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