The Republican Northern Virginia delegation have created transportation proposals for Alexandria City, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties, and all the smaller cities and towns within these boundaries.
The money generated from each of the proposals would be controlled by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. Metro would receive $50 million. VRE would receive $20 million. At least 40 percent of the money raised would go towards residential and urban roads. The bill would also repeal the authority from localities to charge a local income tax.
Proposal One: NVTA would receive 0.5 percent of Northern Virginians’ income tax. The rest would go to Richmond.
Proposal Two: NVTA would receive 30 cents on every $100 of the considered or actual property value for each deeds or other ways a state recordation tax is collected.
Proposal Three: Localities would raise annual vehicle registration fees to $30 for cars, for example. New car owners would pay 0.75 percent of the vehicle’s value. Tourists would pay a 5 percent fee on their hotel and a 2 percent fee on rental cars. Developers would pay fees to build homes and businesses would pay 30 cents per $100 value on office space.
If a locality does not increases their taxes under proposal three, it is no longer a member within the NVTA, said Del. David Albo, R-Springfield.
“We are trying to keep our head above water,” said Vince Callahan, R-McLean. “But if people think throwing all of this money at transportation is a panacea, they are dead wrong.”
