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Budget Amendments - SB29 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Watkins
Capitalize the Intercity Passenger Rail Operating and Capital Fund (language only)

Item 452 #1s

Item 452 #1s

Transportation
Transportation, Department of

Language
Page 149, line 47, strike "and $67,241,000 the second year".
Page 150, line 2, strike "and the FY 2011 general fund surplus".
Page 150, following line 23, insert:
"K. Out of the amount contained in this Item, $67,241,000 the second year from the general fund, designated in accordance with the provisions of § 2.2-1514, Code of Virginia, shall be deposited in the Intercity Passenger Rail Operating and Capital Fund created pursuant to Chapter 868 of the 2011 Acts of Assembly. This deposit shall be permanent and nonreverting, and not subject to the provisions of § 33.1-23:02:2, Code of Virginia. This funding shall only be used for the operation and capital needs of Virginia intercity passenger rail services."


Explanation
(This amendment eliminates the proposed deposit of $67.2 million to the Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank from FY 2011 General Fund surplus amounts and directs that this deposit instead be used for the one-time capitalization of the Intercity Passenger Rail Operating and Capital Fund that was proposed by Governor McDonnell and approved by the 2011 General Assembly. Statute requires that surplus revenues be deposited to the Transportation Trust Fund, however Appropriations Act language currently overrides this provision and directs these funds to be deposited to the Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank.)