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The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) is a regional governmental unit established to fund regional transportation programs. The NVTA covers Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park. The Virginia General Assembly created the NVTA in 2002. It is led by an appointed governing board with 14 voting members and two non-voting members. As a part of a 2007 comprehensive transportation legislative package, the new tax sources became available to the NVTA, including taxes from increasing the initial vehicle registration fee, a local vehicle-repair tax, an additional transient-occupancy tax, and a local rental-car transportation tax. The transportation package also authorized local governments to impose a real estate property tax surcharge to help fund the NVTA. Funds raised from such surcharges would be earmarked to be spent on pet political projects in each locality. On February 29, 2008, the Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the 2007 transportation law was unconstitutional, in response to a case filed by State Del. Robert G. Marshall and numerous other residents. The Court ruled that the General Assembly could not delegate its taxing powers to an unelected body.〔''Marshall v. Northern Virginia Transportation Authority'' http://www.courts.state.va.us/opinions/opnscvwp/1071959.pdf Retrieved 2006-03-06.〕 On March 3, 2008, the NVTA announced the end to the collection of its fees and taxes and its intent to refund the taxes that had been collected since January 1, 2008.〔http://www.thenovaauthority.org/PDFs/Press%20Releases/Cessation%20of%20Taxes%20and%20Fees.pdf Retrieved 2008-03-06.〕 On March 24, 2008, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine signed a law to authorize refunds of the estimated $13 million in fees collected by the NVTA since January 1, 2008.〔http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/25/AR2008032501368.html?nav=printbox Retrieved 2008-03-25.〕 ==Members & Committees== The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority has seventeen members as follows: the chief elected official, or their designees, of the nine cities and counties that are members of the Authority; two members of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House; one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections; and two citizens who reside in counties and cities embraced by the Authority, appointed by the Governor. In addition, the Director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, or his designee; the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner, or his designee; and the chief elected officer of one town in a county which the Authority embraces serve as non-voting members of the Authority. There are four standing committees: Finance Committee, Technical Advisory Committee, Planning Coordination Advisory Committee, Jurisdiction and Agency Coordinating Committee〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenovaauthority.org/members.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Northern Virginia Transportation Authority」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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