HD11 - Equity of the Current Provisions for Allocating Highway and Transportation Funds in Virginia

  • Published: 1984
  • Author: Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
  • Enabling Authority: Chapter 684 (Regular Session, 1982)

Executive Summary:
The 1982 General Assembly directed JLARC to conduct a study of the reasonable­ness, appropriateness, and equity of highway construction allocations. The findings and recommendations of that study were reported in January 1983. At that time, the General Assembly directed that the JLARC study he expanded to include the other major programs funded from the Highway Maintenance and Construction Fund. This study is the final JLARC report on highway and transportation allocations as directed by the 1983 Appropriations Act.

The report includes an update of the January 1983 interim study on highway construction allocations. In addition, it includes the findings and recommendations for four other transportation funding programs, urban street payments, county maintenance budgeting, public transportation assistance, and funding for Arlington and Heiuico counties. The recommended changes to the allocation processes are intended to reflect the General Assembly's policy that the distribution of funds to the localities be fair and equitable.