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2016 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Transportation

Chairman: Charles W. Carrico, Sr.

Clerk: John Garrett
Staff: Nicole Brenner
Date of Meeting: February 10, 2016
Time and Place: 45 mins after adjournment / Senate Room A
Updated to add bills from Tolling Subcommittee

S.B. 47 Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; local representation.

Patron: Lucas

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; local representation. Allows the chairman of the board of supervisors of a county within Planning District 23 to designate a current elected officer of the same governing body to serve in his place on the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-2602 and 33.2-2604 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local representation on the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission.

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S.B. 113 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; membership composition.

Patron: Petersen

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA); membership composition. Increases from 17 to 18 the membership of the NVTA and provides that the additional nonlegislative citizen member represent towns that receive funds for urban highway systems.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-2502 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the membership and composition of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.

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S.B. 234 Interstate 66; tolls on existing components east of mile marker 67 prohibited.

Patron: Petersen

Tolling on Interstate 66. Prohibits tolls on existing components of Interstate 66 east of mile marker 67. The bill provides that if additional lanes are added after January 1, 2017, toll revenues from use of the additional lanes shall be used only for the construction and maintenance of such additional lanes.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-309 of the Code of Virginia, relating to tolls on Interstate 66.

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S.B. 257 HOV and HOT lanes; penalties, increased fines for subsequent offenses.

Patron: Surovell

HOV and HOT lane penalties; increased fines for subsequent offenses. Provides that increased fines for subsequent violations of the high-occupancy requirement on HOV and for driving an unauthorized vehicle on the HOT lanes shall be imposed only after conviction of the prior offense.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-501 and 33.2-503 of the Code of Virginia, relating to HOV and HOT lanes enforcement; penalty.

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S.B. 277 Northern Virginia Transportation Commission; increases membership.

Patron: Wexton

Northern Virginia Transportation Commission; membership. Increases the membership of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission from 14 to 15 by increasing the members from Loudoun County from one to two.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-1904 of the Code of Virginia, relating to membership of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission.

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S.B. 295 Toll violations at all-electronic toll facilities; administrative fees and period of nonpayment.

Patron: Lucas

Toll violations at all-electronic toll facilities; administrative fees and period of nonpayment. Lowers the administrative fee that is paid after 30 days of nonpayment of an unpaid toll from $100 to $50 and lengthens such period of nonpayment from 30 days to 60 days. The time period for notice to contest liability for a toll violation is extended from 60 to 90 days. The time period to file an affidavit stating that the owner of the vehicle was not the operator of the vehicle during the unpaid toll violation is extended from 14 to 30 days.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-819.3:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to all-electronic toll facilities; administrative fees for toll violations and period of nonpayment.

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S.B. 334 Toll violations at all-electronic toll facilities; administrative fees and period of nonpayment.

Patron: Locke

Toll violations at all-electronic toll facilities; administrative fees and period of nonpayment. Lowers the administrative fee that is paid after 30 days of nonpayment of an unpaid toll from $100 to $50 and lengthens such period of nonpayment from 30 days to 60 days. The time period for notice to contest liability for a toll violation is extended from 60 to 90 days. The time period to file an affidavit stating that the owner of the vehicle was not the operator of the vehicle during the unpaid toll violation is extended from 14 to 30 days.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-819.3:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to all-electronic toll facilities; administrative fees for toll violations and period of nonpayment.

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S.B. 405 Tolling additional capacity and designations of HOV and HOT lanes on Interstate 66.

Patron: Vogel

Tolling additional capacity and designations of HOV and HOT lanes on Interstate 66. Prohibits tolls on any component of Interstate 66 outside the Capital Beltway existing prior to July 1, 2016. The bill provides that if additional lanes are added to an interstate highway, those additional lanes may be tolled. The bill prohibits HOV-2 lanes of Interstate 66 from being converted to HOV-3 lanes or a more restrictive designation and prohibits a HOT lane occupancy requirement of more than two. The bill allows vehicles bearing clean special fuel vehicle license plates to use HOT lanes; such vehicles may currently use HOV lanes. The bill contains a technical amendment.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-309, 33.2-501, 33.2-502, and 46.2-749.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to tolls for use of additional lane capacity and designation of HOV and HOT lanes on Interstate 66.

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S.B. 431 High-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes; unpaid tolls and civil penalties.

Patron: Ebbin

HOT lane toll violations; penalties. Lengthens the time period to pay an unpaid toll from 30 to 45 days before the administrative fee is increased. The bill decreases the civil penalties for an unpaid toll, making them equal to civil penalties for other toll violations, and makes subsequent increased civil penalties applicable only after conviction of a prior offense and allows for consideration of extenuating circumstances. The bill also places a cap on civil penalties and administrative fees of $2,200 for a driver or owner's first court appearance for unpaid tolls and requires an annual report by the Department of Transportation on toll violations, penalties, and fees to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Transportation Committees.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-503 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unpaid tolls and civil penalties on HOT lanes.

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S.B. 471 Commonwealth Transportation Board; increases regional membership.

Patron: Wagner

Commonwealth Transportation Board; regional membership. Increases from 17 to 19 the membership of the Commonwealth Transportation Board by the addition of two nonlegislative citizen members: one from the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission and one from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. The terms of the new nonlegislative citizen members begin July 1, 2016.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-200, as it shall become effective, and 33.2-201 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commonwealth Transportation Board membership; regional representation.

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S.B. 472 Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; local representation.

Patron: Wagner

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; local representation. Allows a chief elected officer to designate a current elected officer of the same governing body to serve in his place on the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission for one meeting if 48-hour notice is provided to the Chairman.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-2602 and 33.2-2604 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local representation on the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission.

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S.B. 476 Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission.

Patron: Wagner

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission. Ensures that the moneys in the Hampton Roads Transportation Fund are distributed to the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission and allows the Commission to invest moneys in excess of those required to meet current needs in accordance with applicable law. Allows the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission to spend Hampton Roads Transportation Fund moneys on administrative and operating expenses and removes the requirement that, if no other funds are available, administrative expenses of the Commission be allocated among the localities within Planning District 23 on the basis of relative population. The bill states that it does not result in the expiration of the contingently effective provisions of Chapter 896 of the Acts of Assembly of 2007 or Chapter 766 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013. The bill allows an elected official of any of the four counties embraced by the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission who serves on the county's governing body and has been appointed by resolution of such governing body to represent the county on the Commission to serve on the Commission. Currently, only the chief elected officer of such county may serve on the Commission. The bill also allows a member representing a city or county to designate a current elected officer of the same governing body to serve in his place on the Commission after making such designation to the Chairman and limits such designation to two meetings or 25% percent of the Commission's meetings per year.

 

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-2600, 33.2-2602, 33.2-2604, and 33.2-2605 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission.

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S.B. 516 Tolls; use for additional lanes on interstate highways.

Patron: McPike

Tolling on interstate highways. Prohibits tolls on any component of interstate highways existing prior to July 1, 2016. The bill provides that if additional lanes are added to an interstate highway, those additional lanes may be tolled. The bill contains a technical amendment.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-309 of the Code of Virginia, relating to tolls for use of additional lane capacity on interstate highways.

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S.B. 710 Composition of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966.

Patron: Ebbin

Appointing authority for Board of Directors of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Changes from the U.S. Administrator of General Services to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation the appointing authority for the two federal members of the Board of Directors of the Authority and their alternates. The change is made in the WMATA Compact found in Title 33.2 of the Code of Virginia in order to conform with federal law. The bill contains an emergency clause.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-3100 of the Code of Virginia, relating to composition of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966.

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EMERGENCY

S.B. 719 Boats or other watercraft; DMV to issue permits for vehicles to transport.

Patron: DeSteph

Permits for vehicles transporting watercraft. Authorizes the DMV to issue permits for vehicles transporting boats or other watercraft that exceed an outside width of 102 inches but do not exceed an outside width of 108 inches; under current law, no such vehicle shall exceed an outside width of 102 inches.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 18 of Chapter 10 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-1149.8, relating to permits for oversize vehicles.

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