Transportation Funding: Senate Committee Passes Amended Proposal
The Virginia House and Senate will have to come together on a comprehensive package quickly.
A Senate Finance Committee passed a transportation plan for Virginia on Tuesday that varied from Gov. Bob McDonnell's proposed transportation funding proposal. The Senate Finance Committee plan differs from McDonnell's proposal in key ways— for example, it raises the gas tax instead of eliminating it. (see the summary of the HB 2313 substitute in the media box at right for additional details.) The plan, which was not itself a bill but does move the discussions forward,passed on a 9 - 6 vote with bipartisan support. Manassas and Manassas Park Sen. Charles J. Colgan is a longtime member of the Senate Finance Committee, but voting information wasn't available on Tuesday. Sen. Janet Howell, who represents fellow Northern Virginia areas of …
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