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SB 1314 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; long-range plan.

Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; regional plan. Requires NVTA's regional transportation plan to make reducing congestion in Planning District 8 its primary objective to the greatest extent practicable. The bill requires each locality embraced by the Authority to annually report to the Authority any land use or transportation elements of its comprehensive plan that are not consistent with the regional transportation plan. This bill is identical to HB 1915.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; regional transportation plan. Requires NVTA's regional transportation plan to make reducing congestion in Planning District 8 its primary objective to the greatest extent practicable.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; regional transportation plan. Requires NVTA's regional transportation plan to make reducing congestion its primary objective, to give priority to projects that reduce congestion, and to document how such projects will reduce congestion. The bill also requires localities within NVTA to tell NVTA what items in their own local comprehensive plan are not consistent with NVTA's regional transportation plan.