                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA INTERSTATE HIGH-SPEED RAIL COMPACT (§ 33.2-1400)

§ 1. Short title.		This act shall be known and may be cited as the
Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact.		§ 2. Compact
established.		Pursuant to the invitation in 49 U.S.C. § 24101 Interstate
Compacts, in which the United States Congress grants consent to states with an
interest in a specific form, route, or corridor of intercity passenger rail
service (including high-speed rail service) to enter into interstate compacts,
there is hereby established the Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed
Rail Compact.		§ 3. Agreement.		The Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of
North Carolina agree, upon adoption of this compact:

1. To study, develop, and promote a plan for the design, construction,
financing, and operation of interstate high-speed rail service through and
between points in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of North Carolina
and adjacent states;

2. To coordinate efforts to establish high-speed rail service at the federal,
state, and local governmental levels;

3. To advocate for federal funding to support the establishment of high-speed
interstate rail service within and through Virginia and North Carolina and to
receive federal funds made available for rail development; and

4. To provide funding and resources to the Virginia-North Carolina High-Speed
Rail Compact Commission from funds that are or may become available and are
appropriated for that purpose.
			&#xA7; 4. Commission established; appointment and terms of members; chairman;
reports; Commission funds; staff.			The Virginia-North Carolina High-Speed Rail
Compact Commission is hereby established as a regional instrumentality and a
common agency of each signatory party, empowered in a manner hereinafter set
forth to carry out the purposes of the Compact.			The Virginia members of the
Commission shall be appointed as follows: three members of the House of
Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and two members of
the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The North Carolina
members of the Commission shall be composed of five members as follows: two
members of the Senate appointed by the General Assembly upon recommendation of
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, two members of the House of
Representatives appointed by the General Assembly upon recommendation of the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one appointed by the Governor.			A
Co-Chairman to the Commission shall be chosen by the Virginia members of the
Commission from among its Virginia membership for a term of one year.			A
Co-Chairman to the Commission shall be chosen by the North Carolina members of
the Commission from among its North Carolina membership for a term of one
year.			The Commission shall meet at least twice each year, at least once in
Virginia and once in North Carolina, and shall issue a report of its activities
each year.			The Commission may utilize, for its operation and expenses, funds
appropriated to it therefor by the legislatures of Virginia and North Carolina
or received from federal sources.			Virginia members of the Commission shall
receive compensation and reimbursement for the necessary and actual expenses as
provided in the general appropriations act; North Carolina members of the
Commission shall receive per diem, subsistence and travel allowances in
accordance with applicable statutes of North Carolina, as appropriate.			Primary
staff to the Commission shall be provided by the Virginia Department of Rail and
Public Transportation and the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 167, § 33.1-391.1; 2014, c. 805; 2015, c. 494.