                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OFFICE OF INTERMODAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
(§ 2.2-229)

A. There is hereby established the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment
of the Secretary of Transportation (the Office), consisting of a director,
appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, and such additional transportation
professionals as the Secretary of Transportation shall determine. It shall be
the duty of the Office to support and advise the Secretary in his role as
chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board.

B. The goals of the Office shall be:

   1. To promote transparency and accountability of the programming of
   transportation funds, including the development of the Six-Year Improvement
   Program pursuant to &#xA7; 33.2-214 and the statewide prioritization process
   pursuant to &#xA7; 33.2-214.1;

   2. To ensure that the Commonwealth has a multimodal transportation system that
   promotes economic development and all transportation modes, intermodal
   connectivity, environmental quality, accessibility for people and freight, and
   transportation safety;

   3. To encourage the use of innovation and best practices to improve the
   efficiency of the Commonwealth&#8217;s surface transportation network and to
   enhance the efficacy of strategies to improve such efficiency; and

   4. To promote the coordination between transportation investments and land use
   planning.

C. The responsibilities of the Office shall be:

   1. To oversee and coordinate with the Department of Transportation and the
   Department of Rail and Public Transportation the development of, for the
   Commonwealth Transportation Board&#8217;s approval, the Six-Year Improvement
   Program pursuant to &#xA7; 33.2-214 for the Commonwealth Transportation Board;

   2. To implement the statewide prioritization process developed by the
   Commonwealth Transportation Board pursuant to &#xA7; 33.2-214.1;

   3. To develop, for the Commonwealth Transportation Board&#8217;s approval, the
   Statewide Transportation Plan pursuant to &#xA7; 33.2-353;

   4. To develop measures and targets related to the performance of the
   Commonwealth&#8217;s surface transportation network for the Commonwealth
   Transportation Board&#8217;s approval, including any performance measurement
   required by Title 23 or 49 of the United States Code and any measures adopted
   by the Board pursuant to &#xA7; 33.2-353;

   5. To undertake, identify, coordinate, and oversee studies of potential
   highway, transit, rail, and other improvements or strategies, to help address
   needs identified in the Statewide Transportation Plan pursuant to &#xA7;
   33.2-353;

   6. To assist the Commonwealth Transportation Board in the development of a
   comprehensive, multimodal transportation policy, which may be developed as
   part of the Statewide Transportation Plan pursuant to &#xA7; 33.2-353;

   7. To provide technical assistance to local governments and regional entities,
   including assistance to establish and promote urban development areas pursuant
   to &#xA7; 15.2-2223.1;

   8. To oversee and coordinate with the Department of Transportation and the
   Department of Rail and Public Transportation the development of, for the
   Commonwealth Transportation Board&#8217;s approval, the annual budget and the
   six-year financial plan for the Commonwealth Transportation Fund; and

   9. To oversee, subject to approval of the Commonwealth Transportation Board,
   the Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank established pursuant to &#xA7;
   33.2-1502 and the Toll Facilities Revolving Account established pursuant to
   &#xA7; 33.2-1529.

D. In carrying out its responsibilities pursuant to subsection C, the Office
shall coordinate with the Department of Transportation and the Department of
Rail and Public Transportation, as appropriate, and coordinate with the
Department of Transportation on all road, bridge, and tunnel projects and with
the Department of Rail and Public Transportation on all rail and transit
projects.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 361; 2006, c. 942; 2007, cc. 80, 219; 2009, cc. 670, 690;
2017, cc. 166, 273; 2018, c. 828.