Lieutenant Governor Bolling Announces Membership of Infrastructure Working Group

 

 

-First meeting will be held Tuesday, July 29 at 10:00 AM in Richmond-

 

- Public comment from citizens and businesses is encouraged -

 

RICHMOND – Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling today announced the full membership of the Infrastructure in Virginia Working Group.  The Working Group’s first meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 29 at 10:00 AM in House Room 1 of the State Capitol Building in Richmond.   The meeting is open to the public and interested parties are encouraged to participate.

 

 

Last month, Attorney General Bob McDonnell named Lieutenant Governor Bolling Co-Chair of his Government and Regulatory Reform Task Force and asked him to lead the newly created Infrastructure in Virginia Working Group.   The Working Group will review governmental rules and regulations regarding education and transportation construction infrastructure in order to increase efficiencies, reduce bureaucracy and mitigate adverse impacts on Virginia businesses and individuals.

 

“I am honored Attorney General McDonnell has asked me to lead the Working Group on Infrastructure in Virginia and I look forward to working with him and members of the group to make certain that our state government is working for  – not against – Virginia families and businesses,” said Lieutenant Governor Bolling.  “We have put together a strong team of individuals from diverse professional backgrounds that will provide unique insight on the regulatory and statutory burdens to building roads, bridges and educational facilities in a timely and cost effective manner.”

 

Speaking about today's announcement, Attorney General McDonnell remarked “Bill Bolling has assembled a team of committed and experienced leaders to take on the critical challenge of reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens and ensuring infrastructure is built in Virginia on-time and on-budget. Bill understands the crucial need for this comprehensive review and is committed to saving tax dollars, increasing innovation and prioritization in our government and eliminating duplicative, unnecessary and outdated regulations. I look forward to great results from this Working Group.”

 

The members of the Infrastructure in Virginia Working Group include:

 

The Honorable George Barker – Virginia State Senate, 39th District

 

Dan Bell – Design-Build Project Manager, American Infrastructure

 

Tom Brock – Former VP of Systems and Services, General Electric

 

Charles King – VP for Administration and Finance, James Madison University

 

The Honorable Robert Lazaro – Mayor, Town of Purcellville

 

The Honorable Manoli Loupassi – Virginia House of Delegates, 68th District

 

The Honorable Ryan McDougle – Virginia State Senate, 4th District

 

The Honorable Dianne Pettitt – Chesterfield County School Board, Clover Hill District

 

Dwight Shelton – VP of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Virginia Tech

 

David Shuford – VP of State Regulations, Dominion Power

 

The Honorable John Stirrup – Prince William County Board of Supervisors, Gainesville District

 

Mike Thompson – Chairman and President, Thomas Jefferson Institute

 

Richard Walton – Chief of Policy and Environment, Virginia Department of Transportation

 

Andrea Warfield - Executive Vice President, VMS Inc.

 

A.D. Whittaker – President, A.D. Whittaker Construction

 

 

 

Several additional appointments are pending. In an effort to bring particularized governmental expertise to the initiative, the following leaders will serve in an advisory capacity to the Working Group.

 

Dr. William Bosher – Dean, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University

 

Quintin Kendall – Chief of Staff, US Department of Transportation

 

The July 29th meeting will provide an overview, explanation and discussion of the various categories of transportation regulations and recommend areas of review, as well as a period for public comment.  The second meeting will move forward with transportation regulations discussed at the initial meeting, with future meetings beginning to focus on education infrastructure issues.

 

Lieutenant Governor Bolling added, “I encourage individuals and businesses to attend this meeting and participate in this process.  To fully understand how we can make governmental regulations more effective and efficient, and eliminate or reform unnecessary or redundant regulations, we need input from all of the stakeholders that are affected by these regulations.”

 

In addition to attending the Working Group meeting, any citizen who has a concern with a specific regulation or a recommendation for regulatory reform is encouraged to email their thoughts to regreform@oag.state.va.us.

 

 

 

Date Published: 2008-07-23 15:14:13

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