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HOUSE BILL NO. 1539 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Transportation on February 8, 2018) (Patrons Prior to Substitute--Delegate Hugo and Delegate Sullivan [HB 1319]) A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-1907, 33.2-2400, 33.2-2510, 33.2-2511, 33.2-2512, 58.1-638, 58.1-815.4, as it is currently effective, 58.1-1741, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, 58.1-1742, and 58.1-2289, as it is currently effective, of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 33.2-214.3 and 33.2-1526.1 and by adding in Title 33.2 a chapter numbered 31.01, consisting of a section numbered 33.2-3100.1, relating to mass transit in the Commonwealth.
1. That §§ 33.2-1907, 33.2-2400, 33.2-2510, 33.2-2511, 33.2-2512, 58.1-638, 58.1-815.4, as it is currently effective, 58.1-1741, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, 58.1-1742, and 58.1-2289, as it is currently effective, of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding sections numbered 33.2-214.3 and 33.2-1526.1 and by adding in Title 33.2 a chapter numbered 31.01, consisting of a section numbered 33.2-3100.1, as follows:
A. The Board shall develop a prioritization process for the use of funds allocated pursuant to subdivision C 1 of § 33.2-1526.1. Such prioritization process shall be used for the development of the Six-Year Improvement Program adopted annually by the Board pursuant to § 33.2-214. There shall be a separate prioritization process for state of good repair projects and major expansion projects. The prioritization process shall, for state of good repair projects, be based upon federal requirements for Transit Asset Management pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 5326. The prioritization process shall, for major expansion projects, be based on an objective and quantifiable analysis that considers the following factors relative to the cost of a major expansion project: congestion mitigation, economic development, accessibility, safety, environmental quality, and land use.
B. The Board shall create for the Department of Rail and Public Transportation a Transit Service Delivery Advisory Committee, consisting of two members appointed by the Virginia Transit Association, one member appointed by the Community Transportation Association of Virginia, one member appointed by the Virginia Municipal League, one member appointed by the Virginia Association of Counties, and three members appointed by the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, to advise the Department of Rail and Public Transportation in the development of a distribution process for the funds allocated pursuant to subdivisions C 1 and 2 of § 33.2-1526.1 and how transit systems can incorporate these metrics in their transit development plans. The Transit Service Delivery Advisory Committee shall elect a chairman from among its membership. The Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall provide administrative support to the committee. The Transit Service Delivery Advisory Committee shall meet at least annually and consult with interested stakeholders and hold at least one public hearing and report its findings to the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. Prior to the Board approving the service delivery factors, the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation along with the chairman of the Transit Service Delivery Advisory Committee shall brief the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Appropriations Committee, and the Senate and House Committees on Transportation on the findings of the Transit Service Delivery Advisory Committee and the Department's recommendation. Before redefining any component of the service delivery factors, the Board shall consult with the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, the Transit Service Delivery Advisory Committee, and interested stakeholders and provide for a 45-day public comment period.
A. All funds deposited pursuant to §§ 58.1-638, 58.1-638.3, 58.1-815.4, 581.-1741, and 58.1-1742 into the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund (the Fund), established pursuant to subdivision A 4 of § 58.1-638, shall be allocated as set forth in this section.
J. In any year that the total operating assistance in the approved WMATA budget increases by more than two percent from the total operating assistance in the prior year's approved WMATA budget, the Board may withhold an amount equal to 50 percent of the funds available under subdivision C 3. The following items shall not be included in the calculation of any WMATA budget increase: (i) any service, equipment, or facility that is required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation; (ii) any capital project approved by the WMATA Board; and (iii) any payments or obligations of any kind arising from or related to legal disputes or proceedings between or among WMATA and any other person or entity.
D. Beginning in fiscal year 2019, $45 million each year shall be transferred from the Fund to the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund and distributed pursuant to § 33.2-1526.1.
A. All moneys received by the Authority and the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to § 33.2-2511 shall be used by the Authority solely for transportation purposes benefiting those counties and cities that are embraced by the Authority. Any moneys used by the Authority for the capital needs of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) pursuant to subsection C shall be determined to have been used solely for transportation purposes benefiting those counties and cities that are embraced by the Authority, provided that such moneys are used to pay the Commonwealth's share of the capital needs of WMATA as determined in the Authority's adopted annual budget.
B. 1. Except as provided in subdivision 2, 30 18 percent of the revenues received by the Authority under subsection A shall be distributed on a pro rata basis, with each locality's share being the total of such fee and taxes received by the Authority that are generated or attributable to the locality divided by the total of such fee and taxes received by the Authority. Of the revenues distributed pursuant to this subsection, as determined solely by the applicable locality, such revenues shall be used for additional urban or secondary highway construction, for other capital improvements that reduce congestion, for other transportation capital improvements that have been approved by the most recent long-range transportation plan adopted by the Authority, or for public transportation purposes. None of the revenue distributed by this subsection may be used to repay debt issued before July 1, 2013. Each locality shall create a separate, special fund in which all revenues received pursuant to this subsection and from the tax imposed pursuant to § 58.1-3221.3 shall be deposited. Each locality shall provide annually to the Authority sufficient documentation as required by the Authority showing that the funds distributed under this subsection were used as required by this subsection.
C. Thirty-five percent of the revenues received by the Authority under subsection A shall be transferred directly to WMATA for capital purposes.
D. Five percent of the revenues received by the Authority under subsection A shall be used by the Authority solely to fund capital and operating needs of the Virginia Railway Express.
E. 1. The remaining 70 42 percent of the revenues received by the Authority under subsection A, plus the amount of any revenue to be redistributed pursuant to subsection B, shall be used by the Authority solely to fund transportation projects selected by the Authority that are contained in the regional transportation plan in accordance with § 33.2-2500 and that have been rated in accordance with § 33.2-257. For only those regional funds received in fiscal year 2014, the requirement for rating in accordance with § 33.2-257 shall not apply. The Authority shall give priority to selecting projects that are expected to provide the greatest congestion reduction relative to the cost of the project and shall document this information for each project selected. Such projects selected by the Authority for funding shall be located (i) only in localities embraced by the Authority or (ii) in adjacent localities but only to the extent that such extension is an insubstantial part of the project and is essential to the viability of the project within the localities embraced by the Authority.
D. F. For road construction and improvements pursuant to subsection B, the Department may, on a reimbursement basis, provide the locality with planning, engineering, right-of-way, and construction services for projects funded in whole by the revenues provided to the locality by the Authority.
§ 33.2-2511. Authority to issue bonds.
The Authority may issue bonds and other evidences of debt as may be authorized by this section or other law. The provisions of Article 5 (§ 33.2-1920 et seq.) of Chapter 19 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the issuance of such bonds or other debt. The Authority may issue bonds or other debt in such amounts as it deems appropriate. The bonds may be supported by any funds available except that (i) funds from tolls collected pursuant to subdivision 7 of § 33.2-2512 shall be used only as provided in that subdivision and (ii) funds allocated pursuant to subsection C of § 33.2-2510 shall not be used to support such bonds.
§ 33.2-2512. Other duties and responsibilities of Authority.
In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, the Authority shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
1. Providing general oversight of regional programs involving mass transit or congestion mitigation, including carpooling, vanpooling, and ridesharing;
2. Providing long-range regional planning, both financially constrained and unconstrained;
3. Recommending to federal, state, and regional agencies regional transportation priorities, including public-private transportation projects and funding allocations;
4. Developing, in coordination with affected counties and cities, regional priorities and policies to improve air quality;
5. Allocating to priority regional transportation projects funds made available to the Authority and, at the discretion of the Authority, directly overseeing such projects;
6. Recommending to the Commonwealth Transportation Board priority regional transportation projects for receipt of federal and state funds;
7. Imposing, collecting, and setting the amount of tolls for use of facilities in the area embraced by the Authority, when the facility is either newly constructed or reconstructed solely with revenues of the Authority or solely with revenues under the control of the Authority in such a way as to increase the facility's traffic capacity, with the amount of tolls variable by time of day, day of the week, vehicle size or type, number of axles, or other factors as the Authority may deem proper, and with all such tolls to be used for programs and projects that are reasonably related to or benefit the users of the applicable facility, including for the debt service and other costs of bonds whose proceeds are used for such construction or reconstruction;
8. Providing general oversight of regional transportation issues of a multijurisdictional nature, including intelligent transportation systems, signalization, and preparation for and response to emergencies;
9. Serving as an advocate for the transportation needs of Northern Virginia before the state and federal governments;
10. Applying to and negotiating with the government of the United States, the Commonwealth, or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof for grants and other funds available to carry out the purposes of this chapter and receiving, holding, accepting, and administering from any source gifts, bequests, grants, aid, or contributions of money, property, labor, or other things of value to be held, used, and applied to carry out the purposes of this chapter subject, however, to any condition upon which gifts, bequests, grants, aid, or contributions are made. Unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the gift, bequest, or grant, the Authority may sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of such money, securities, or other property given or bequeathed to it in furtherance of its purposes;
11. Acting as a "responsible public entity" for the purpose of the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation, or any combination thereof, of a "qualifying transportation facility" under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (§ 33.2-1800 et seq.); and
12. Deciding on and voting to impose certain fees and taxes authorized under law for imposition or assessment by the Authority, provided that any such fee or tax assessed or imposed is assessed or imposed in all counties and cities embraced by the Authority. The revenues from such certain fees and taxes shall be kept in a separate account and shall be used only for the purposes provided in this chapter; and
13. Providing funding support for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the Virginia Railway Express.
A. After the direct costs of administering this article are recovered by the Department of Taxation, the remaining revenues collected hereunder by the Tax Commissioner shall be forthwith paid into the state treasury. Except as otherwise provided in this section, these funds shall constitute special funds within the Commonwealth Transportation Fund. Any balances remaining in these funds at the end of the year shall be available for use in subsequent years for the purposes set forth in this article, and any interest income on such funds shall accrue to these funds. The revenue so derived, after refunds have been deducted, is hereby allocated as follows: (i) an amount equal to one percent of the tax imposed by subdivision A 1 of § 58.1-1736 shall be deposited in the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund established pursuant to A 4 of § 58.1-638 and (ii) the remainder shall be used for the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of highways and the regulation of traffic thereon and for no other purpose. However, (i) (a) all funds collected from the additional tax imposed by subdivision A 2 of § 58.1-1736 on the rental of daily rental vehicles shall be distributed quarterly to the county, city, or town wherein such vehicle was delivered to the rentee; (ii) (b) except as provided in clause (iii) (c), an amount equivalent to the net additional revenues from the motor vehicle rental tax generated by enactments of the 1986 Special Session of the Virginia General Assembly which amended §§ 46.2-694, 46.2-697, and by §§ 58.1-1735, 58.1-1736 and this section, shall be distributed to and paid into the Transportation Trust Fund established pursuant to § 33.2-1524, a special fund within the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, and are hereby appropriated to the Commonwealth Transportation Board for transportation needs; (iii) (c) all moneys collected from the tax on the gross proceeds from the rental in Virginia of any motor vehicle pursuant to subdivision A 1 of § 58.1-1736 at the tax rate in effect on December 31, 1986, shall be paid by the Tax Commissioner into the state treasury and two-thirds of which shall be paid into the Rail Enhancement Fund established by § 33.2-1601 and one-third of which shall be deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund established pursuant to § 33.2-1524 and set aside for state of good repair purposes pursuant to § 33.2-369; and (iv) (d) all additional revenues resulting from the fee imposed under subdivision A 3 of § 58.1-1736 shall be used to pay the debt service on the bonds issued by the Virginia Public Building Authority for the Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS) for the Department of State Police pursuant to the authority granted by the 2004 Session of the General Assembly.
B. As provided in subsection A of § 58.1-638, of the funds becoming part of the Transportation Trust Fund pursuant to clause (ii) (b) of subsection A, an aggregate of 4.2 percent shall be set aside as the Commonwealth Port Fund; an aggregate of 2.4 percent shall be set aside as the Commonwealth Airport Fund; and an aggregate of 14.7 percent shall be set aside as the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund.
A. After the direct costs of administering this article are recovered by the Department of Taxation, the remaining revenues collected hereunder by the Tax Commissioner shall be forthwith paid into the state treasury. Except as otherwise provided in this section, these funds shall constitute special funds within the Commonwealth Transportation Fund. Any balances remaining in these funds at the end of the year shall be available for use in subsequent years for the purposes set forth in this article, and any interest income on such funds shall accrue to these funds. The revenue so derived, after refunds have been deducted, is hereby allocated as follows: (i) an amount equal to one percent of the tax imposed by subdivision A 1 of § 58.1-1736 shall be deposited in the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund established pursuant to A 4 of § 58.1-638 and (ii) the remainder shall be used for the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of highways and the regulation of traffic thereon and for no other purpose. However, (i) (a) all funds collected from the additional tax imposed by subdivision A 2 of § 58.1-1736 on the rental of daily rental vehicles shall be distributed quarterly to the county, city, or town wherein such vehicle was delivered to the rentee; (ii) (b) except as provided in clause (iii) of this sentence (c), an amount equivalent to the net additional revenues from the motor vehicle rental tax generated by enactments of the 1986 Special Session of the Virginia General Assembly which amended §§ 46.2-694, 46.2-697, and by §§ 58.1-1735, 58.1-1736 and this section, shall be distributed to and paid into the Transportation Trust Fund established pursuant to § 33.2-1524, a special fund within the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, and are hereby appropriated to the Commonwealth Transportation Board for transportation needs; (iii) (c) all moneys collected from the tax on the gross proceeds from the rental in Virginia of any motor vehicle pursuant to subdivision A 1 of § 58.1-1736 at the tax rate in effect on December 31, 1986, shall be paid by the Tax Commissioner into the state treasury and shall be paid into the Rail Enhancement Fund established by § 33.2-1601; and (iv) (d) all additional revenues resulting from the fee imposed under subdivision A 3 of § 58.1-1736 shall be used to pay the debt service on the bonds issued by the Virginia Public Building Authority for the Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS) for the Department of State Police pursuant to the authority granted by the 2004 Session of the General Assembly.
B. As provided in subsection A of § 58.1-638, of the funds becoming part of the Transportation Trust Fund pursuant to clause (ii) (b) of subsection A of this section, an aggregate of 4.2 percent shall be set aside as the Commonwealth Port Fund; an aggregate of 2.4 percent shall be set aside as the Commonwealth Airport Fund; and an aggregate of 14.7 percent shall be set aside as the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund.
The tax imposed under this section shall be administered by the locality in which the room or space is located in the same manner as it administers the tax authorized by § 58.1-3819 or 58.1-3840, mutatis mutandis, except as herein provided. The revenue generated and collected from the tax shall be deposited by the local treasurer into the state treasury pursuant to § 2.2-806 and transferred by the Comptroller into special funds established by law. In the case of Planning District 8, the revenue generated and collected therein shall be deposited into the fund established in § 33.2-2509 Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund established pursuant to subdivision A 4 of § 58.1-638. For additional Planning Districts that may become subject to this section, funds shall be established by appropriate legislation.
§ 58.1-2289. (Contingent expiration date) Disposition of tax revenue generally.
E. Of the remaining revenues deposited into the Commonwealth Transportation Fund pursuant to this chapter less refunds authorized by this chapter: (i) 80 percent shall be deposited into the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund established pursuant to § 33.2-1530, (ii) 11.3 percent shall be deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund established pursuant to § 33.2-1524, (iii) four percent shall be deposited into the Priority Transportation Fund, (iv) 3.11 3.7 percent shall be deposited into the Commonwealth Mass Transit Capital Fund established pursuant to subdivision A 4 c of § 58.1-638, (v) one percent shall be transferred to a special fund within the Commonwealth Transportation Fund in the state treasury, to be used to meet the necessary expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles, and (vi) 0.35 0.59 of one percent shall be deposited into the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund established pursuant to subdivision A 4 of § 58.1-638 and allocated to subdivision A 4 b (1)(b), and (vii) 0.24 of one percent shall be deposited into the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund established pursuant to subdivision A 4 of § 58.1-638 and allocated to subdivision A 4 b (1)(a).
4. That the provisions of this act amending §§ 33.2-2510, 58.1-638, 58.1-638.3, 58.1-81504, 58.1-1741, and 58.1-1742 of the Code of Virginia and creating § 33.2-1526.1 of the Code of Virginia shall not become effective until 30 days after the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland each enact legislation or take actions to provide dedicated funding equal to their share of the $500 million in additional capital funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
5. That the provisions of this act amending §§ 33.2-2510, 58.1-638, 58.1-815.4, as it is currently effective, 58.1-1741, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, and 58.1-1742 of the Code of Virginia and creating § 33.2-1526.1 of the Code of Virginia shall expire on June 30 of any fiscal year where the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland fail to provide dedicated funding equal to their share of the $500 million in additional capital funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
6. That the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, in conjunction with the Transit Service Delivery Advisory Committee, shall develop a prioritization process as required by § 33.2-214.3 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act, for the Commonwealth Transportation Board's consideration. The Board shall implement the prioritization process required by § 33.2-214.3 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act, no later than July 1, 2019, and use such process for the development of the Six-Year Improvement Program for fiscal years 2020 through 2025.
7. That, for projects initiated on and after July 1, 2018, no employee of a WMATA contractor for a WMATA capital project located solely within the Commonwealth shall be required to have membership in a labor union as a condition of employment.
8. That the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) in coordination with the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, shall engage his counterparts in the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland, and the appropriate officials in the federal government, for the purpose of revising the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966 (the Compact) and implementing other reforms necessary to ensure the short-term and long-term viability of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). In doing so, the Secretary shall develop, propose, and seek agreement on reforms related to the following: (i) the legal and organizational structure of WMATA; (ii) the composition and qualifications of the WMATA Board of Directors and the length of terms of its members, including the adoption of provisions that directors need not be required to hold public office and shall be appointed by each signatory on the basis of expertise and experience gained outside of government service in the operation of large transportation enterprises; (iii) labor costs and labor relations; (iv) the elimination of the mandatory binding-arbitration provision associated with union contract negotiations and the adoption of a provision that no employee of WMATA or employee of any WMATA contractor be required to have membership in a labor union as a condition of employment; (v) measures necessary to resolve WMATA's $2.5 billion unfunded pension liability; (vi) the transition of the employee pension plans to defined contribution plans, and other postemployment benefits issues; (vii) implementation of the provisions of the Compact by the WMATA Board of Directors, management, and employees; (viii) measures necessary to better ensure the safety of riders and employees, including safety in the event of a homeland security emergency in the national capital area; (ix) financial and operations improvements necessary to ensure that WMATA's performance is at least as efficient as its closest comparable transit systems in the United States in terms of expense per passenger mile, vehicle revenue mile, and vehicle revenue hour; and (x) other possible changes to the Compact that the Secretary may consider appropriate after consultation with the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation and the Metro Reform Commission established pursuant to § 33.2-3100.1 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act. The Secretary shall report to and consult quarterly with, beginning July 1, 2018, the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation and the Metro Reform Commission regarding activity undertaken in accordance with this enactment.