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• Changes in the state constitution and current state laws to give cities and counties new taxing powers to raise money for local transportation projects.
• Designating 15 percent of all new transportation revenue for mass transit, airports and seaports. If the General Assembly adopts the recommendations. Gov. Baliles said it “will send a message that will echo across the country and the globe. And the message will be this: That Virginia will endure no impediment to its future economic growth — that Virginia intends to capture its destiny — and not let it slip away.”
With those recommendations, he continued: “We will be the leader in economic development — and never again a follower.”
During last Thursday’s briefing, the senators sharply questioned transportation officials about the commission’s findings and recommendations.
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