                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA INTERSTATE HIGH-SPEED RAIL COMPACT (§ 33.2-1400)

§ 1. Short title.
		This act shall be known and may be cited as the Virginia-North Carolina
Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact.
		§ 2. Compact established.
		Pursuant to the invitation in 49 U.S.C. § 24101 Interstate Compacts, in which
the United States Congress grants consent to states with an interest in a
specific form, route, or corridor of intercity passenger rail service (including
high-speed rail service) to enter into interstate compacts, there is hereby
established the Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact.
		§ 3. Agreement.
		The Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of North Carolina agree, upon
adoption of this compact:

1. To study, develop, and promote a plan for the design, construction,
financing, and operation of interstate high-speed rail service through and
between points in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of North Carolina
and adjacent states;

2. To coordinate efforts to establish high-speed rail service at the federal,
state, and local governmental levels;

3. To advocate for federal funding to support the establishment of high-speed
interstate rail service within and through Virginia and North Carolina and to
receive federal funds made available for rail development; and

4. To provide funding and resources to the Virginia-North Carolina High-Speed
Rail Compact Commission from funds that are or may become available and are
appropriated for that purpose.
			&#xA7; 4. Commission established; appointment and terms of members; chairman;
reports; Commission funds; staff.
			The Virginia-North Carolina High-Speed Rail Compact Commission is hereby
established as a regional instrumentality and a common agency of each signatory
party, empowered in a manner hereinafter set forth to carry out the purposes of
the Compact.
			The Virginia members of the Commission shall be appointed as follows: three
members of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Delegates, and two members of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules. The North Carolina members of the Commission shall be composed of five
members as follows: two members of the Senate appointed by the General Assembly
upon recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, two members of
the House of Representatives appointed by the General Assembly upon
recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one appointed
by the Governor.
			A Co-Chairman to the Commission shall be chosen by the Virginia members of
the Commission from among its Virginia membership for a term of one year.
			A Co-Chairman to the Commission shall be chosen by the North Carolina members
of the Commission from among its North Carolina membership for a term of one
year.
			The Commission shall meet at least twice each year, at least once in Virginia
and once in North Carolina, and shall issue a report of its activities each
year.
			The Commission may utilize, for its operation and expenses, funds
appropriated to it therefor by the legislatures of Virginia and North Carolina
or received from federal sources.
			Virginia members of the Commission shall receive compensation and
reimbursement for the necessary and actual expenses as provided in the general
appropriations act; North Carolina members of the Commission shall receive per
diem, subsistence and travel allowances in accordance with applicable statutes
of North Carolina, as appropriate.
			Primary staff to the Commission shall be provided by the Virginia Department
of Rail and Public Transportation and the North Carolina Department of
Transportation.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 167, § 33.1-391.1; 2014, c. 805; 2015, c. 494.