Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Virginia House Bill HJR65 Compare Versions

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	1	+	WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) maintains a network consisting of 57,867 center-line miles, which amounts to more than 125,000 lane miles; and
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3		-	~~\r\nHOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.~~ ~~65\r\n~~
	3	+	WHEREAS, this network is divided into the following categories: (i) Interstate 1,118 miles of four-to-10 lane highways that connect states and major cities, (ii) Primary 8,111 miles of two-to-six-lane roads that connect cities and towns with each other and with interstates, (iii) Secondary 48,305 miles of local connector or county roads, and (iv) Frontage 333 miles of frontage roads; and
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5		-	~~\r\nOffered January~~ 10, ~~2024\r\n~~
	5	+	WHEREAS, a separate road system includes 10,561 miles of urban streets that are maintained by cities and towns with the help of state funds; and
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7		-	~~\r\nPrefiled January 10~~, ~~2024\r\n~~
	7	+	WHEREAS, data from VDOT shows that 1,005 deaths occurred on Virginia's roadways in 2022, with a total of 851 deaths occurring on non-interstate roadways; and
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9		-	~~Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission~~ to ~~\r\n study the rate~~ of ~~accidents that cause fatalities on roads maintained~~ and ~~\r\n managed by the Virginia Department of Transportation and roads maintained and \r\n managed by localities. Report.~~
	9	+	WHEREAS, this total number of deaths on Virginia's roadways in 2022 amounts to an increase of about 3.8 percent from 2021; and
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	11	+	WHEREAS, of those total number of deaths on Virginia's roadways in 2022, 171 were pedestrian fatalities, an increase of 36.8 percent over 2021; and
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13		-	~~\r\nPatron-- Shin\r\n~~
	13	+	WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Commonwealth to promote and ensure the safety of all users of its highways and roads; and
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	15	+	WHEREAS, such policy includes consideration of pedestrian and traffic safety issues with the objective of improving overall safety for pedestrians and drivers of all ages; and
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17		-	~~\r\nReferred~~ to ~~Committee~~ on ~~Rules\r\n~~
	17	+	WHEREAS, there is a need to perform a thorough analysis of the rate of accidents that cause fatalities on roads maintained and managed by VDOT and roads maintained and managed by localities; now, therefore, be it
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	19	+	RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission be directed to study the rate of accidents that cause fatalities on roads maintained and managed by the Virginia Department of Transportation and roads maintained and managed by localities.
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21		-	~~WHEREAS~~, the ~~Virginia Department~~ of ~~Transportation (VDOT) \r\n maintains a network consisting of 57,867 center-line miles, which amounts~~ to ~~more than 125,000 lane miles;~~ and
	21	+	In conducting its study, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall examine the cause of such accidents and recommend actions to improve pedestrian and drive safety.
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23		-	~~WHEREAS,~~ this ~~network is divided into the following \r\n categories: (i) Interstate 1,118 miles of four-to-10 lane \r\n highways that connect states and major cities~~, (ii) Primary 8,111 \r\n miles of two-to-six-lane roads that connect cities and towns with each other \r\n and with interstates, (iii) Secondary 48,305 miles of local connector or \r\n county roads, and (iv) Frontage 333 miles of frontage roads; and
	23	+	Technical assistance shall be provided to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission by the Virginia Department of Transportation. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission for this study, upon request.
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25		-	WHEREAS, a separate road system \r\n includes 10,561 miles of urban streets that are \r\n maintained by cities and towns with the help of state funds; and
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27		-	WHEREAS, data from VDOT shows that \r\n 1,005 deaths occurred on Virginia's roadways in 2022, with a total of 851 deaths occurring on non-interstate roadways; and
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29		-	WHEREAS, this total number of deaths on \r\n Virginia's roadways in 2022 amounts to an increase of about 3.8 percent from 2021; and
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31		-	WHEREAS, of those total number of \r\n deaths on Virginia's roadways in 2022, 171 were \r\n pedestrian fatalities, an increase of 36.8 percent \r\n over 2021; and
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33		-	WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Commonwealth to promote and \r\n ensure the safety of all users of its highways and roads; \r\n and
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35		-	WHEREAS, such policy includes \r\n consideration of pedestrian and traffic safety issues with the objective of improving overall safety \r\n for pedestrians and drivers of all ages; and
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37		-	WHEREAS, there is a need to perform a thorough analysis of the \r\n rate of accidents that cause fatalities on roads maintained and managed by VDOT \r\n and roads maintained and managed by localities; now, therefore, be it
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39		-	RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, \r\n That the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission be directed to study the \r\n rate of accidents that cause fatalities on roads maintained and managed by the Virginia Department of Transportation and roads \r\n maintained and managed by localities.
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41		-	In conducting its study, the Joint \r\n Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall examine the cause of such accidents \r\n and recommend actions to improve pedestrian and drive safety.
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43		-	Technical assistance shall be provided to \r\n the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission by the Virginia Department of \r\n Transportation. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to \r\n the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission for this study, upon request.
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45		-	The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall complete its meetings by November 30, 2024, and the chairman \r\n shall submit to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems an \r\n executive summary of its findings and recommendations \r\n no later than the first day of the 2025 Regular Session of the General \r\n Assembly. The executive summary shall state whether the \r\n Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission intends to submit to the General \r\n Assembly and the Governor a report of its findings and recommendations for \r\n publication as a House or Senate document. The executive summary and report \r\n shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of \r\n Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and \r\n reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.
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47		-	Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to \r\n study the rate of accidents that cause fatalities on roads maintained and \r\n managed by the Virginia Department of Transportation and roads maintained and \r\n managed by localities. Report.
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	25	+	The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall complete its meetings by November 30, 2024, and the chairman shall submit to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems an executive summary of its findings and recommendations no later than the first day of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall state whether the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission intends to submit to the General Assembly and the Governor a report of its findings and recommendations for publication as a House or Senate document. The executive summary and report shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.