Roadways; operation under HCA to operate instead under PPTA.

Commissioner of Highways; roadways operatingunder the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 to operate underthe Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995. Directs the Commissionerof Highways to evaluate whether it is in the public interest forany roadway operated pursuant to the Virginia Highway CorporationAct of 1988 (HCA) to operate instead under the authority and requirementsprovided by the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (PPTA).The bill authorizes the Commissioner, if he determines it is in thepublic interest for any such roadway to operate under the PPTA andif the Secretary of Transportation and the Transportation Public-PrivatePartnership Steering Committee concur, to negotiate and execute anew comprehensive agreement with the operator of such roadway to operateunder the authority and requirements provided by the PPTA. The billhas an expiration date of January 1, 2024.