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Budget Amendments - SB800 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Obenshain
Co-Patron(s): Pillion, Suetterlein, Vogel
Funding for Construction for I-81 Projects

Item 452 #4s

Item 452 #4s

First Year - FY2023 Second Year - FY2024
Transportation
Department of Transportation FY2023 $0 FY2024 $235,000,000 GF

Language
Page 538, line 40, strike "$4,118,888,937" and insert "$4,353,888,937".

Page 541, line 5, strike "M." and insert "M.1"

Page 541, after line 7, insert:

"2. Included in this Item, $235,000,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for safety and performance improvement projects along the Interstate 81 corridor, as identified in the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program and Plan. The State Comptroller shall ensure the deposit of the appropriated general funds to the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund, pursuant to § 33.2-3601, Code of Virginia, no later than September 1, 2023. In addition to these amounts, all amounts currently pledged for the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program as of January 1, 2023 shall not be reduced by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Consistent with the provisions of § 33.2-3605, Code of Virginia, the Commonwealth Board shall continue allocate funding to, and the Department of Transportation shall perform or cause to be performed, all maintenance and operation of bridges, tunnels, and roadways and shall perform such other required services and activities with respect to such bridges, tunnels, and roadways as were being performed on July 1, 2019."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $235.0 million GF in FY 2024 for deposit to the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund for safety and performance improvement projects throughout Interstate 81 corridor. This amount is half of the general fund dollars that were appropriated last year for the I-64 widening project by the 2022 General Assembly. Safety continues to be an issue in the corridor and funding is needing to expedite or add to current construction projects that will enhance safety and widen portions of I-81.)