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SB 339 — Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; alternate directors.
Last action — Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (1-Y 12-N 2-A)
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority;alternate directors. Repeals a provision of the 2018 mass transitfunding legislation that requires the Commonwealth TransportationBoard to withhold certain funding from the Washington MetropolitanArea Transit Authority if alternate directors of the Authority participatein or take action at a meeting at which the primary directors are present.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
93 added · 19 removedPlain-language change summary
The amended version of Bill SB 339 introduces a new plan to allocate up to $50 million annually from the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. This funding will serve as matching funds to leverage federal and regional contributions, provided that Maryland and D.C. each match one-third of the federal funds as well. Additionally, it removes previous references to repealed provisions from 2018, streamlining the bill to focus on current funding requirements. This change is significant because it aims to ensure more robust financial support for transit in the Washington area, promoting better connectivity and public transportation options for residents.
SESSION INTRODUCEDSENATE 22101758DSUBSTITUTE I22106257D OfferedSENATE January 12, 2022 N Prefiled January 11, 2022 T A BILL toNO. repeal the seventh enactment of Chapter 854 and the seventh enactment of Chapter 856 of directors.f Assembly of 2018, relating to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority;
alRernate339 ––––––––––AMENDMENT OIN Patron––BarkerTHE DNATURE ––––––––––OF UA ReferredSUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Transportation on February 3, 2022) (Patron Prior to Co––––––––––Substitute––Senator LocalBarker) GovernmentA BeBILL itto enactedamend byand thereenact General§ Assembly33.2-1526.1 of Virginia:the Code of Virginia and to repeal the seventh 2018, relating to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority;
Calternate 1.directors.bly of Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
That1. the seventh enactment of Chapter 854 and the seventh enactment of Chapter 856 of the E Acts of Assembly of 2018 are repealed.
DThat B§ :33.2-1526.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 33.2-1526.1.
Use of the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund.
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All funds deposited pursuant to § 33.2-1524.1 into the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund (the FunB.
From funds available pursuant to subsection D, beginning in fiscal year 2022, up to $50 million shall be allocated to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as matching funds to federal and other funds provided by the Federal Transit Administration, the District of Columbia, and the State of Maryland.
However, such funds shall only be provided if the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland each provide an amount equal to one-third of the funding provided by the Federal Transit Administration to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
The funds provided by the Maryland.lth shall not exceed the funds provided by the District of Columbia or the State of A C.
The Board may establish policies for the implementation of this section, including the T determination of the state share of operating, capital, and administrative costs related to mass transit.
For purposes of this section, capital costs may include debt service payments on local or agency trEnsit bonds.
Funds may be paid to any local governing body, transportation district commission, or public service corporation for the purposes as set forth in this section.
No funds from the Fund shall be allD.
Each year the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall make recommendations to the Board for the allocation of funds from the Fund.
Such recommendations, and the final allocations approved by the Board, shall adhere to the following:
U 1.
Twenty-seven percent of the funds shall be allocated to support operating costs of transiB providers and shall be distributed by the Board on the basis of service delivery factors, based on effectiveness and three years and, if redefined by the Board, shall be published and made available for public comment aty least one year in advance of being applied.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority T :
36 (WMATA) shall not be eligible for an allocation of funds pursuant to this subdivision.
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Eighteen percent of the funds shall be allocated for capital purposes and distributed utilizing the 38 transit capital prioritization process established by the Board pursuant to § 33.2-214.4.
The WTshington 39 Metropolitan Area Transit Authority shall not be eligible for an allocation of funds pursuant tU this sub3.
Forty-six and one-half percent of the funds shall be allocated to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission for distribution to WMATA for capital purposes and operating assistance, as determined by the Commission.
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Six percent of the funds shall be allocated by the Board for the Transit Ridership Incentive Program established pursuant to § 33.2-1526.3.
ridesharing, transportation demand management programs, experimental transit, public transportation promotion, operation studies, and technical assistance, and may be allocated to any local governing body, planning district commission, transportation district commission, or public transit corporation.
Remaining funds may also be used directly by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to (i) finance a program administered by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation designed to S promote the use of public transportation and ridesharing throughout the Commonwealth or (ii) fi3ance the provision and use of public transportation services.tation of projects with a purpose of en9ancing E.
The Board may consider the transfer of funds from subdivisions D 2 and 5 to subdivision D 1 in times of statewide economic distress or statewide special need.
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The Department of Rail and Public Transportation may reserve a balance of up to five percent of the Fund revenues in order to ensure stability in providing operating and capital funding to transit entities from year to year, provided that such balance shall not exceed five percent of revenues in a SB339S1 2 of 2 given biennium.
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The Board may allocate up to 3.5 percent of the funds set aside for the Fund to support costs of project development, project administration, and project compliance incurred by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation in implementing rail, public transportation, and congestion management grants and programs.
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Funds allocated to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) for WMATA pursuant to subdivision D 3 shall be credited to the Counties of Arlington and Fairfax and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church.
Beginning in the fiscal year when service starts on Phase II of the Silver Line, such funds shall also be credited to Loudoun County.
Funds allocated pursuant to this subsection shall be credited as follows:
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Local obligations for debt service for WMATA rail transit bonds apportioned to each locality using WMATA's capital formula shall be paid first by NVTC, which shall use 95 percent state aid for these payments.
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The remaining funds shall be apportioned to reflect WMATA's allocation formulas by using the related WMATA-allocated subsidies and relative shares of local transit subsidies.
Capital costs shall include 20 percent of annual local bus capital expenses.
Local transit subsidies and local capital costs of Loudoun County shall not be included.
Hold harmless protections and obligations for NVTC's jurisdictions agreed to by NVTC on November 5, 1998, shall remain in effect.
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Appropriations from the Fund are intended to provide a stable and reliable source of revenue, as defined by P.L.
96-184.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds allocated to WMATA may be disbursed by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation directly to WMATA or to any other transportation entity that has an agreement to provide funding to WMATA.
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In any year that the total Virginia operating assistance in the approved WMATA budget increases by more than three percent from the total operating assistance in the prior year's approved WMATA budget, the Board shall withhold an amount equal to 35 percent of the funds available under subdivision D 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 before or after the effective date of this provision;
(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;
and (iv) any service increases approved by the WMATA Board.
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The Board shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision D 3 if (i) any alternate directors participate or take action at an official WMATA Board meeting or committee meeting as Board directors for a WMATA compact member when both directors appointed by that same WMATA compact member are present at the WMATA Board meeting or committee meeting or (ii) the WMATA Board of Directors has not adopted bylaws that would prohibit such participation by alternate directors.
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That the seventh enactment of Chapter 854 and the seventh enactment of Chapter 856 of the Acts of Assembly of 2018 are repealed.
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View plain text versions (2)
- Committee Substitute Committee substitute printed to LIS only 22106257D-S1 Current pdf February 03, 2022
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101758D pdf January 11, 2022
Action History
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Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (1-Y 12-N 2-A)
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Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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Committee substitute printed to LIS only 22106257D-S1
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Rereferred to Transportation
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Rereferred from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (SB339)
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Referred to Committee on Local Government
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101758D
Sponsors
- George L. Barker · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 10 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 7% | 80% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Nay |
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Nay |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Nay |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Not Voting |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Nay |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Nay |
| David W. Marsden | — | Nay |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Nay |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Nay |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Nay |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Not Voting |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Nay |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Nay |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| T. Travis Hackworth | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 339 do?
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority;alternate directors. Repeals a provision of the 2018 mass transitfunding legislation that requires the Commonwealth TransportationBoard to withhold certain funding from the Washington MetropolitanArea Transit Authority if alternate directors of the Authority participatein or take action at a meeting at which the primary directors are present.
- Who sponsors SB 339?
- SB 339 is sponsored by Barker, George L..
- What is the current status of SB 339?
- This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 339?
- Track SB 339 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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