HB 561

            
2020 SESSION


20107098D

HOUSE BILL NO. 561

AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE

(Proposed by the House Committee on Transportation

on February 4, 2020)

(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Brewer)

A BILL to amend and reenact � 33.2-214.2 of the Code of Virginia,
relating to project evaluation; primary evacuation routes.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That � 33.2-214.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and
reenacted as follows:

� 33.2-214.2. Transparency in the development of the Six-Year
Improvement Program, statewide prioritization process, and state of good repair
program.

A. The Board shall develop the Six-Year Improvement Program
pursuant to � 33.2-214 in a transparent manner that provides to the public,
elected officials, and other stakeholders the opportunity to engage and comment
in a meaningful manner prior to the adoption of such program.

B. No later than 150 days prior to a vote to include projects
or strategies evaluated pursuant to � 33.2-214.1 in the Six-Year Improvement
Program, the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment shall make public, in
an accessible format, (i) a recommended list of projects and strategies for
inclusion in the Six-Year Improvement Program based on the results of such
evaluation,; (ii) the results of the screening of candidate
projects and strategies, including whether such projects are located on a
primary evacuation route; and (iii) the results of the evaluation of
candidate projects and strategies, including the weighting of factors and the
criteria used to determine the value of each factor.

C. The Department shall make public a recommended list of
projects eligible for funds under the state of good repair program pursuant to
� 33.2-369 from the listing of prioritized pavement and bridge needs published
in the Commissioners annual report pursuant to � 33.2-232 at least 150 days
prior to the adoption of a Six-Year Improvement Program that includes new
projects with funding from such program.

D. The Board may modify the recommended list of projects in
subsection B or C through formal action.