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2007 Session

Budget Amendments - HB1650 (Committee Approved)

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Payments to Port Host Cities (language only)

Item 454 #1h

Item 454 #1h

Transportation
Virginia Port Authority

Language
Page 483, line 16, after "funds" insert:
"shall be transferred to Item 444 of this act for distribution for roadway maintenance activities in the jurisdictions hosting Virginia Port Authority facilities by the Commonwealth Transportation Board and".
Page 483, line 19, after "Virginia.", insert:
"These funds shall be treated as other payments by the Commonwealth Transportation Board to cities and towns for highway maintenance activities and shall not be used for other activities nor shall they be used to supplant other local government expenditures for roadway maintenance."


Explanation
(This amendment clarifies that the $1.0 million general fund appropriation to the cities in the Commonwealth that host Virginia Port Authority cities included in House Bill 1650 as introduced is to be used solely for roadway maintenance to repair damages caused by the heavy truck traffic attracted by the presence of the port facilities.)