§ 33.1-221.1:3. Northern Virginia Transportation District Program
A. The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that the economic development needs and economic growth potential of Northern Virginia be addressed by a special transportation program to provide for the costs of providing an adequate, modern, safe and efficient transportation network in Northern Virginia which shall be known as the Northern Virginia Transportation District Program (the Program), including, without limitation, environmental and engineering studies, rights-of-way acquisition, construction, improvements to all modes of transportation, and financing costs. The Program consists of the following projects: the Fairfax County Parkway, Route 234 Bypass, Metrorail Capital Improvements attributable to Fairfax County including Metro parking expansions, Metro Capital Improvements, including the Franconia-Springfield Metrorail Station and new rail car purchases, Route 7 improvements in Loudoun County and Fairfax County, the Route 50/Courthouse Road interchange improvements in Arlington County, the Route 28/Route 625 interchange improvements in Loudoun County, Metrorail capital improvements attributable to the City of Alexandria including the King Street Metrorail Station access, Metrorail capital improvements attributable to Arlington County, including Ballston Station improvements, Route 15 safety improvements in Loudoun County, Route 28 parallel roads in Loudoun County, the Route 28/Sterling Boulevard interchange in Loudoun County, Route 1/Route 123 interchange improvements in Prince William County, Lee Highway improvements in the City of Fairfax, Route 123 improvements in Fairfax County, Telegraph Road improvements in Fairfax County, Route 123 Occoquan River Bridge, Gallows Road in Fairfax County, Route 1/Route 234 interchange improvements in Prince William County, Potomac-Rappahannock Transportation Commission bus replacement program, and Dulles Corridor Enhanced Transit program.
B. Allocations to this Program from the Northern Virginia Transportation District Fund established by § 58.1-815.1 shall be made annually by the Commonwealth Transportation Board for the creation and enhancement of a safe, efficient transportation system connecting the communities, businesses, places of employment, and residences of the Commonwealth, thereby enhancing the economic development potential, employment opportunities, mobility and quality of life in Virginia.
C. Except in the event that the Northern Virginia Transportation District Fund is insufficient to pay for the costs of the Program, allocations to the Program shall not diminish or replace allocations made from other sources or diminish allocations to which any district, system, or locality would be entitled under other provisions of this title, but shall be supplemental to other allocations to the end that transportation improvements in the Northern Virginia Transportation District may be accelerated and augmented. Allocations under this subsection shall be limited to projects specified in subdivision (2) (s) of § 33.1-268.
D. The Commonwealth Transportation Board may expend such funds from all sources as may be lawfully available to initiate the Program and to support bonds and other obligations referenced in subsection E.
E. The Commonwealth Transportation Board is authorized to receive, dedicate or use first from (i) revenues received from the Northern Virginia Transportation District Fund; (ii) to the extent required, funds appropriated and allocated, pursuant to the highway allocation formula as provided by law, to the highway construction district in which the project or projects to be financed are located or to the city or county in which the project or projects to be financed are located; (iii) to the extent required, legally available revenues of the Transportation Trust Fund; and (iv) such other funds which may be appropriated by the General Assembly for the payment of bonds or other obligations, including interest thereon, issued in furtherance of the Program. No such bond or other obligations shall pledge the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth.
(1993, c. 391; 1994, cc. 470, 597; 1998, cc. 740, 761; 1999, c. 538; 2002, c. 799; 2003, c. 337; 2005, c. 621.)
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