VA HB141

Virginia Passenger Rail Authority officers and employees are exempted from the Virginia Personnel Act, adding them to a list of exempt entities including the Virginia Port Authority, Fort Monroe Authority, and Virginia Retirement System

The Authority is exempted from fees for remote access to land records, joining other state agencies like the Department of Transportation and Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority that already have this exemption

The Authority is exempted from all fees, rents, and royalties for use of state-owned submerged bottomlands, matching the exemption already granted to the Virginia Department of Transportation

Professional services procurement threshold is increased from $80,000 to $150,000, with term contract limits set at $20 million total per contract term and $10 million for any single project

The Authority is exempted from Virginia Information Technologies Agency regulations and from local utility charges assessed under Article 2 of Chapter 21 of Title 15.2