
for the construction of state highways including the payment of principal and
interest on any Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue Bonds issued
to pay the cost of the projects which comprise the Interstate 66 Economic
Development Program as defined in § 33.1-221.1:4.
B. In the event the Commonwealth Transportation Board determines from time to time that funds in the Interstate 66 Economic Development Program Fund are in excess of those required to provide for payment of bonds or other obligations, and the interest thereon, then such excess funds, subject to their appropriation by the General Assembly, may be transferred to the Transportation Trust Fund for allocation purposes pursuant to § 33.1-23.1 A.
2. That § 2 of the first enactment of Chapter 520 of the Acts of Assembly of 1994 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2. The Commonwealth Transportation Board is hereby authorized, by and with
the consent of the Governor, to issue, pursuant to the provisions of §§
33.1-267 through 33.1-295 of the Code of Virginia, at one time or from time
to time in one or more series, bonds of the Commonwealth to be designated
"Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series .....," in an
aggregate principal amount not exceeding $82,389,000
$67,000,000, plus an amount for the issuance costs, capitalized
interest, reserve funds, and other financing expenses (including, without
limitation, original issue discount) (the “Bonds”). The proceeds of
such Bonds shall be used exclusively for the purpose of providing funds, with
any other available funds, for paying the costs incurred or to be incurred
for construction or funding of the projects that comprise the Interstate 66
Economic Development Program as hereinafter defined and as established in
Article 5 (§ 33.1-267 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 33.1, consisting of
environmental and engineering studies, design, rights-of-way acquisition,
construction and related improvements (the "projects"). Such costs shall
include the payment of interest on the Bonds for a period during construction
and not exceeding one year after completion of construction of the projects.
The projects constitute the Interstate 66 Economic Development Program and
consist generally of the design, acquisition and construction of certain
improvements to, and contiguous to, Interstate 66 in Northern Virginia,
including but not limited to (1) capacity enhancement improvements to
Interstate 66 from the existing interchange with State Route 234 to and
through a new interchange to be constructed west of the existing
interchange with U.S. Route 15 29; and (2)
improvements to the existing interchange at U.S. Route 29; and (3)
construction of capacity enhancement improvements to U.S. Route 15 from the
interchange with Interstate 66 north for approximately 2.7 miles.
The Bonds shall be issued by the Commonwealth Transportation Board and sold through the Treasury Board, which is hereby designated the sales and paying agent of the Commonwealth Transportation Board with respect to the Bonds. The Treasury Board's duties shall include the approval of the terms and structure of the Bonds.
3. That § 15 of the first enactment of Chapter 520 of the Acts of Assembly of 1994 is repealed.