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Subcommittee reports HB 2020 to add Newmarket to VDOT-maintained towns; bill passes subcommittee
Summary
The subcommittee voted to report HB 2020, which would add the town of Newmarket to the list of towns eligible for state highway maintenance and reconstruction funds; the motion to report passed with 70 affirmative votes.
The Transportation Infrastructure and Funding Subcommittee voted to report House Bill 2020, a measure that would add the town of Newmarket to an existing list of towns eligible to receive state highway maintenance and reconstruction funds.
Delegate Gilbert, the bill's patron, told the subcommittee, “HB 2020 simply adds the town of Newmarket to an existing list of towns under a certain population threshold that are eligible for state highway maintenance construction reconstruction funds for their streets.” He said Newmarket's town council had “voted unanimously to request this authority and responsibility” and that town officials had been preparing with their local VDOT residency.
The chair asked for questions and whether anyone in the audience wished to speak for or against the bill; no public comments opposing the bill are recorded in the transcript. The chair moved to report the bill to the next stage; after a second, the chair announced, “Bill passes 70.”
If enacted, the bill would add Newmarket to the enumerated list in the relevant Code section so the town could assume VDOT-standard maintenance responsibility for its streets. The transcript does not specify the code section number or whether the town has completed any formal transfer of control with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
