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Budget Amendments - SB800 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Surovell
Undergrounding Utilities on US 1 (language only)

Item 452 #19s

Item 452 #19s

Transportation
Department of Transportation

Language

Page 541, after line 28, insert:

"S. Consistent with the provisions of § 15.2-816.1, Code of Virginia, as part of the Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit improvement project (UPC 107187; UPC 120800), any electric, telecommunications, cable, or other utility transmission lines shall be placed underground as part of the associated infrastructure improvement projects. The locality shall be responsible for securing the necessary easements and permits from the utility or provider necessary for the conversion of the existing distribution, telecommunication, cable, or other utility facilities and shall enter into an agreement with any electric utility, telecommunications provider, cable provider, or other utility that requires the locality to pay the utility or provider its agreed-upon costs of relocating and converting that portion of the line or facility located in the improvement project underground from tax revenues imposed under § 58.1-3814, Code of Virginia. From the amounts identified in paragraphs Q. and R. above, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall make available $25,000,000 upon request by the locality to enter into a funding agreement to include all or part of the costs for the relocation of the transmission lines."



Explanation

(This amendment requires that electric, telecommunications, cable or other utility transmission lines be placed underground as part of the Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit improvement project and directs $25.0 million NGF from the Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund for state participation in the cost of the project.)