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2019 Session

Budget Amendments - HB1700 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Roem
Study of Commuter and Light Rail Projects

Item 445 #1h

Item 445 #1h

First Year - FY2019 Second Year - FY2020
Transportation
Department of Rail and Public Transportation FY2019 $0 FY2020 $1,000,000 GF

Language
Page 461, line 8, strike "$443,248,455" and insert "$444,248,455".

Page 463, after line 4, insert:

"G. Included in the amounts for this item is $1,000,000 in the second year from the general fund for the costs of the study authorized pursuant to the provisions of House Joint Resolution 671, 2019 Session of the General Assembly.  The Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall study best practices for lowering in determining the cost of commuter and light rail projects.  In conducting its study, the Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall (i) study best practices developed by other states and countries for the development of cost estimates to maximize cost efficiency of commuter and light rail projects and (ii) determine what improvements are feasible for implementation in the Commonwealth.

All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, upon request.

The Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall complete its meetings by November 30, 2019, and shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an executive summary and a report of its findings."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $1.0 million from the general fund in the second year to finance a study authorized by House Joint Resolution 671, 2019 Session of the General Assembly relating to the cost of commuter and light rail projects.)