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VTCA continues to help foster the conversation on sustainable transportation funding.  Specifically, how we as a Commonwealth best leverage our state tax dollars with rising inflation.   

VTCA's first Lobby Day was a success with over two dozen attendees and 17 legislator visits. Sustainable transportation funding, mandated PLAs, and procurement were just some of the issues VTCA Members brought to legislators.

In 2023, VTCA tasked the Virginia Tech Center for Economic and Community Engagement to conduct a study highlighting the economic impact of Virginia's aggregate and industrial mining industries to increase policymakers' and localities' understanding of the importance of the industry.

House Bill 84 was introduced by Delegate Shelly Simonds (D - Newport News) and would require any entity that would be engaging in mineral exploration on any site in Virginia, including sites already permitted for mining, would be required to give public notification of the mineral exploration activities. The patron told VTCA that the purpose of the bill was to address recent gold exploration in Buckingham County. 

HB 1533 would have provided localities in Planning District 8 a way to establish standards and adopt zoning regulations related to mines and mineral mines that exceed standards and regulations adopted by the Director of the Department of Energy, including the prohibition of all mining and mineral mining activity in any area of the locality zoned for residential use. 

MSHA Stakeholder’s Meeting will be held on March 7, beginning at 8:00 a.m. This meeting is specifically for operators in the Norton District. This meeting is part of MSHA’s new approach this year in teaming up with industry and executing district calls via nationwide calls.