AGENDA DATE: 9/2/2015
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House Bill 2 Application
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Virginia House Bill 2 (HB2) Application
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Foley, Walker, Davis, Graham, Benish, Gatobu
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Thomas C. Foley
BACKGROUND: Virginia House Bill 2, signed by Governor Terry McAuliffe on April 6, 2014 and effective as of July 1, 2014, requires the development of a prioritization process and directs the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) to develop and use a scoring process for project selection by July 2016. The prioritization process will evaluate projects in the following factor areas: congestion mitigation, economic development, accessibility, safety, environmental quality and land use coordination. The HB2 implementation process will start in August 2015, with projects initially selected by the CTB for inclusion in the draft Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) by April 2016.
Candidate projects will be solicited from eligible entities in August of each year, with project applications due September 30th. From there, the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment (OIPI), Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) will screen, review, and evaluate the projects per the HB2 process from October through early January. By mid-January, the list of projects and scores will be released to the public and the CTB, allowing the CTB to consider the evaluated project lists for inclusion in the SYIP. In April, the draft SYIP will be released by the CTB, followed by public hearings to gather input. In June, the revised final SYIP will be released and considered for adoption by the CTB. The following July, the next year's process begins again.
The Board of Supervisor approved the County Transportation Priority list in April, 2015 (Attachment A).
STRATEGIC PLAN: Critical Infrastructure: Prioriti...
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