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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 409 Offered January 8, 1997 Prefiled January 3, 1997 Requesting the Secretary of Transportation to study the feasibility of and design for constructing a certain multi-modal transportation interchange facility. ----------
Patrons-- Diamonstein, Crittenden and Hamilton; Senators: Maxwell and Norment
---------- Referred to Committee on Rules ----------

WHEREAS, a safe, efficient, modern transportation system is a prime prerequisite to economic development and the quality of life in Virginia; and

WHEREAS, the expeditious movement of goods and people from place to place often requires the use of several modes of transportation; and

WHEREAS, the trouble-free transfer of cargoes and passengers from one mode of transportation to another is essential to overall transportation system efficiency; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the Secretary of Transportation be requested to study the feasibility of and design for constructing a multi-modal transportation interchange facility, including rail, highway, and air transportation modes, in the vicinity of the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport. In conducting this study, the Secretary shall solicit input from and review by all public transportation entities on the Virginia Peninsula. This study shall include the phasing of construction to accommodate growth in demand and shall be conducted to serve as a prototype for similar studies of other such facilities.

The Secretary shall complete his work in time to submit his findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 1998 Session of the General Assembly as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents.