Thursday, July 24, 2008
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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HB1701: Highway construction, primary and secondary; revises formulas used to allocate funds therefor.
Chief Patron
Del.
Scott Lingamfelter (R-31)
Scott Lingamfelter
(R-31)
Woodbridge, VA
Served: 2002–
Progress
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Primary and secondary highway construction funds allocations. Revises the formulas used to allocate primary and secondary highway construction funds so that such funds are allocated on the basis of population. View Full Text »
Poll Results
1 vote
Comments
It would seem to me that there are areas of Virginia with relatively low population that serve as transportation corridors between more highly populated areas. Mileage of roads and traffic density would be more appropriate measures for funding highways than population.