                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS (§ 33.2-3102)

A. Members of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metrorail Safety
Commission for the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be appointed by the Governor
of Virginia and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.

B. The Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Northern Virginia
Transportation Commission, shall engage his counterparts in Maryland and
Washington, D.C., and the appropriate officials in the federal government for
the purpose of revising the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Compact of 1966 and implementing other reforms necessary to ensure the near-term
and long-term viability of the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority
(WMATA). In doing so, the Secretary shall develop, propose, and seek agreement
on reforms related to the following: (i) the legal and organizational structure
of WMATA; (ii) the composition and qualifications of the WMATA Board of
Directors and the length of terms of its members; (iii) labor costs and labor
relations; (iv) measures necessary to resolve WMATA&#8217;s unfunded pension
liability and other postemployment benefits; (v) measures necessary to better
ensure the safety of riders and employees, including safety in the event of a
homeland security emergency in the national capital area; and (vi) financial and
operational improvements necessary to ensure that WMATA&#8217;s performance is
at least as efficient as its closest comparable transit systems in the United
States. The Secretary shall report to and consult quarterly beginning June 30,
2017, with the Chairmen of the House and Senate Transportation Committees
regarding activity taken in accordance with this subsection.

HISTORY: 2017, cc. 696, 705.