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HB6028: Light rail system; proposal for extension from Norfolk to beachfront in Virginia Beach.
Chief Patron
Del.
Robert Tata (R-85)
Robert Tata
(R-85)
Virginia Beach, VA
Served: 1984–
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Status
06/23/2008: In Transportation Committee
Summary
Light rail from Norfolk to Virginia Beach. Requires the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation to solicit proposals under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 for the extension of the proposed light rail system in the City of Norfolk from its currently planned terminus at Newtown Road in the City of Norfolk along the Interstate Route 264 corridor on right-of-way of the Norfolk Southern Railway to the beachfront in the City of Virginia Beach. The bill further provides that construction of the project described is in the public interest, and qualifies for public funding, to the extent that any may be required, from the Rail Enhancement Fund, established by § 33.1-221.1:1.1, the Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund, established by § 33.1-221.1:8, either or both.
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