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Budget Amendments - HB1500 (Conference Report)

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Route 15 - Journey Through Hallowed Ground (language only)

Item 446 #1c

Item 446 #1c

Transportation
Transportation, Department of

Language
Page 408, after line 5, insert:
"G.1 Prior to the adoption of the Six-Year Improvement Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall annually determine an amount, not less than $500,000 and not to exceed $2,500,000, from state transportation revenues deposited to the Commonwealth Transportation Fund to maintain a program for the enhancement of statewide transportation assets, including Virginia Byways.
2. From the amounts allocated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board to the fund set forth in paragraph 1, $500,000 in the second year shall be provided for transportation enhancements consistent with the Route 15 "Journey Through Hallowed Ground" corridor management plan. This funding shall be available for improvements related to the approved corridor management plan."


Explanation
(This amendment directs the Commonwealth Transportation Board to establish a state funded transportation enhancement program for Virginia Byways and dedicates $500,000 to the Route 15 "Journey Through Hallowed Ground" project.)