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2019 SESSION
19102826DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 33.2-119 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 33.2-119. Limitation on tolling.
A. For purposes of this section, "auxiliary lane" means the portion of the roadway adjoining the traveled way as a shoulder or for speed change, turning, weaving, or the maneuvering of entering and leaving traffic.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no toll may be imposed or collected on un-tolled lanes or components of a highway, bridge, or tunnel without approval from the General Assembly. However, such prohibition shall not apply to (i) reconstruction with additional lanes of a highway, bridge, or tunnel provided that the number of un-tolled non-high-occupancy vehicle lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, after the reconstruction is not less than the number of un-tolled, non-high-occupancy vehicle lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, prior to such reconstruction; (ii) new construction that is opened to the public as a tolled facility; (iii) new construction that is opened to the public as high-occupancy vehicle lanes; (iv) existing high-occupancy vehicle lanes; or (v) an existing lane on a segment of a highway whose length does not exceed 10 miles and is between an interchange and an interchange or an interchange and a bridge, provided that the number of un-tolled non-high-occupancy vehicle lanes on such segment is equal to the number of un-tolled non-high-occupancy vehicle lanes on the portion of the highway preceding such segment.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B, prior
approval of the General Assembly shall be required prior to the imposition and
collection of any toll for use of all or any portion of (i) a non-limited
access highway except for a bridge, tunnel, or the approaches to a bridge or
tunnel or; (ii) Interstate 81; or (iii) any primary [ ,
secondary, or urban ] highway [ that is wholly located ] in
Planning District 8 [ not tolled as of January 1, 2019 and
that was previously classified as a secondary highway and is between 30 and 35 miles
in length ] .