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HB 1496 Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund; 3.5 percent of Fund may be allocated to NVTC.

Introduced by: Terry L. Austin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund. Allocates 3.5 percent of the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund to commuter rail systems jointly operated by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission and excludes such commuter rail systems from receiving allocations pursuant to other distributions of the Fund. The bill requires such commuter rail systems to submit reports to the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The bill limits allocations by the NVTC for distribution to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to 50 percent of the total operating and capital assistance required to be provided by NVTC or other Virginia entities in the approved WMATA budget and establishes reporting requirements for WMATA. The bill codifies requirements for WMATA to adopt and submit certain planning documents first required pursuant to the eighth enactment of Chapter 854 and the eighth enactment of Chapter 856 of the Acts of Assembly of 2018 and repeals the original requirements. This bill is identical to SB 1079.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund. Allocates 3.5 percent of the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund (the Fund) to commuter rail systems jointly operated by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission and excludes such commuter rail systems from receiving allocations pursuant to other distributions of the Fund. The bill requires such commuter rail systems to submit reports to the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The bill limits allocations by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) for distribution to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to 50 percent of the total operating and capital assistance required to be provided by NVTC or other Virginia entities in the approved WMATA budget and establishes reporting requirements for WMATA. The bill codifies requirements for WMATA to adopt and submit certain planning documents first required pursuant to the eighth enactment of Chapter 854 and the eighth enactment of Chapter 856 of the Acts of Assembly of 2018 and repeals the original requirements.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund. Allocates 2.5 percent of the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund (the Fund) to the Commuter Rail Operating and Capital Fund (CROC) for operating purposes. The bill creates a subfund called the Subfund within CROC for such funds. The bill decreases from 27 percent to 24.5 percent the allocation from the Fund to support the operating costs of transit providers and excludes the Virginia Railway Express from receiving such allocations. The bill requires the actual distribution of the 2.5 percent of the Fund to CROC to be based on service delivery factors established by the Commonwealth Transportation Board and reverts remaining funds to existing allocation for supporting the operating costs of transit providers.