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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 Commonwealth shall not exceed the funds provided by the District of Columbia or the State of Maryland.C\n\nThe Board may establish policies for the implementation of this section, including the 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 transit 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 allocated without a local match from the recipient.D\n\nEach 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, except as provided in subsection E:1\n\nTwenty-four and one-half percent of the funds shall be allocated to support operating costs of transit providers and shall be distributed by the Board on the basis of service delivery factors, based on effectiveness and efficiency as established by the Board. Such measures and their relative weight shall be evaluated every three years and shall be finalized 6 months prior to the fiscal year of implementation. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and the commuter rail system jointly operated by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900 et seq.) shall not be eligible for an allocation of funds pursuant to this subdivision.2\n\nSeventeen percent of the funds shall be allocated for capital purposes and distributed utilizing the transit capital prioritization process established by the Board pursuant to § 33.2-214.4. WMATA and the commuter rail system jointly operated by NVTC and PRTC, established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900 et seq.) shall not be eligible for an allocation of funds pursuant to this subdivision.3\n\nThree and one-half percent of funds may be allocated to NVTC for distribution to the commuter rail system jointly operated by NVTC and PRTC, established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900 et seq.), for operating and capital purposes. The amount of funds distributed pursuant to this subdivision and the selection of systems receiving funds pursuant to this subdivision shall be based on service delivery factors including effectiveness and efficiency as established by the Board. Such measures and their relative weight shall be evaluated every three years and shall be finalized six months prior to the fiscal year of implementation. Any funds remaining after such distribution shall be redistributed to subdivision 2.4\n\nForty-six and one-half percent of the funds shall be allocated to the NVTC for distribution to WMATA for capital purposes and operating assistance, as determined by the Commission. All allocations pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed 50 percent of the total operating and capital assistance required to be provided by NVTC or other Virginia entities in the approved WMATA budget. If the default allocation pursuant to this subdivision exceeds an amount equal to 50 percent of the total operating and capital assistance required to be provided by NVTC or other Virginia entities in the approved WMATA budget, the remaining funds shall be redistributed to subdivision 2. No contributions made to WMATA pursuant to § 33.2-3401 by the Commonwealth or NVTC shall be relevant for the purposes of administering this subdivision.5\n\nSix percent of the funds shall be allocated by the Board for the Transit Ridership Incentive Program established pursuant to § 33.2-1526.3.6\n\nTwo and one-half percent of the funds shall be allocated for special programs, including 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 promote the use of public transportation and ridesharing throughout the Commonwealth or (ii) finance up to 80 percent of the cost of development and implementation of projects with a purpose of enhancing the provision and use of public transportation services.E\n\nThe Board may consider the transfer of funds from subdivisions D 2 and 6 to subdivision D 1 in times of statewide economic distress or statewide special need.F\n\nThe 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 given biennium.G\n\nThe 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.H\n\nFunds allocated to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) for WMATA pursuant to subdivision D 4 shall be credited to the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church. Funds allocated pursuant to this subsection shall be credited as follows:1\n\nLocal 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.2\n\nThe 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.I\n\nAppropriations from the Fund are intended to provide a stable and reliable source of revenue, as defined by P.L. 96-184.J\n\nNotwithstanding 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.K\n\nIn 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 4. 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.L\n\nThe Board shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision D 4 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.M\n\nThe Board shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision D 4 unless (i) WMATA has adopted a detailed capital improvement program covering the current fiscal year and, at a minimum, the next five fiscal years, and at least one public hearing on such capital improvement program has been held in a locality embraced by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC), and (ii) WMATA has adopted or updated a strategic plan within the preceding 36 months, and at least one public hearing on such plan or updated plan has been held in a locality embraced by NVTC.\n\t\t\tThe strategic plan shall require (a) an assessment of state of good repair needs; (b) a review of the performance of fixed-route bus service, including schedules, route design, connectivity, and vehicle sizes; (c) an evaluation of opportunities to improve operating efficiency of the transit network, including reliability of trips and travel speed; (d) an examination and identification of opportunities to share services where multiple transit providers’ services overlap; and (e) an examination of opportunities to improve service in underserved areas.N\n\nThe Board shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision D 4 unless WMATA prepares and submits a proposed detailed annual operating budget and any proposed capital expenditures and projects for the following fiscal year to the Board by April 1 of each year. The budget shall include information on expenditures, indebtedness, pensions and other liabilities, and other information as prescribed by the Board. Additionally such funds shall be withheld if the Commonwealth’s and Northern Virginia Transportation Commission’s representatives to the WMATA Board of Directors and the WMATA General Manager fail to annually address the Commonwealth Transportation Board regarding the WMATA budget, system performance, and utilization of the Commonwealth’s investment in the WMATA system.O\n\nThe Board shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision D 3 unless the commuter rail system jointly operated by Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900 et seq.), submits a detailed annual operating budget and any proposed capital expenditures and projects for the following fiscal year to the Board by February 1 of each year. The operating plan and budget shall include information on expenditures, indebtedness, and other information as prescribed by the Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":205331,"text":"All funds deposited pursuant to § 33.2-1524.1 into the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund (the Fund), established pursuant to § 33.2-1526, shall be allocated as set forth in this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":205332,"text":"From funds available pursuant to subsection D, 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 Commonwealth shall not exceed the funds provided by the District of Columbia or the State of Maryland.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":205333,"text":"The Board may establish policies for the implementation of this section, including the 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 transit 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 allocated without a local match from the recipient.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":205334,"text":"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, except as provided in subsection E:","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"D1"},"4":{"id":205335,"text":"Twenty-four and one-half percent of the funds shall be allocated to support operating costs of transit providers and shall be distributed by the Board on the basis of service delivery factors, based on effectiveness and efficiency as established by the Board. Such measures and their relative weight shall be evaluated every three years and shall be finalized 6 months prior to the fiscal year of implementation. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and the commuter rail system jointly operated by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900 et seq.) shall not be eligible for an allocation of funds pursuant to this subdivision.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"D1","prefix_anchor":"D1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"D2"},"5":{"id":205336,"text":"Seventeen percent of the funds shall be allocated for capital purposes and distributed utilizing the transit capital prioritization process established by the Board pursuant to § 33.2-214.4. WMATA and the commuter rail system jointly operated by NVTC and PRTC, established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900 et seq.) shall not be eligible for an allocation of funds pursuant to this subdivision.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"D2","prefix_anchor":"D2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D1","next_prefix":"D3"},"6":{"id":205337,"text":"Three and one-half percent of funds may be allocated to NVTC for distribution to the commuter rail system jointly operated by NVTC and PRTC, established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900 et seq.), for operating and capital purposes. The amount of funds distributed pursuant to this subdivision and the selection of systems receiving funds pursuant to this subdivision shall be based on service delivery factors including effectiveness and efficiency as established by the Board. Such measures and their relative weight shall be evaluated every three years and shall be finalized six months prior to the fiscal year of implementation. Any funds remaining after such distribution shall be redistributed to subdivision 2.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"D3","prefix_anchor":"D3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D2","next_prefix":"D4"},"7":{"id":205338,"text":"Forty-six and one-half percent of the funds shall be allocated to the NVTC for distribution to WMATA for capital purposes and operating assistance, as determined by the Commission. All allocations pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed 50 percent of the total operating and capital assistance required to be provided by NVTC or other Virginia entities in the approved WMATA budget. If the default allocation pursuant to this subdivision exceeds an amount equal to 50 percent of the total operating and capital assistance required to be provided by NVTC or other Virginia entities in the approved WMATA budget, the remaining funds shall be redistributed to subdivision 2. No contributions made to WMATA pursuant to § 33.2-3401 by the Commonwealth or NVTC shall be relevant for the purposes of administering this subdivision.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"D4","prefix_anchor":"D4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D3","next_prefix":"D5"},"8":{"id":205339,"text":"Six percent of the funds shall be allocated by the Board for the Transit Ridership Incentive Program established pursuant to § 33.2-1526.3.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"D5","prefix_anchor":"D5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D4","next_prefix":"D6"},"9":{"id":205340,"text":"Two and one-half percent of the funds shall be allocated for special programs, including 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 promote the use of public transportation and ridesharing throughout the Commonwealth or (ii) finance up to 80 percent of the cost of development and implementation of projects with a purpose of enhancing the provision and use of public transportation services.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"D6","prefix_anchor":"D6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D5","next_prefix":"E"},"10":{"id":205341,"text":"The Board may consider the transfer of funds from subdivisions D 2 and 6 to subdivision D 1 in times of statewide economic distress or statewide special need.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D6","next_prefix":"F"},"11":{"id":205342,"text":"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 given biennium.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"G"},"12":{"id":205343,"text":"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.","type":"section","prefixes":["G"],"prefix":"G","entire_prefix":"G","prefix_anchor":"G","level":1,"prior_prefix":"F","next_prefix":"H"},"13":{"id":205344,"text":"Funds allocated to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) for WMATA pursuant to subdivision D 4 shall be credited to the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church. Funds allocated pursuant to this subsection shall be credited as follows:","type":"section","prefixes":["H"],"prefix":"H","entire_prefix":"H","prefix_anchor":"H","level":1,"prior_prefix":"G","next_prefix":"H1"},"14":{"id":205345,"text":"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.","type":"section","prefixes":["H","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"H1","prefix_anchor":"H1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"H","next_prefix":"H2"},"15":{"id":205346,"text":"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.","type":"section","prefixes":["H","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"H2","prefix_anchor":"H2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"H1","next_prefix":"I"},"16":{"id":205347,"text":"Appropriations from the Fund are intended to provide a stable and reliable source of revenue, as defined by P.L. 96-184.","type":"section","prefixes":["I"],"prefix":"I","entire_prefix":"I","prefix_anchor":"I","level":1,"prior_prefix":"H2","next_prefix":"J"},"17":{"id":205348,"text":"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.","type":"section","prefixes":["J"],"prefix":"J","entire_prefix":"J","prefix_anchor":"J","level":1,"prior_prefix":"I","next_prefix":"K"},"18":{"id":205349,"text":"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 4. 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.","type":"section","prefixes":["K"],"prefix":"K","entire_prefix":"K","prefix_anchor":"K","level":1,"prior_prefix":"J","next_prefix":"L"},"19":{"id":205350,"text":"The Board shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision D 4 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.","type":"section","prefixes":["L"],"prefix":"L","entire_prefix":"L","prefix_anchor":"L","level":1,"prior_prefix":"K","next_prefix":"M"},"20":{"id":205351,"text":"The Board shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision D 4 unless (i) WMATA has adopted a detailed capital improvement program covering the current fiscal year and, at a minimum, the next five fiscal years, and at least one public hearing on such capital improvement program has been held in a locality embraced by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC), and (ii) WMATA has adopted or updated a strategic plan within the preceding 36 months, and at least one public hearing on such plan or updated plan has been held in a locality embraced by NVTC.\n\t\t\tThe strategic plan shall require (a) an assessment of state of good repair needs; (b) a review of the performance of fixed-route bus service, including schedules, route design, connectivity, and vehicle sizes; (c) an evaluation of opportunities to improve operating efficiency of the transit network, including reliability of trips and travel speed; (d) an examination and identification of opportunities to share services where multiple transit providers’ services overlap; and (e) an examination of opportunities to improve service in underserved areas.","type":"section","prefixes":["M"],"prefix":"M","entire_prefix":"M","prefix_anchor":"M","level":1,"prior_prefix":"L","next_prefix":"N"},"21":{"id":205352,"text":"The Board shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision D 4 unless WMATA prepares and submits a proposed detailed annual operating budget and any proposed capital expenditures and projects for the following fiscal year to the Board by April 1 of each year. The budget shall include information on expenditures, indebtedness, pensions and other liabilities, and other information as prescribed by the Board. Additionally such funds shall be withheld if the Commonwealth’s and Northern Virginia Transportation Commission’s representatives to the WMATA Board of Directors and the WMATA General Manager fail to annually address the Commonwealth Transportation Board regarding the WMATA budget, system performance, and utilization of the Commonwealth’s investment in the WMATA system.","type":"section","prefixes":["N"],"prefix":"N","entire_prefix":"N","prefix_anchor":"N","level":1,"prior_prefix":"M","next_prefix":"O"},"22":{"id":205353,"text":"The Board shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision D 3 unless the commuter rail system jointly operated by Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900 et seq.), submits a detailed annual operating budget and any proposed capital expenditures and projects for the following fiscal year to the Board by February 1 of each year. 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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 854<\/a> and 856<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2020, chapters 1133<\/a>, 1230<\/a>, and 1275<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 362<\/a> and 363<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65252,"section_number":"33.2-1526","catch_line":"Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1526\/"},{"id":83686,"section_number":"33.2-214.4","catch_line":"Statewide prioritization for the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-214.4\/"},{"id":74876,"section_number":"33.2-3402","catch_line":"NVTC oversight","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-3402\/"},{"id":65754,"section_number":"36-98.1","catch_line":"State buildings; exception for certain assets owned by the Department of Transportation","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-98.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77204,"section_number":"33.2-1524.1","catch_line":"Transportation Trust Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1524.1\/"},{"id":65252,"section_number":"33.2-1526","catch_line":"Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1526\/"},{"id":55611,"section_number":"33.2-1900","catch_line":"Declaration of policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1900\/"},{"id":83686,"section_number":"33.2-214.4","catch_line":"Statewide prioritization for the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-214.4\/"},{"id":85977,"section_number":"33.2-3401","catch_line":"Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Capital Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-3401\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206613,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56022,"identifier":"33.2-1526.1","token":"33.2\/III\/15\/5\/33.2-1526.1","url":"\/33.2-1526.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1526.1\/","token":"33.2\/III\/15\/5\/33.2-1526.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1526.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> All funds deposited pursuant to § 33.2-1524.1<\/a> into the Commonwealth Mass Transit<\/span> Fund (the Fund), established pursuant to § 33.2-1526<\/a>, shall be allocated as set forth in this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> From funds available pursuant to subsection D, 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 Commonwealth shall not exceed the funds provided by the District of Columbia or the State of Maryland. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may establish policies for the implementation of this section, including the determination of the state share of operating, capital, and administrative costs related to mass transit<\/span>. For purposes of this section, capital costs may include debt service payments on local or agency transit bonds<\/span>. 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 allocated without a local match from the recipient. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each year the Director of the Department<\/span> of Rail and Public Transportation<\/span> shall make recommendations to the Board<\/span> for the allocation of funds from the Fund. Such recommendations, and the final allocations approved by the Board<\/span>, shall adhere to the following, except as provided in subsection E: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Twenty-four and one-half percent of the funds shall be allocated to support operating costs of transit providers and shall be distributed by the Board<\/span> on the basis of service delivery factors, based on effectiveness and efficiency as established by the Board<\/span>. Such measures and their relative weight shall be evaluated every three years and shall be finalized 6 months prior to the fiscal year of implementation. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and the commuter rail system jointly operated by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900<\/a> et seq.) shall not be eligible for an allocation of funds pursuant to this subdivision. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Seventeen percent of the funds shall be allocated for capital purposes and distributed utilizing the transit capital prioritization process established by the Board<\/span> pursuant to § 33.2-214.4<\/a>. WMATA and the commuter rail system jointly operated by NVTC and PRTC, established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900<\/a> et seq.) shall not be eligible for an allocation of funds pursuant to this subdivision. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Three and one-half percent of funds may be allocated to NVTC for distribution to the commuter rail system jointly operated by NVTC and PRTC, established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900<\/a> et seq.), for operating and capital purposes. The amount of funds distributed pursuant to this subdivision and the selection of systems receiving funds pursuant to this subdivision shall be based on service delivery factors including effectiveness and efficiency as established by the Board<\/span>. Such measures and their relative weight shall be evaluated every three years and shall be finalized six months prior to the fiscal year of implementation. Any funds remaining after such distribution shall be redistributed to subdivision 2. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Forty-six and one-half percent of the funds shall be allocated to the NVTC for distribution to WMATA for capital purposes and operating assistance, as determined by the Commission. All allocations pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed 50 percent of the total operating and capital assistance required to be provided by NVTC or other Virginia entities in the approved WMATA budget. If the default<\/span> allocation pursuant to this subdivision exceeds an amount equal to 50 percent of the total operating and capital assistance required to be provided by NVTC or other Virginia entities in the approved WMATA budget, the remaining funds shall be redistributed to subdivision 2. No contributions made to WMATA pursuant to § 33.2-3401<\/a> by the Commonwealth or NVTC shall be relevant for the purposes of administering this subdivision. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Six percent of the funds shall be allocated by the Board<\/span> for the Transit Ridership Incentive Program established pursuant to § 33.2-1526.3<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Two and one-half percent of the funds shall be allocated for special programs, including ridesharing, transportation demand management programs, experimental transit, public transportation<\/span> 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<\/span> of Rail and Public Transportation<\/span> to (i) finance a program administered by the Department<\/span> of Rail and Public Transportation<\/span> designed to promote the use of public transportation<\/span> and ridesharing throughout the Commonwealth or (ii) finance up to 80 percent of the cost of development and implementation of projects with a purpose of enhancing the provision and use of public transportation<\/span> services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may consider the transfer of funds from subdivisions D 2 and 6 to subdivision D 1 in times of statewide economic distress or statewide special need. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The Department<\/span> of Rail and Public Transportation<\/span> may reserve a balance of up to five percent of the Fund revenues in order<\/span> 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 given biennium. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> The Board<\/span> 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<\/span> of Rail and Public Transportation<\/span> in implementing rail, public transportation<\/span>, and congestion management grants and programs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> Funds allocated to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) for WMATA pursuant to subdivision D 4 shall be credited to the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church. Funds allocated pursuant to this subsection shall be credited as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Local obligations for debt service for WMATA rail transit bonds<\/span> 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> 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<\/span> agreed to by NVTC on November 5, 1998, shall remain in effect. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

I.<\/span> Appropriations from the Fund are intended to provide a stable and reliable source of revenue, as defined by P.L. 96-184. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

J.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, funds allocated to WMATA may be disbursed by the Department<\/span> of Rail and Public Transportation<\/span> directly to WMATA or to any other transportation entity that has an agreement to provide funding to WMATA. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

K.<\/span> 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<\/span> shall withhold an amount equal to 35 percent of the funds available under subdivision D 4. 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<\/span>, rule, or regulation; (ii) any capital project approved by the WMATA Board<\/span> 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<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

L.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision D 4 if (i) any alternate directors participate or take action at an official WMATA Board<\/span> meeting or committee meeting as Board<\/span> directors for a WMATA compact member when both directors appointed by that same WMATA compact member are present at the WMATA Board<\/span> meeting or committee meeting or (ii) the WMATA Board<\/span> of Directors has not adopted bylaws that would prohibit such participation by alternate directors. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

M.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision D 4 unless (i) WMATA has adopted a detailed capital improvement program covering the current fiscal year and, at a minimum, the next five fiscal years, and at least one public hearing<\/span> on such capital improvement program has been held in a locality embraced by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC), and (ii) WMATA has adopted or updated a strategic plan within the preceding 36 months, and at least one public hearing<\/span> on such plan or updated plan has been held in a locality embraced by NVTC.\n\t\t\tThe strategic plan shall require (a) an assessment of state of good repair needs; (b) a review of the performance of fixed-route bus service, including schedules<\/span>, route design, connectivity, and vehicle sizes; (c) an evaluation of opportunities to improve operating efficiency of the transit network, including reliability of trips and travel speed; (d) an examination and identification of opportunities to share services where multiple transit providers’ services overlap; and (e) an examination of opportunities to improve service in underserved areas. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

N.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision D 4 unless WMATA prepares and submits a proposed detailed annual operating budget and any proposed capital expenditures and projects for the following fiscal year to the Board<\/span> by April 1 of each year. The budget shall include information on expenditures, indebtedness, pensions and other liabilities, and other information as prescribed by the Board<\/span>. Additionally such funds shall be withheld if the Commonwealth’s and Northern Virginia Transportation Commission’s representatives to the WMATA Board<\/span> of Directors and the WMATA General Manager fail to annually address the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> regarding the WMATA budget, system performance, and utilization of the Commonwealth’s investment in the WMATA system. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

O.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision D 3 unless the commuter rail system jointly operated by Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900<\/a> et seq.), submits a detailed annual operating budget and any proposed capital expenditures and projects for the following fiscal year to the Board<\/span> by February 1 of each year. The operating plan and budget shall include information on expenditures, indebtedness, and other information as prescribed by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF THE COMMONWEALTH MASS TRANSIT FUND (\u00a7 33.2-1526.1)\n\nA. All funds deposited pursuant to § 33.2-1524.1 into the Commonwealth Mass\nTransit Fund (the Fund), established pursuant to § 33.2-1526, shall be\nallocated as set forth in this section.\n\nB. From funds available pursuant to subsection D, up to $50 million shall be\nallocated to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as matching\nfunds to federal and other funds provided by the Federal Transit Administration,\nthe District of Columbia, and the State of Maryland. However, such funds shall\nonly be provided if the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland each\nprovide an amount equal to one-third of the funding provided by the Federal\nTransit Administration to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.\nThe funds provided by the Commonwealth shall not exceed the funds provided by\nthe District of Columbia or the State of Maryland.\n\nC. The Board may establish policies for the implementation of this section,\nincluding the determination of the state share of operating, capital, and\nadministrative costs related to mass transit. For purposes of this section,\ncapital costs may include debt service payments on local or agency transit\nbonds. Funds may be paid to any local governing body, transportation district\ncommission, or public service corporation for the purposes as set forth in this\nsection. No funds from the Fund shall be allocated without a local match from\nthe recipient.\n\nD. Each year the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation\nshall make recommendations to the Board for the allocation of funds from the\nFund. Such recommendations, and the final allocations approved by the Board,\nshall adhere to the following, except as provided in subsection E:\n\n 1. Twenty-four and one-half percent of the funds shall be allocated to support\n operating costs of transit providers and shall be distributed by the Board on\n the basis of service delivery factors, based on effectiveness and efficiency\n as established by the Board. Such measures and their relative weight shall be\n evaluated every three years and shall be finalized 6 months prior to the\n fiscal year of implementation. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit\n Authority (WMATA) and the commuter rail system jointly operated by the\n Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and the Potomac and\n Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), established pursuant to Chapter\n 19 (§ 33.2-1900 et seq.) shall not be eligible for an allocation of funds\n pursuant to this subdivision.\n\n 2. Seventeen percent of the funds shall be allocated for capital purposes and\n distributed utilizing the transit capital prioritization process established\n by the Board pursuant to § 33.2-214.4. WMATA and the commuter rail system\n jointly operated by NVTC and PRTC, established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§\n 33.2-1900 et seq.) shall not be eligible for an allocation of funds pursuant\n to this subdivision.\n\n 3. Three and one-half percent of funds may be allocated to NVTC for\n distribution to the commuter rail system jointly operated by NVTC and PRTC,\n established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900 et seq.), for operating\n and capital purposes. The amount of funds distributed pursuant to this\n subdivision and the selection of systems receiving funds pursuant to this\n subdivision shall be based on service delivery factors including effectiveness\n and efficiency as established by the Board. Such measures and their relative\n weight shall be evaluated every three years and shall be finalized six months\n prior to the fiscal year of implementation. Any funds remaining after such\n distribution shall be redistributed to subdivision 2.\n\n 4. Forty-six and one-half percent of the funds shall be allocated to the NVTC\n for distribution to WMATA for capital purposes and operating assistance, as\n determined by the Commission. All allocations pursuant to this subdivision\n shall not exceed 50 percent of the total operating and capital assistance\n required to be provided by NVTC or other Virginia entities in the approved\n WMATA budget. If the default allocation pursuant to this subdivision exceeds\n an amount equal to 50 percent of the total operating and capital assistance\n required to be provided by NVTC or other Virginia entities in the approved\n WMATA budget, the remaining funds shall be redistributed to subdivision 2. No\n contributions made to WMATA pursuant to § 33.2-3401 by the Commonwealth\n or NVTC shall be relevant for the purposes of administering this subdivision.\n\n 5. Six percent of the funds shall be allocated by the Board for the Transit\n Ridership Incentive Program established pursuant to § 33.2-1526.3.\n\n 6. Two and one-half percent of the funds shall be allocated for special\n programs, including ridesharing, transportation demand management programs,\n experimental transit, public transportation promotion, operation studies, and\n technical assistance, and may be allocated to any local governing body,\n planning district commission, transportation district commission, or public\n transit corporation. Remaining funds may also be used directly by the\n Department of Rail and Public Transportation to (i) finance a program\n administered by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation designed to\n promote the use of public transportation and ridesharing throughout the\n Commonwealth or (ii) finance up to 80 percent of the cost of development and\n implementation of projects with a purpose of enhancing the provision and use\n of public transportation services.\n\nE. The Board may consider the transfer of funds from subdivisions D 2 and 6 to\nsubdivision D 1 in times of statewide economic distress or statewide special\nneed.\n\nF. The Department of Rail and Public Transportation may reserve a balance of up\nto five percent of the Fund revenues in order to ensure stability in providing\noperating and capital funding to transit entities from year to year, provided\nthat such balance shall not exceed five percent of revenues in a given biennium.\n\nG. The Board may allocate up to 3.5 percent of the funds set aside for the Fund\nto support costs of project development, project administration, and project\ncompliance incurred by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation in\nimplementing rail, public transportation, and congestion management grants and\nprograms.\n\nH. Funds allocated to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) for\nWMATA pursuant to subdivision D 4 shall be credited to the Counties of\nArlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls\nChurch. Funds allocated pursuant to this subsection shall be credited as\nfollows:\n\n 1. Local obligations for debt service for WMATA rail transit bonds apportioned\n to each locality using WMATA’s capital formula shall be paid first by\n NVTC, which shall use 95 percent state aid for these payments.\n\n 2. The remaining funds shall be apportioned to reflect WMATA’s\n allocation formulas by using the related WMATA-allocated subsidies and\n relative shares of local transit subsidies. Capital costs shall include 20\n percent of annual local bus capital expenses. Local transit subsidies and\n local capital costs of Loudoun County shall not be included. Hold harmless\n protections and obligations for NVTC’s jurisdictions agreed to by NVTC\n on November 5, 1998, shall remain in effect.\n\nI. Appropriations from the Fund are intended to provide a stable and reliable\nsource of revenue, as defined by P.L. 96-184.\n\nJ. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds allocated to WMATA may be\ndisbursed by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation directly to WMATA\nor to any other transportation entity that has an agreement to provide funding\nto WMATA.\n\nK. In any year that the total Virginia operating assistance in the approved\nWMATA budget increases by more than three percent from the total operating\nassistance in the prior year’s approved WMATA budget, the Board shall\nwithhold an amount equal to 35 percent of the funds available under subdivision\nD 4. The following items shall not be included in the calculation of any WMATA\nbudget increase: (i) any service, equipment, or facility that is required by any\napplicable law, rule, or regulation; (ii) any capital project approved by the\nWMATA Board before or after the effective date of this provision; (iii) any\npayments or obligations of any kind arising from or related to legal disputes or\nproceedings between or among WMATA and any other person or entity; and (iv) any\nservice increases approved by the WMATA Board.\n\nL. The Board shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to\nsubdivision D 4 if (i) any alternate directors participate or take action at an\nofficial WMATA Board meeting or committee meeting as Board directors for a WMATA\ncompact member when both directors appointed by that same WMATA compact member\nare present at the WMATA Board meeting or committee meeting or (ii) the WMATA\nBoard of Directors has not adopted bylaws that would prohibit such participation\nby alternate directors.\n\nM. The Board shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to\nsubdivision D 4 unless (i) WMATA has adopted a detailed capital improvement\nprogram covering the current fiscal year and, at a minimum, the next five fiscal\nyears, and at least one public hearing on such capital improvement program has\nbeen held in a locality embraced by the Northern Virginia Transportation\nCommission (NVTC), and (ii) WMATA has adopted or updated a strategic plan within\nthe preceding 36 months, and at least one public hearing on such plan or updated\nplan has been held in a locality embraced by NVTC.\n\t\t\tThe strategic plan shall require (a) an assessment of state of good repair\nneeds; (b) a review of the performance of fixed-route bus service, including\nschedules, route design, connectivity, and vehicle sizes; (c) an evaluation of\nopportunities to improve operating efficiency of the transit network, including\nreliability of trips and travel speed; (d) an examination and identification of\nopportunities to share services where multiple transit providers’ services\noverlap; and (e) an examination of opportunities to improve service in\nunderserved areas.\n\nN. The Board shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to\nsubdivision D 4 unless WMATA prepares and submits a proposed detailed annual\noperating budget and any proposed capital expenditures and projects for the\nfollowing fiscal year to the Board by April 1 of each year. The budget shall\ninclude information on expenditures, indebtedness, pensions and other\nliabilities, and other information as prescribed by the Board. Additionally such\nfunds shall be withheld if the Commonwealth’s and Northern Virginia\nTransportation Commission’s representatives to the WMATA Board of\nDirectors and the WMATA General Manager fail to annually address the\nCommonwealth Transportation Board regarding the WMATA budget, system\nperformance, and utilization of the Commonwealth’s investment in the WMATA\nsystem.\n\nO. The Board shall withhold 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to\nsubdivision D 3 unless the commuter rail system jointly operated by Northern\nVirginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock\nTransportation Commission, established pursuant to Chapter 19 (§ 33.2-1900\net seq.), submits a detailed annual operating budget and any proposed capital\nexpenditures and projects for the following fiscal year to the Board by February\n1 of each year. The operating plan and budget shall include information on\nexpenditures, indebtedness, and other information as prescribed by the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, cc. 854, 856; 2020, cc. 1133, 1230, 1275; 2023, cc. 362, 363.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}