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2017 SESSION
17100338DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 33.2-2508 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 33.2-2508. Responsibilities of Authority for long-range transportation planning.
In fulfilling the requirements of subdivision 1 of § 33.2-2500,
the Authority shall be responsible for long-range transportation planning for
regional transportation projects in Northern Virginia. In carrying out this
responsibility, the Authority shall, on the basis of a regional consensus
whenever possible, set regional transportation policies and priorities for
regional transportation projects and, at least once every five years, shall
consider for revision and revise as necessary the regional transportation plan.
The policies and priorities shall have reducing congestion in Planning District
8 as their primary objective to the greatest extent practicable and shall be
guided by performance-based criteria such as the ability to improve travel
times, reduce delays, connect regional activity centers, improve safety, improve
air quality, and move the most people in the most cost-effective manner. [ Concurrent
with any revision of or decision not to revise the plan, the Authority shall
provide a written explanation regarding the extent to which the plan, if
implemented, would achieve the congestion reduction objective as required by
this section. ] Any obstacles to achieving this objective shall be
specified in writing, including any reason relating to the need for cooperation
by any locality embraced by (i) the Authority, (ii) the District of Columbia,
(iii) the State of Maryland, or (iv) any other regional entity in the
metropolitan Washington area. Each locality embraced by the Authority shall
annually inform the Authority about and the Authority shall annually publish
on its website any land use or transportation elements of its comprehensive
plan that are not consistent with the plan required by subdivision 1 of §
33.2-2500. No change in such comprehensive plan shall compel the Authority to
alter the plan prepared according to this section.
[ 2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on July 1, 2018. ]