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2006 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Transportation

Chairman: Martin E. Williams

Clerk: Bonnie W. Shelhorse
Staff: Alan Wambold, Stephanie Bishop
Date of Meeting: February 16, 2006
Time and Place: 1/2 hour after adjournment

H.B. 2

Patron: Landes

Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike Authority; Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission.  Eliminates from Title 33.1 (Highways, Bridges, and Ferries) obsolete references to the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike Authority and the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-288 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 33.1-319 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike Authority and the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission.

067647376

H.B. 106

Patron: Lewis

Red or red and white warning lights on certain vehicles.  Allows security vehicles of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility to be equipped with red or red and white warning lights.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1023 of the Code of Virginia, relating to flashing red or red and white warning lights on certain vehicles.

068803378

H.B. 226

Patron: Jones, D.C.

Mobility goals for addressing the transportation needs of populations with limited mobility.  Requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board, in cooperation with other local, regional, or statewide agencies and entities vested with transportation planning responsibilities, to establish specific mobility goals for addressing the transportation needs of populations with limited mobility and incorporate such goals in the development and implementation of the Statewide Transportation Plan required by § 33.1-23.03.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 33.1-23.03:0001, relating to establishment of specific mobility goals for addressing the transportation needs of populations with limited mobility.

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H.B. 250

Patron: Cosgrove

Temporary registration of vehicles.  Replaces temporary "certificates of ownership," issued by dealers, with "temporary registrations." Provision is also made for use of electronic records in connection with temporary registrations.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1542 of the Code of Virginia, relating to application for temporary registration of motor vehicles.

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H.B. 511

Patron: Armstrong

Worrell Family Bridge.  Designates the Virginia Route 662 bridge over Burks Fork Creek the "Worrell Family Memorial Bridge" and provides that the locality requesting this designation pays for signage.

A BILL to designate the Virginia Route 662 bridge over Burks Fork Creek the "Worrell Family Memorial Bridge."

063305216

H.B. 589

Patron: Watts

Blue Star Memorial Highway. Designates a portion of Old Keene Mill Road in Fairfax County a "Blue Star Memorial Highway."

A BILL to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 453 of the Acts of Assembly of 1990, as amended by Chapter 254 of the Acts of Assembly of 2005, relating to the "Blue Star Memorial Highway."

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H.B. 643

Patron: Phillips

Maintenance of certain private roads in Dickenson County. Adds Dickenson County to an existing provision allowing county maintenance of private roads serving certain cemeteries.

A BILL to amend and reenact Chapter 555 of the Acts of Assembly of 2005, relating to maintenance of certain private roads in Dickenson County.

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H.B. 666

Patron: Wardrup

Awarding of design-build contracts by Commonwealth Transportation Board.  Eliminates the number and dollar limitations on awarding of design-build contracts by the Commonwealth Transportation Board.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-12 of the Code of Virginia, relating to awarding of design-build contracts by the Commonwealth Transportation Board.

068766536

H.B. 670

Patron: Wardrup

Local vehicle license fees, etc.  Requires the DMV Commissioner to develop and implement standardized procedures and fees whereby the Commissioner, when so requested in writing by the treasurer or director of finance of any county, city, or town, will refuse to issue or renew any vehicle registration of persons who owe the locality any local vehicle license fees or delinquent tangible personal property tax or parking fines.  This bill becomes effective January 1, 2007.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-756 of the Code of Virginia, relating to collection of certain fees by Department of Motor Vehicles.

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H.B. 671

Patron: Wardrup

Design-build contracts.  Allows counties, cities, and towns to award contracts for the construction of transportation projects on a design-build basis.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 33.1 a section numbered 33.1-223.2:16, relating to design-build contracts for local transportation construction projects.

068817536

H.B. 672

Patron: Wardrup

Naming highways and bridges.  Requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board to receive resolutions from affected local governing bodies in support of a highway or bridge naming before naming a highway or bridge and requires that costs of producing, placing, and maintaining signs indicating the names of highways and bridges be borne by the locality in which they are located.  Highways and bridges are not to be named for living people.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-12 of the Code of Virginia, relating to general powers of the Commonwealth Transportation Board; naming of highways and bridges.

068818536

H.B. 676

Patron: Wardrup

Annual report by CTC to General Assembly.  Requires the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner (CTC) annually to report in writing to the General Assembly, no later than November 30 of each year, on all actions, accomplishments, achievements, and initiatives of the Virginia Department of Transportation in the preceding fiscal year that involved outsourcing, privatization, and downsizing. The bill further requires the CTC to provide, in writing to the General Assembly, detailed and specific plans for outsourcing, privatization, and downsizing in the current fiscal year.

A BILL to direct the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner to report on certain actions and initiatives of the Virginia Department of Transportation.

068839536

H.B. 821

Patron: May

Rural Rustic Road program.  Allows roads with average daily traffic volumes of no more than 1,000 vehicles to qualify for the Rural Rustic Road program. Present law limits roads in the program to average daily traffic volumes of no more than 500 vehicles.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-70.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Rural Rustic Road program.

068742400

H.B. 917

Patron: Oder

Fog lights.  Provides that not more than two fog lights may be illuminated at any time.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1020 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fog lights.

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H.B. 927

Patron: Landes

Special license plates; expired authorizations.  Repeals authorizations for issuance of special license plates for which the required minimum number of prepaid orders was never received, the plates affected being those for retired members of the U.S. Air Force, recipients of the National Defense Services Medal, members of the Virginia State Defense Force, members and former members of the U.S. Naval Construction Force (Seabees), members of the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, supporters of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, supporters of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, members and supporters of the YMCAs of Virginia, supporters of the National D-Day Memorial Foundation, commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Secretariat's winning of horse racing's Triple Crown, children with special needs, members and supporters of the Junior League, Master Gardeners, supporters of education in the public schools of Virginia, supporters of the Salem Avalanche baseball team, members and supporters of the Mustang Club of America, 100th anniversary of the City of Galax, law-enforcement chaplains, Virginia quilters, and graduates and supporters of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-743 of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal §§ 46.2-742.5, 46.2-744.1, 46.2-746.2:3.1, 46.2-746.23, 46.2-749.56:1, 46.2-749.90, 46.2-749.91, 46.2-749.92, 46.2-749.94, 46.2-749.109:1, 46.2-749.118, 46.2-749.120, 46.2-749.121, 46.2-749.126, 46.2-749.127, 46.2-749.128, 46.2-749.131, 46.2-749.132, and 46.2-749.133 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special license plates for retired members of the U.S. Air Force, recipients of the National Defense Services Medal, members of the Virginia State Defense Force, members and former members of the U.S. Naval Construction Force (Seabees), members of the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, supporters of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, supporters of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, members and supporters of the YMCAs of Virginia, supporters of the National D-Day Memorial Foundation, commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Secretariat's winning of horse racing's Triple Crown, children with special needs, members and supporters of the Junior League, Master Gardeners, supporters of education in the public schools of Virginia, supporters of the Salem Avalanche baseball team, members and supporters of the Mustang Club of America, 100th anniversary of the City of Galax, law-enforcement chaplains, Virginia quilters, and graduates and supporters of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

068802376

H.B. 967

Patron: Ebbin

Motor vehicle dealers; salesperson.  Amends the definition of "salesperson" to include any person who expects to receive a commission, fee, or any other consideration from the dealer; supervises salespersons; or negotiates with or induces a customer to enter into a security agreement. This bill also provides that any person who is an independent contractor shall not be deemed to be a salesperson and prohibits any person acting in the capacity of a salesperson, but not licensed, to be compensated in any form by a motor vehicle dealer.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1500 and 46.2-1537 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle dealers; salesperson.

068031124

H.B. 1005

Patron: Hurt

Offenses relating to registration and certificates of title; penalty.  Raises the penalty, from a traffic infraction to a Class 1 misdemeanor, for using a false name or address in any application for the registration of any vehicle, for a certificate of title, or for any renewal or duplicate certificate, or knowingly making a false statement of material fact or concealing a material fact or committing a fraud in any registration application.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-613 of the Code of Virginia, relating to offenses involving registration and certificates of title; penalty.

063715340

H.B. 1006

Patron: Hurt

Notice to counties, cities, and towns whenever title to modular home or mobile home is surrendered.  Requires DMV to make a record of every instance in which the title to a modular home, mobile home, or any other vehicle titled as a trailer is surrendered because it has been placed on a foundation and has ceased to be a vehicle required to be titled, and requires DMV to share this data with local governments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-653, relating to notice to counties, cities, and towns when titles to certain vehicles surrendered to Department of Motor Vehicles.

068911340

H.B. 1034

Patron: Hurt

Motor vehicle dealers; warranty obligations.  Clarifies that damage that occurs to a new motor vehicle following delivery is not exempted from the provisions of the statute.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1571 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle dealers; warranty obligations.

063717340

H.B. 1068

Patron: Hall

Operational requirements for contract passenger carriers. Allows contract passenger carriers to use wireless text dispatching devices in addition to trip sheets and contract orders to identify passengers who have arranged for use of the motor vehicle.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-2099.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to operational requirements for contract passenger carriers.

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H.B. 1249

Patron: Hugo

Household goods carriers.  Allows household goods carriers to offer binding estimates and adds bank wire transfer and accepted credit card to the list of payment methods customers may use and household goods carriers must accept to relinquish possession of a customers goods. Allows household goods carriers to offer rates lower than those specified in tariffs on file with the Department of Motor Vehicles and requires charges to be stated in dollars and cents rather than cents or dollars and cents per 100 pounds.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-2157, 46.2-2158, 46.2-2161, 46.2-2163, 46.2-2170, and 46.2-2173 of the Code of Virginia, relating to household goods carriers.

068041312

H.B. 1282

Patron: Johnson

Industrial access roads. Changes the term "industrial" sites to "economic development" sites to include nonmanufacturing as well as manufacturing developments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-221 of the Code of Virginia, relating to industrial access roads.

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H.B. 1284

Patron: Johnson

Display of local decal.  Clarifies that a locality may eliminate the local decal without violating state statute.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-752 of the Code of Virginia, relating to display of decals or other evidence of payment of local motor vehicle license fees.

063741356

H.B. 1304

Patron: Marshall, D.W.

Federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005.  Makes technical changes in Virginia law necessary to comply with the provisions of the federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-703, 46.2-2011.6, 46.2-2053, 46.2-2121, and 46.2-2143 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005.

068804124

H.B. 1430

Patron: Marshall, D.W.

Vehicle lengths; exemption.  Provides an exemption from the vehicle length limit for tractor-semitrailer combinations where the length of the semitrailer does not exceed 53 feet. Allows the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner to restrict the operations of such tractor-semitrailer combinations from certain roads based on a safety and engineering analysis.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1112 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vehicle lengths; exemption.

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