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_ 591 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 441. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 the House Committees on Appropriations, Finance, and Transportation and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and on Transportation annually by the first day of the regular session of the General Assembly on the additional toll relief provided from the Fund. 7. The Commissioner shall evaluate the cost and feasibility of permitting HOV access at all times and free-of-charge on the Downtown-Midtown Tunnel facility and provide the estimated cost and recommendations for implementation to the Governor, the Secretary of Transportation, Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations, Finance, and Transportation and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and on Transportation no later than October 1, 2024. 8. Notwithstanding § 46.2-819.3:1 L, Code of Virginia, the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall not be required to assess a $40 fee for withholding the registration or renewal of vehicles associated with the redemption of outstanding customer balances and fees under this item. 9. The funds provided in paragraph C.1. of this item, to the extent available, may be used to supplement the Toll Relief program administered by the Department and funded by ERC. Based on estimated participation activity, by July 1 of each year the Department will determine if any changes to the program's annual eligibility and toll relief program parameters are needed to maintain the program with the funding provided by ERC. Any shortfall during the year in the funding for the ERC funded toll relief program due to greater than estimated participation shall be provided from the Eligible Drivers Toll Relief Fund. The Department shall notify the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations of any projected shortfall and amounts to be supplemented from the Eligible Drivers Toll Relief Fund 15 days prior to making any allocation or expenditure for such purpose. D.1. No later than January 1, 2026, all rates, fees, tolls and other charges shall cease to be collected for the use of the George P. Coleman Bridge. 2. Notwithstanding § 33.2-1529 D 1, Code of Virginia, any funds allocated from the Toll Facility Revolving Account to the George P. Coleman Bridge which cannot be reimbursed to the Toll Facility Revolving Account from available George P. Coleman Bridge funds shall not require reimbursement to the Toll Facility Revolving Account. E. The Commissioner shall work with the Department of Rail and Public Transportation and toll operators throughout the Commonwealth to reduce, or when practical, eliminate the practice of charging tolls for public transit buses, when not in conflict with contractual obligations or other provisions of law. 442. Financial Assistance to Localities for Ground Transportation (60700) $563,182,042 $636,708,011 $569,800,889 $661,579,434 Financial Assistance for City Road Maintenance (60701) $460,298,258 $526,283,488 $469,561,006 $548,450,617 Financial Assistance for County Road Maintenance (60702) $83,833,968 $91,374,707 $81,244,720 $95,247,635 Financial Assistance for Planning, Access Roads, and Special Projects (60704) $19,049,816 $18,995,163 $17,881,182 Fund Sources: Commonwealth Transportation $563,182,042 $636,708,011 $569,800,889 $661,579,434 Authority: Title 33.2, Chapter 1, Code of Virginia. A. Out of the amounts for Financial Assistance for Planning, Access Road, and Special Projects, $7,000,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year from the Commonwealth Transportation Fund shall be allocated for purposes set forth in §§ 33.2- 1509, 33.2-1600, and 33.2-1510, Code of Virginia. Of this amount, the allocation for Recreational Access Roads shall be $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the second year. It is the intent of the General Assembly that up to $250,000 of the funds allocated by