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_ 585 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 434. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 Rail Preservation Programs (61002) $14,523,370 $14,523,370 Passenger and Freight Rail Financial Assistance Programs (61003) $70,244,843 $70,244,843 Fund Sources: Special $1,000,000 $1,000,000 Commonwealth Transportation $86,768,213 $86,768,213 Authority: Title 33.2, Code of Virginia. A. Except as provided in Item 435, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall operate the Shortline Railway Preservation and Development program in accordance with § 33.2- 1602, Code of Virginia. As determined by the board, funds apportioned to the Highway Construction Fund shall be appropriated to the Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Program. Total funding appropriated to the Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Program from this source shall not exceed $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000 the second year. B. The Commonwealth Transportation Board shall operate the Rail Industrial Access Program in accordance with § 33.2-1600, Code of Virginia. The board may allocate funds pursuant to § 33.2-358, Code of Virginia, to the fund for construction of industrial access railroad tracks. 435. Administrative and Support Services (69900) $23,041,236 $23,507,558 General Management and Direction (69901) $23,041,236 $23,507,558 Fund Sources: Commonwealth Transportation $23,041,236 $23,507,558 Authority: Titles 33.2 and 58.1, Code of Virginia. A. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, is authorized to adjust appropriations and allotments for the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to reflect changes in the official revenue estimates for commonwealth transportation funds. B. The Commonwealth Transportation Board may allocate up to 5 percent of the revenues available each year in the funds established pursuant to §§ 33.2-1602, 33.2-1526 and revenues allocated to the Department pursuant to 33.2-1526.4 to support costs of project development, project administration and project compliance incurred by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation in implementing rail, public transportation, and congestion management programs and grants. C. The Department of Rail and Public Transportation, with assistance from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, shall conduct a study to evaluate rail-centric economic development opportunities in the Bedford, Campbell, and Lynchburg region of central Virginia, including both passenger and freight rail enhancements that encourage intermodal and other non-intermodal market opportunities that may yield long-term success and growth in the region. The department shall submit the results of the study to the Governor and General Assembly on or before November 1, 2024. Total for Department of Rail and Public Transportation $1,023,348,276 $1,100,248,276 $1,059,772,629 $975,272,629 Nongeneral Fund Positions 72.00 72.00 Position Level 72.00 72.00 Fund Sources: General $60,200,000 $137,100,000 $84,500,000 $0 Special $2,139,844 $2,139,844 Commonwealth Transportation $801,608,432 $813,732,785 Dedicated Special Revenue $159,400,000 $159,400,000 § 1-126. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (501) 436. Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation (51400) $33,403,529 $21,336,888 $20,826,730 $34,001,781