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Loudoun County supervisor Frank Raflo, who spearheaded the proposal, believes Loudoun’s recordation fee should be increased from 5 percent to 15 percent for every $100 assessed value. Nine cents would go back to the state and be put in a special road construction trust, according to the plan.
Sen. Waddell also supports the Special Transportation District concept, which permits governments to “impose special taxes or assessments upon users of such facilities” and anyone who would benefit by them.
And he favors the creation of a “public-private partnership mechanism” to allow business and industry to share transportation costs.
Though the rules committee didn’t address any specific local revenue options, most members seemed sympathetic to opening the Senate floor to the commission’s recommendations.
Of a proposal to create a state lottery to help pay for transportation needs, Sen. William E. Fears (D-Accomac) said: “I certainly don’t want to cut off (Del. J.W. “Billy” O’Brien Jr.-D-Virginia Beach) to put in a bill for transportation needs, even it’s for a lottery.”
Del. O’Brien has fought long for a Virginia lottery, but to no avail.
Senate Rules Committee Chairman Hunter B. Andrews (D-Hampton) said he favors “broadening the horizens (during the special Sept. 15 session) but limiting it to the subject matter.”
Sen. Dudley J. Emmick (DFincastle) agreed. “With this kind of package, there (should) be additional options available to us.”
Discussion among the senators became heated when Sen. Andrews said the session might exceed a week.
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