The Specialized Transportation Incentive Fund (the "Fund") is established and shall be used to assist participating planning districts in the development of coordinated specialized transportation plans and projects. In order to be eligible to receive monies from the Fund, a planning district commission or single locality shall establish, in consultation with its metropolitan planning organization if one exists, an advisory transportation coordination committee and shall submit to the Disability Commission a plan for cost-effective coordination of specialized transportation services in the planning district or in localities within the planning district. Single localities may appoint an advisory transportation coordinating committee independent of the planning district commission and receive specialized transportation incentive funds if the locality is located in a regional planning district in which all other localities are recipients of the federal funds and subject to the provisions of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Public Law 101-336 (42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq.). The advisory transportation coordination committee shall guide planning for the coordination and administration of specialized transportation with human service agencies, participating public transportation systems and, where appropriate, with private for-profit and nonprofit transportation providers. Advisory transportation coordination committees shall be composed of, but not limited to, elderly and disabled persons, providers of specialized transportation systems, participating public transportation systems, and local private for-profit and nonprofit transportation providers. Localities and public transportation systems subject to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Public Law 101-336 (42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq.), shall not be required to participate in coordinated specialized transportation plans, but may participate at their option.
2003, c. 454.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 42 - Regional Cooperation Act
§ 15.2-4201. Purpose of chapter
§ 15.2-4203. Organization of planning district commission
§ 15.2-4204. Disposition of earnings and assets of planning district commissions
§ 15.2-4205. Powers of commission generally
§ 15.2-4206. Additional powers of planning district commissions
§ 15.2-4207. Purposes of commission
§ 15.2-4208. General duties of planning district commissions
§ 15.2-4209. Preparation and adoption of regional strategic plan
§ 15.2-4210. Commission to act only in conformity with regional strategic plan
§ 15.2-4211. Amendment of regional strategic plan
§ 15.2-4212. Review of regional strategic plan by commission
§ 15.2-4214. Cooperation and consultation with other agencies
§ 15.2-4215. Annual report required
§ 15.2-4217. Regional Cooperation Incentive Fund created; administration thereof
§ 15.2-4217.1. Specialized Transportation Incentive Fund
§ 15.2-4218. Local governing bodies authorized to appropriate or lend funds
§ 15.2-4219. Exemption of commission from taxation
§ 15.2-4220. Dual membership authorized