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Panel backs making PRTC commuter service authority permanent to continue OmniRide expansion

2258161 · February 11, 2025
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Summary

Senator McPike told the subcommittee SB 1317 would codify authority for the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) to operate and expand its OmniRide commuter service beyond a temporary budget authorization; PRTC and conservation groups testified in support and the subcommittee reported the bill 8-0.

Senate Bill 1317, introduced by Senator McPike, was presented to the House Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Funding Subcommittee as a measure to codify the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission's (PRTC) authority to operate and expand its OmniRide commuter-bus service beyond a prior biennial budget authorization.

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