text: Virginia Compacts5/22/2015 § 33.2-1300. Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact§ 33.2-1300. Preamble; Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact(THIS COMPACT IS NOT IN EFFECT)Whereas, traffic congestion imposes serious economic burdens on the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area, costing each commuter an estimated $1,000 per year; andWhereas, the volume of traffic in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area is expected to increase by more than 70 percent between 1990 and 2020; andWhereas, the deterioration of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge and the growing population of the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area contribute significantly to traffic congestion; andWhereas, the Bridge serves as a vital link in the Interstate Highway System and in the Northeast corridor; andWhereas, identifying alternative methods for maintaining this vital link of the Interstate System is critical to addressing the traffic congestion of the area; andWhereas, the Bridge is the only drawbridge in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area on the Interstate System; andWhereas, the Bridge is the only segment of the Capital Beltway with only six lanes; andWhereas, the Bridge is the only segment of the Capital Beltway with a remaining expected life of less than 10 years; andWhereas, the Bridge is the only part of the Interstate Highway System owned by the federal government; andWhereas, the Bridge was constructed by the federal government; andWhereas, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the federal government will have contributed 100 percent of the cost of building and rehabilitating the Bridge; andWhereas, the federal government has a continuing responsibility to fund future costs associated with the upgrading of the Interstate Route 95 crossing, including the rehabilitation and construction of the Bridge; andWhereas, the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Coordination Committee is undertaking planning studies pertaining to the Bridge, consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.) and other applicable federal laws; andWhereas, the transfer of ownership of the Bridge to a regional authority under the terms and conditions described in this Act would foster regional transportation planning efforts to identify solutions to the growing problem of traffic congestion on and around the Bridge; andWhereas, the Authority shall maximize the use of existing public or private sector entities to provide necessary project services, including management, construction, legal, accounting, and operating services and not create a new bureaucracy or organizational structure; andWhereas, any material change to the Bridge must take into account the interests of nearby communities, the commuting public, federal, state, and local government organizations, and other affected groups; andWhereas, a commission of congressional, state, and local officials and transportation representatives has recommended to the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation that the Bridge be transferred to an independent authority to be established by the State of Maryland, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia; now, therefore,The State of Maryland, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia, hereinafter referred to as the signatories, do hereby covenant and agree as follows:WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE AND TUNNEL COMPACT.CHAPTER I. GENERAL COMPACT PROVISIONS.Article I. Authority Created.There is hereby created the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Authority, hereinafter referred to as the "Authority."Article II. Powers and Duties.The Authority shall be an instrumentality and common agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland, and shall have the powers and duties set forth in this compact and such additional powers and duties as may be conferred upon it by subsequent action of the signatories.Article III. Board; Terms of Office; Officers.1. The Authority shall be governed by a board of nine voting and two nonvoting members appointed as follows:a. Three members shall be appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia;b. Three members shall be appointed by the Governor of the State of Maryland;c. Two members shall be appointed by concurrence of the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Governors of Maryland and Virginia;d. One member shall be appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation; ande. Two additional members, who shall be nonvoting members, shall be appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.2. Members, other than members who are elected officials, shall have backgrounds in finance, construction lending, and infrastructure policy disciplines. At least one member of the Board from Maryland and one member of the Board from Virginia shall be elected officials each of whom represents a political subdivision that has jurisdiction over the area at an end of the project bridge, bridges or tunnels.3. No person in the employment of or holding any official relationship to any person or company doing business with the Authority, or having any interest of any nature in any such person or company or affiliate or associate thereof, shall be eligible for appointment as a member or to serve as an employee of the Authority or to have any power or duty or receive any compensation in relation thereto.4. The Chairperson of the Authority shall be elected from among the voting members on a biennial basis.5. The members may also elect a secretary and a treasurer, or a secretary-treasurer, who may be members of the Authority, and prescribe their duties and powers.6. Each member shall serve a six-year term, except that each signatory shall make its initial appointments as follows:a. One member appointed by the Governor of Maryland and one member appointed by the Governor of Virginia shall each be appointed for a six-year term;b. One member appointed by the Governor of Maryland and one member appointed by the Governor of Virginia shall each be appointed for a four-year term;c. One member appointed by the Governor of Maryland and one member appointed by the Governor of Virginia shall each be appointed for a two-year term;d. One member appointed by concurrence of the Governors of Maryland and Virginia and the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall be appointed for a six-year term;e. One member appointed by concurrence of the Governors of Maryland and Virginia and the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall be appointed for a four-year term; andf. The member appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation shall be appointed for a two-year term.g. The initial terms of the nonvoting members appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall be as follows:(1) One member shall be appointed for a six-year term; and(2) One member shall be appointed for a four-year term.7. The failure of a signatory or the Secretary of Transportation to appoint one or more members shall not impair the Authority's creation or operations when the signatories and Authority are in compliance with the other terms of this compact.8. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term. A member of the Authority may not serve for more than two full terms.9. The members of the Authority, including nonvoting members, shall not be personally liable for any act done or action taken in their capacities as members of the Authority, nor shall they be personally liable for any bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the Authority.10. Six members shall constitute a quorum, with the following exceptions:a. Seven affirmative votes shall be required to approve bond issues and the annual budget of the Authority.b. A motion may not be approved if all three members appointed solely by one Governor cast negative votes.11. Any sole source procurement of goods, services, or construction in excess of $250,000 shall require the prior approval of a majority of all of the voting members of the Authority.12. Members shall serve without compensation and shall reside within the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Members shall be entitled to reimbursement for their expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the Authority and while otherwise engaged in the discharge of their duties as members of the Authority.13. The Authority may employ such engineering, technical, legal, clerical, and other personnel on a regular, part-time, or consulting basis as in its judgment may be necessary for the discharge of its duties. The Authority shall not be bound by any statute or regulation of any signatory in the employment or discharge of any officer or employee of the Authority, except that Article 3 (§ 40.1-58 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 40.1 of the Code of Virginia shall be applicable to employees whose situs of employment is in the Commonwealth of Virginia.14. a. The Authority shall establish its office for the conduct of its affairs at a location to be determined by the Authority and shall publish rules and regulations governing the conduct of its operations.b. (1) The Authority may adopt rules and regulations which shall include, but shall not be limited to, an ethics code, public access to information, administrative procedures, and open meetings and shall be consistent with similar practices currently adopted in Maryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia.(2) The Authority may adopt regulations after publication of notice of intention to adopt such regulations published in a newspaper of general circulation in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area and after an opportunity for public comment.(3) The Authority shall also publish a notice to adopt such regulations in the Maryland Register and in the Virginia Register.Article IV. Signatories; Taxing Powers.Nothing herein shall be construed to amend, alter, or in any way affect the power of the signatories and their political subdivisions to levy and collect taxes on property or income or upon the sale of any material, equipment, or supplies or to levy, assess, and collect franchise or other similar taxes or fees for the licensing of vehicles and the operation thereof.Article V. Adoption of Compact by Signatories; Withdrawal; Cooperation.1. This compact shall be adopted by the signatories in the manner provided by law. This compact shall become effective after the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia have passed acts similar in substance to this Act.2. Any signatory may withdraw from the compact upon one year's written notice to that effect to the other signatories. In the event of a withdrawal of one of the signatories from the compact, the compact shall be terminated; provided, however, that no revenue bonds, notes, or other evidence of obligation issued pursuant to Article VII of Chapter II, or any other financial obligations of the Authority remain outstanding and that the withdrawing signatory has made a full accounting of its financial obligations, if any, to the other signatories.3. Upon the termination of this compact, the jurisdiction over the matters and persons covered by this compact shall revert to the signatories and the federal government, as their interests may appear.4. Each of the signatories pledges to each of the other signatory parties faithful cooperation in the development and implementation of the project.Article VI. Terms of Agreement Between Signatories.The Authority shall not undertake the ownership of the existing Woodrow Wilson Bridge, or any duties or responsibilities associated therewith, nor undertake any of the responsibilities and powers provided in this Act until the Governors of the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Mayor of the District of Columbia have entered into an agreement with the U.S. Secretary of Transportation including provisions governing the transfer of the existing Bridge from the federal government to the Authority, and which shall provide for a contractual commitment by the federal government to provide federal funding for the project, including, at a minimum, a 100 percent federal share for the following:(1) The cost of continuing rehabilitation of the Bridge until such time as the project is operational;(2) An amount, as determined by the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Coordination Committee, equivalent to the cost of replacing the Bridge with a comparable modern bridge designed according to current engineering standards;(3) The cost of planning, preliminary engineering and design, right-of-way acquisition, environmental studies and documentation, and final engineering for the project; and(4) A substantial contribution towards remaining project costs.Such federal funds shall be in addition to and shall not diminish the federal transportation funding allocated or apportioned to the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Upon all parties' approval of this agreement, this compact shall become effective and the Authority shall have responsibility for duties concerning ownership, construction, operation, and maintenance of the project. At least 30 days before the Governor of Virginia enters into the agreement described under this article, the Governor shall submit the agreement to the Commonwealth Transportation Board for its review and comment.Article VII. Management Plan.Within a reasonable period after this compact becomes effective under Article VI of this chapter, the Authority shall prepare and submit to the Governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland and the Mayor of the District of Columbia, a management plan that includes:A. An organizational structure;B. A staffing plan that includes job descriptions; andC. A proposed salary schedule consistent with existing salary schedules for similar positions in the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, or the District of Columbia.The Authority shall not implement the provisions of this Act until the Governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland and the Mayor of the District of Columbia have approved the management plan.Subsequent to the approval of the management plan, the Authority may increase the number of its employees and their salary levels, provided that such increases do not result in a 20 percent increase above the level in the approved management plan. Increases in excess of 20 percent shall require an amendment to the approved management plan. A proposed amendment shall be submitted to and approved by the Governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland and the Mayor of the District of Columbia prior to becoming effective.In the conduct of its responsibilities and duties, the Authority shall maximize the use of existing public and private sector entities to provide necessary services, including management, construction, legal, accounting, and other services, as the Authority may deem necessary.Article VIII. Jurisdiction of Courts; Liability for Contracts and Torts.1. Except as provided herein, the Authority shall be liable for its contracts and for its torts and those of its directors, officers, employees, and agents. For tort actions arising out of conduct occurring in Maryland, Maryland tort and sovereign immunity law shall apply. The exclusive remedy for such breach of contracts and torts for which the Authority shall be liable, as herein provided, shall be by suit against the Authority. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as a waiver by Maryland, the District of Columbia, or Virginia of any immunity from suit.2. The United States district courts shall have original jurisdiction, concurrent with the courts of Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland, of all actions brought by or against the Authority. Any such action initiated in a state court or the superior court of the District of Columbia shall be removable to the appropriate United States district court in the manner provided by act of June 25, 1948, as amended (28 U.S.C. § 1446).3. If any part or provision of this compact or the application thereof to any person or circumstances be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision or application directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this compact or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, and the signatories hereby declare that they would have entered into this compact or the remainder thereof had the invalidity of such provision or application thereof been apparent.4. This compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes for which it is created.CHAPTER II. ADDITIONAL POWERS; FINANCING; PROPERTY ACQUISITION; PROCUREMENT.Article I. Definitions.As used in this Act the following words shall have the following meanings:"Bonds" or "revenue bonds" means bonds and notes or refunding bonds and notes or bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the Authority issued under the provisions of this Act."Cost," as applied to the project, means the cost of acquisition of all lands, structures, rights-of-way, franchises, easements and other property rights and interests; the cost of lease payments; the cost of construction; the cost of demolition of the current structure; the cost of demolishing, removing or relocating any buildings or structures on lands acquired, including the cost of acquiring any lands to or on which such buildings or structures may be moved, relocated, or reconstructed; the cost to relocate residents or businesses from properties acquired for the project; the cost of any extensions, enlargements, additions and improvements; the cost of all labor, materials, machinery and equipment; all financing charges, and interest on all bonds prior to and during construction; and, if deemed advisable by the Authority of such construction, the cost of engineering, financial and legal services; plans, specifications, studies, and surveys; estimates of cost and of revenues and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of constructing the project; administrative expenses; provisions for working capital; reserves for interest and for extensions, enlargements, additions and improvements; the cost of bond insurance and other devices designed to enhance the creditworthiness of the bonds; and such other expenses as may be necessary or incidental to the construction of the project, the financing of such construction and the planning of the project in operation."Owner" includes all persons having any interest or title in and to property, rights, franchises, easements and interests authorized to be acquired by this Act."Project" means the upgrading of the Interstate Route 95 Potomac River crossing in accord with the selected alternative developed by the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Coordination Committee. "Project" includes ongoing short-term rehabilitation and repair of the Bridge and may include one or more of the following:1. Construction of a new bridge or bridges in the vicinity of the Bridge;2. Construction of a tunnel in the vicinity of the Bridge;3. Long-term rehabilitation or reconstruction of the Bridge;4. Upon the bridges or within the tunnel described in subparagraphs 1, 2, and 3 of this paragraph, or in conjunction with work on Interstate Route 95 and other approach roadways as described in subparagraph 5 of this paragraph:a. Work necessary to provide rights-of-way for a rail transit facility or bus or high occupancy vehicle lanes, including the construction or modifications of footings, piers, bridge decks, roadways, other structural support systems and related improvements; orb. The construction of travel lanes for high occupancy vehicles or buses;5. Work on Interstate Route 95 and other approach roadways if necessitated by, or necessary to accomplish, an activity described in subparagraph 1, 2, or 3 of this paragraph; or6. Construction or acquisition of any building, improvement, addition, replacement, appurtenance, land, interest in land, easement, water right, air right, machinery, equipment, furnishing, landscaping, utility, roadway, or other facility that is necessitated by or necessary to accomplish an activity described in this paragraph.Article II. Additional Powers of the Authority.Without in any manner limiting or restricting the powers heretofore given to the Authority, and contingent upon the execution of the agreement referred to in Chapter I, Article VI, the Authority is hereby authorized and empowered:1. To establish, finance, construct, maintain, repair and operate the project;2. To assume full rights of ownership of the existing Woodrow Wilson Bridge;3. Subject to the approval of the Governor of Maryland, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and the Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board of the portions of the project in their respective jurisdictions, and in accordance with the recommendations of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Coordination Committee, to determine the location, character, size and capacity of the project; to establish, limit and control such points of ingress to and egress from the project as may be necessary or desirable in the judgment of the Authority to ensure the proper operation and maintenance of the project; and to prohibit entrance to such project from any point or points not so designated;4. To secure all necessary federal, state, and local authorizations, permits and approvals for the construction, maintenance, repair and operation of the project;5. To adopt and amend bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business;6. To adopt and amend rules and regulations to carry out the powers granted by this section;7. To acquire, by purchase or condemnation, in the name of the Authority, and to hold and dispose of real and personal property for the corporate purposes of the Authority;8. To employ consulting engineers, a superintendent or manager of the project, and such other engineering, architectural, construction, accounting experts, inspectors, attorneys, and other employees as may be necessary; and, within the limitations prescribed in this Act, to prescribe their powers and duties, and fix their compensation;9. To pay, from any available moneys, the cost of plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of cost and revenues, legal fees and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of financing, constructing, maintaining, repairing and operating the project;10. To issue revenue bonds of the Authority, for any of its corporate purposes, payable solely from the tolls and revenues pledged for their payment, and to refund its bonds, all as provided in this Act;11. To fix and revise from time to time and to charge and collect tolls and other charges for the use of the project;12. To make and enter into all contracts or agreements, as the Authority may determine, which are necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and to the execution of the powers granted under this Act. The Authority may contract with any governmental agency or instrumentality for services within the power of the agency or authority related to the financing, construction or operation of the facilities and services to be provided;13. To accept loans and grants of money, or materials or property at any time from the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, the District of Columbia or any agency or instrumentality thereof;14. To adopt an official seal and alter the same at its pleasure;15. Subject to Chapter I, Article VIII, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, all in the name of the Authority;16. To exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions including the right to expend, solely from funds provided under the authority of this Act, such funds as may be considered by the Authority to be advisable or necessary in advertising its facilities and services to the traveling public;17. To enter into contracts with existing governmental entities in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, or the District of Columbia, or with private entities, the purpose of which contracts or agreements would be to allow such parties to undertake all or portions of the project, including but not limited to design, engineering, financing, construction, and operation of the project, as the Authority may deem necessary;18. To establish and maintain a police force, or to enter into a contract with an existing governmental entity in the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, or the District of Columbia to provide police services, as the Authority may deem necessary;19. To enter into partnerships or grant concessions between the public and private sectors for the purpose of:a. Financing, constructing, maintaining, improving or operating the project; orb. Fostering development of new transportation-related technologies to be used in the construction or operation of the project, utilizing for such purposes the law of any signatory, as the Authority may in its sole discretion determine;20. To carry out or contract with other entities to carry out such maintenance of traffic activities during the construction of the project as is considered necessary by the Authority to manage traffic and minimize congestion such as public information campaigns, improvements designed to encourage appropriate use of alternative routes, use of high occupancy vehicles and transit services, and deployment and operation of intelligent transportation technologies; and21. To do all acts and things necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this Act.Article III. Incidental Powers.The Authority shall have power to construct grade separations at intersections of the project with public highways and to change and adjust the lines and grades of such highways so as to accommodate the same to the design of such grade separation. The cost of such grade separations and any damage incurred in changing and adjusting the lines and grades of such highways shall be ascertained and paid by the Authority as a part of the cost of the project.If the Authority shall find it necessary to change the location of any portion of any public highway, it shall cause the same to be reconstructed at such location as the Authority shall deem most favorable and be of substantially the same type and in as good condition as the original highway. The cost of such reconstruction and any damage incurred in changing the location of any such highway shall be ascertained and paid by the Authority as a part of the cost of the project.Any public highway affected by the construction of the project may be vacated or relocated by the Authority in the manner now provided by law for the vacation or relocation of public roads, and any damages awarded on account thereof shall be paid by the Authority as a part of the cost of the project.The Authority shall also have power to make regulations for the installation, construction, maintenance, repair, renewal, relocation and removal of tracks, pipes, mains, conduits, cables, wires, towers, poles and other equipment and appliances (herein called "public utility facilities") of any public utility in, on, along, over or under the project. Whenever the Authority shall determine that it is necessary that any such public utility facilities which now are, or hereafter may be, located in, on, along, over or under the project should be relocated in the project, or should be removed from the project, the public utility owning or operating such facilities shall relocate or remove the same in accordance with the order of the Authority, provided that the cost and expenses of such relocation or removal, including the cost of installing such facilities in a new location or new locations, and the cost of any lands, or any rights or interests in lands, and any other rights, acquired to accomplish such relocation or removal, shall be ascertained and paid by the Authority as a part of the cost of the project. In case of any such relocation or removal of facilities, the public utility owning or operating the same, its successors or assigns, may maintain and operate such facilities, with the necessary appurtenances, in the new location or new locations, for as long a period, and upon the same terms and conditions, as it had the right to maintain and operate such facilities in their former location or locations.Article IV. Acquisition of Property.The Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, whenever it shall deem such purchase expedient, solely from funds provided under the authority of this Act, such lands, structures, rights-of-way, property, rights, franchises, easements and other interest in lands, including lands lying under water and riparian rights, which are located within the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, as it may deem necessary or convenient for the construction and operation of the project, upon such terms and at such prices as may be considered by it to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between it and the owner thereof; and to take title thereto in the name of the Authority.All counties, cities, towns and other political subdivisions and all public agencies and authorities of the signatories, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are hereby authorized and empowered to lease, lend, grant or convey to the Authority at the Authority's request, upon such terms and conditions as the governing bodies of such counties, cities, towns, political subdivisions, agencies or authorities may deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court or other action or formality, other than the regular and formal action of the authorities concerned, any real property which may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the Authority, including public roads and other real property already devoted to public use.Whenever a reasonable price cannot be agreed upon, or whenever the owner is legally incapacitated or is absent, unknown or unable to convey valid title, the Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by condemnation or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any lands, property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements and other property deemed necessary or convenient for the construction or the efficient operation of the project or necessary in the restoration of public or private property damaged or destroyed.Whenever the Authority acquires property under this article, it shall comply with the applicable federal law relating to relocation and relocation assistance. If there is no applicable federal law, the Authority shall comply with the provisions of the state law of the signatory in which the property is located governing relocation and relocation assistance.In advance of undertaking any acquisition of property or easements in Maryland or the condemnation of such property, the Authority must obtain from the Maryland Board of Public Works approval of a plan identifying the properties or easements to be obtained for the project. In advance of undertaking any acquisition of property or easements in Virginia or the condemnation of such property, the Authority must obtain from the Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board approval of a plan identifying the properties to be obtained for the project. Condemnation proceedings shall be in accordance with the provisions of state law of the signatory in which the property is located governing condemnation by the highway agency of such state. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the authority to condemn the property of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia, or the State of Maryland.Article V. Procurement.1. Except as provided in subdivisions 2, 3, and 6 of this article, and except in the case of procurement procedures otherwise expressly authorized by law, the Authority in conducting a procurement of goods, services, or construction shall obtain full and open competition through the use of competitive procedures in accordance with the requirements of this section and use the competitive procedure or combination of procedures that is most suitable under the circumstances of the procurement.The Authority shall solicit sealed bids if (i) time permits the solicitation, submission, and evaluation of sealed bids; (ii) the award will be made on the basis of price and other price-related factors; (iii) it is not necessary to conduct discussions with the responding sources about their bids; and (iv) there is a reasonable expectation of receiving more than one sealed bid. If the Authority does not solicit sealed bids, it shall request competitive proposals.2. The Authority may use procedures other than competitive procedures if:a. the goods, services, or construction needed by the Authority are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property, services, or construction will satisfy the needs of the Authority;b. the Authority's need for the property, services, or construction is of such unusual and compelling urgency that the Authority would be seriously injured unless the Authority limits the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals; orc. the goods or services needed can be obtained through federal or other governmental sources at reasonable prices.3. For the purpose of applying subdivision 2 a of this article:a. in the case of a contract for goods, services, or construction to be awarded on the basis of acceptance of an unsolicited proposal, the goods, services, or construction shall be deemed to be available from only one responsible source if the source has submitted an unsolicited proposal that demonstrates a concept:(1) that is unique and innovative or, in the case of a service, for which the source demonstrates a unique capability to provide the service; and(2) the substance of which is not otherwise available to the Authority and does not resemble the substance of a pending competitive procurement.b. in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment or the continued provision of highly specialized services, the goods, services, or construction may be deemed to be available from only the original source and may be procured through procedures other than competitive procedures if it is likely that award to a source other than the original source would result in:(1) substantial duplication of cost to the Authority that is not expected to be recovered through competition; or(2) unacceptable delays in fulfilling the Authority's needs.4. If the Authority uses procedures other than competitive procedures to procure property, services, or construction under subdivision 2 b of this article, the Authority shall request offers from as many potential sources as is practicable under the circumstances.5. a. To promote efficiency and economy in contracting, the Authority may use simplified acquisition procedures for purchases of property, services and construction.b. For the purposes of this section, simplified acquisition procedures may be used for purchases for an amount that does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold adopted by the federal government.c. A proposed purchase or contract for an amount above the simplified acquisition threshold may not be divided into several purchases or contracts for lesser amounts in order to use the procedures under subdivision a of this section.d. In using simplified acquisition procedures, the Authority shall promote competition to the maximum extent practicable.6. The Authority shall adopt policies and procedures to implement this article. The policies and procedures shall provide for publication of notice of procurements and other actions designed to secure competition where competitive procedures are used.7. The Authority in its sole discretion may reject any and all bids or proposals received in response to a solicitation.8. In structuring all procurements under this article, the Authority shall comply with federal laws and regulations, and other federal requirements set forth in grant agreements or elsewhere, as they may be amended from time to time, governing minority business enterprise participation.Article VI. Revenues.The Authority is hereby authorized to fix, revise, charge and collect tolls for the use of the project, and to contract with any person, partnership, association or corporation desiring the use of the project, and to fix the terms, conditions, rents and rates of charges for such use.Such tolls shall be so fixed and adjusted in respect of the aggregate of tolls from the project as to provide a fund sufficient in combination with other revenues, if any, to pay (i) the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating such project and (ii) the principal of and the interest on the bonds as the same shall become due and payable, and to create reserves for such purposes. Such tolls shall be not subject to supervision or regulation by any other authority, board, bureau, or agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia or the State of Maryland or the District of Columbia. The tolls and all other revenues derived from the project in connection with which the bonds of any issue shall have been issued, except such part thereof as may be necessary to pay such cost of maintenance, repair, and operation and to provide such reserves therefor as may be provided for in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust indenture securing the same, shall be set aside at such regular intervals as may be provided in such resolution or such trust indenture in a sinking fund which is hereby pledged to, and charged with, the payment of the principal of and the interest on such bonds as the same shall become due, and, upon the approval of the Governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the redemption price or the purchase price of bonds retired by call or purchase as therein provided. Such pledge shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made; the tolls or other revenues or other moneys so pledged and thereafter received by the Authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the Authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any trust indenture by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the Authority. The use and disposition of moneys to the credit of such sinking fund shall be subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or of such trust indenture. Except as may otherwise be provided in such resolution or such trust indenture, such sinking fund shall be a fund for all such bonds without distinction or priority of one over another.Tolls shall not be set at rates such that toll revenues generated by the project exceed those necessary to meet requirements under any applicable trust indenture for the project.Article VII. Revenue Bonds.The Authority is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance, at one time or from time to time, of revenue bonds of the Authority for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of the project or of any portion or portions thereof. The principal of and the interest of such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds provided in this compact for such payment. Any bonds of the Authority issued pursuant to this article shall not constitute a debt of the Commonwealth, or any political subdivision thereof other than the Authority, and shall so state on their face. Neither the members of the Authority nor any person executing such bonds shall be liable personally thereon by reason of the issuance thereof. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest at a rate or rates or in a manner, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their date or dates, as may be determined by the Authority, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the Authority, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Authority prior to the issuance of the bonds.The Authority shall determine the form and the manner of execution of the bonds and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the Commonwealth. In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature shall appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature or such facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until such delivery. The bonds may be issued in such form as the Authority may determine. The Authority may sell such bonds in such manner, either at public or private sale, and for such price as it may determine will best effect the purposes of this compact.The proceeds of the bonds of each issue shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of the project, and shall be disbursed in such manner and under such restrictions, if any, as the Authority may provide in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust indenture securing the same. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue, by error of estimates or otherwise, shall be less than such cost, additional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of such deficit, and, unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust indenture securing the same, shall be deemed to be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without preference or priority of the bonds first issued. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue shall exceed such cost, the surplus shall be deposited to the credit of the sinking fund for such bonds.Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the Authority may, under like restrictions, issue interim receipts or temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when such bonds shall have been executed and are available for delivery. The Authority may also provide for the replacement of any bonds which shall become mutilated or shall be destroyed or lost. Bonds may be issued under the provisions of this compact without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau or agency of the compact signatories, and without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions or things which are specifically required by this article.Article VIII. Bonds Not to Constitute a Debt or Pledge of Taxing Power.Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of the Authority or of any signatory government or political subdivision thereof, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds provided from tolls and other revenues. The issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of this Act shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the Authority, or any signatory government or political subdivision thereof, to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever. All such revenue bonds shall contain a statement on their face substantially to the foregoing effect.Article IX. Bonds Eligible for Investment.Bonds issued by the Authority under the provisions of this Act are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any Commonwealth or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the Commonwealth for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.Article X. Trust Funds.All moneys received pursuant to this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Act. The resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust indenture securing such bonds shall provide that any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes thereof, subject to such regulations as this Act and such resolution or trust indenture may provide.Article XI. Trust Indenture.In the discretion of the Authority, any bonds issued under the provisions of this Act may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the Authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the Commonwealth. Such trust indenture or the resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may pledge or assign the tolls and other revenues to be received, but shall not convey or mortgage the project or any part thereof.Article XII. Remedies.Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this Act or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust indenture, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust indenture or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, or the District of Columbia or granted hereunder or under such trust indenture or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this Act or by such trust indenture or resolution to be performed by the Authority or by any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of tolls.Article XIII. Tax Exemption.The exercise of the powers granted by this Act will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the Commonwealth and for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and as the operation and maintenance of the project will constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the Authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon the project or any property acquired or used by the Authority under the provisions of this Act or upon the income therefrom, and the bonds issued under the provisions of this Act, and the income therefrom, shall at all times be free from taxation within the Commonwealth.Article XIV. Miscellaneous.Any action taken by the Authority under the provisions of this Act may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting, and each such resolution shall take effect immediately and need not be published or posted, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act.The project when constructed and opened to traffic shall be maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the Authority. The project shall also be policed and operated by such force of police, toll-takers and other operating employees as the Authority may in its discretion employ. The Authority may enter into a contractual agreement with an existing governmental entity in Maryland or Virginia to provide these services. An Authority police officer shall have all the powers granted to a peace officer and a police officer of the State of Maryland. However, an Authority police officer may exercise these powers only on property owned, leased, operated by, or under the control of the Authority, and may not exercise these powers on any other property unless:1. Engaged in fresh pursuit of a suspected offender;2. Specially requested or permitted to do so in a political subdivision by its chief executive officer or its chief police officer; or3. Ordered to do so by the Governor of Virginia or Maryland, or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the circumstances may require.All other police officers of the signatory parties and of each county, city, town or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia through which any project, or portion thereof, extends shall have the same powers and jurisdiction within the limits of such projects as they have beyond such limits and shall have access to the project at any time for the purpose of exercising such powers and jurisdiction.On or before August 31 in each year, the Authority shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year to the Governors of Maryland and Virginia and the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering its operations during the year. The Authority shall cause an audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once in each year by certified public accountants and the cost thereof may be treated as a part of the cost of construction or operation of the project. The records, books and accounts of the Authority shall be subject to examination and inspection by duly authorized representatives of the governing bodies of Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia, and by any bondholder or bondholders at any reasonable time, provided the business of the Authority is not unduly interrupted or interfered with thereby.Any member, agent or employee of the Authority who contracts with the Authority or is interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract with the Authority or in the sale of any property, either real or personal, to the Authority shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, may be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.Any person who uses the project and fails or refuses to pay the toll provided therefor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, may be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both.(1996, cc. 951, 1018; 2005, c. 839, § 33.1-320.2; 2014, c. 805.)


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So why is Zyra not used at mid more?
Amazing champ, but can be extremely frustrating to play when your team feeds a bunch of tanky bruisers and they spend the entire game 3 shotting you.
If you have a good team that can protect you though, she is my favorite mid.
You need some 140-ish AP more to do the same damage as pre-nerf, I believe? It wasn't a small nerf.
She's still good, but not as good as she was.
People only play champs where the pros do.
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She took the hardest nerf that has been handed out to any champ so far. She was burst and safe. Took away bursty and made her less safe. They hit 2 of the 3 things she was good at leaving her CC to be played as support.
She is still okay mid. But every mid can out burst her. You can let Zyra farm her face off and still laugh at the damage that comes out compared to any other mids damage. Other mids have much better escapes with faster movement speed. (Zyra can still be great in the hands of someone that knows how to play her though)
She is much better as a support for the snare,Slow, and pop up she has to offer. I play both mid and support with her.
Her mid is all about getting them down with snare and pants till you force them out of lane or you can smash what health they have left down.
Her support is much to strong as she can out damage other supports, out CC other supports for the most part and well you focus her first rather then AD carry and you get true damage passive to the face and the carry once again cleans up.
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People were scared off by the nerfs, which really didn't hurt my Zyra play at all but I could see why lesser skilled users may have dropped her afterwards.
She's also one of those mids that's prone to death if positioned poorly or focused well. The trick is to turning their straight out focus on you against them by throwing out a full combo rotation before death. If placed well, your combo should provide enough damage and utility for your team to collapse on them and win the teamfight easily. Practically though, you want to stay back and pelt them with skills and plants until the opportunity to ult 3-5 of them presents itself, either that or assassinate the opposing carry with a single skill rotation. The mistake is trying to build survivability on Zyra, a la RoA, bad bad bad. Full damage or at least get Rylai's for the extra utility. Zyra is gonna be as squishy as a karthus no matter how you build her; get the damage and destroy your enemies.
If I can get a Kat free mid lane in ranked play, I usually insta lock Zyra unless the matchup better favours a different mid I can run. She's just that strong. But the less opposing Zyra's the better imo, much prefer she stay under the radar.
I still see so many zyra's in mid. It's one of the more common ones I see actually.
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People were scared off by the nerfs, which really didn't hurt my Zyra play at all but I could see why lesser skilled users may have dropped her afterwards.
As a Zyra player just wondering what you go for build when mid? I go boots 3 bots, get sorcs boots, then oddly I find myself getting abyss for the MR so can survive the combo from other mids, then I go full out AP, building Deathcap, Zhonya,s (now if I find I am being focused I pick up a Rylai;s, but hardly find that is the case.) I will also get a early kages for the extra gold if needed.
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The vast majority of girls (or boys) may not love tennis b/c the parents are not creating a tennis environment that breeds and nurtures that love and that's unique to the individual kid . . .
As you say, for some, that may be 5-6 hrs. per day and, as I said, for others it may be 2 hrs. per day, or every other day . . . and some may add 30 min. every year and be dominate later and playing considerably more than they did at 12 yrs. old b/c it happened naturally.
The fact is, 5-6 hrs. per day doesn't guarantee anything. If that is what the kids wants, heck yea, do it. If not, create a program that they do love (or find what they love). In this junior tennis world, most girls and boys do not like tennis b/c many parents force too many daily tennis hours on the kids and kids naturally do not want to disappoint their parents and go along with it. I've seen it over and over and I'm sure you have.
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Newtown holds the first funerals for the victims
"It is unspeakably tragic that none of us can bring Noah back," Haller said. "We would go to the ends of the earth to do so, but none of us can. What we can do is carry Noah within us, always. We can remember the joy he brought to us. We can hold his memory close to our hearts. We can treasure him forever."
At both funeral homes, people wrestled with the same questions as the rest of the country - what steps could and should be taken to prevent something like the massacre from happening again.
"If people want to go hunting, a single-shot rifle does the job, and that does the job to protect your home, too. If you need more than that, I don't know what to say," Ray DiStephan said outside Noah's funeral.
He added: "I don't want to see my kids go to schools that become maximum-security fortresses. That's not the world I want to live in, and that's not the world I want to raise them in."
With more funerals planned this week, the road ahead for Newtown, which had already started taking down Christmas decorations in a joyful season turned mournful, was clouded.
"I feel like we have to get back to normal, but I don't know if there is normal anymore," said Kim Camputo, mother of two children, 5 and 10, who attend a different school. "I'll definitely be dropping them off and picking them up myself for a while."
Lanza shot his mother, Nancy Lanza, at their home, then took her car and some of her guns to the school, where he broke in and opened fire on two classrooms with a high-powered rifle. He committed suicide as police closed in. He was wearing all black, with an olive-drab utility vest with lots of pockets.
A Connecticut official said Lanza's mother - a gun enthusiast who practiced at shooting ranges - was found dead in her pajamas in bed, shot four times in the head with a .22-caliber rifle.
Debora Seifert, a spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said both Lanza and his mother fired at shooting ranges, and also visited ranges together. "We do not have any indication at this time that the shooter engaged in shooting activities in the past six months," Seifert told the AP.
Police have found no letters or diaries that could shed light on why Lanza went on his rampage. Investigators are looking at his computer and his phone and credit card records for clues.
With Sandy Hook Elementary still designated a crime scene, state police Lt. Paul Vance said that it could be months before police turn the school back over to the district. The people of Newtown were not ready to address its future.
"We're just now getting ready to talk to our son about who was killed," said Robert Licata, the father of a student who escaped harm during the shooting. "He's not even there yet."
Classes were canceled Monday, and Newtown's other schools were to reopen Tuesday. The district made plans to send surviving Sandy Hook students to a former middle school in the neighboring town of Monroe.


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Fitting a laptop PCI wireless card and antenna - advice?
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Posted December 26, 2011 at 4:57PM
Hi forum,
I have a fairly oldish IBM Thinkpad R32 laptop - but it does what I need it to do...except...
I would like to fit a wireless card under the panel on the bottom of the laptop.
It looks like a mini PCI slot to me.
However, I've had a look and I can't see any antennas to attach to the wireless card....so I guess I need to fit an antenna in the case too.
Does anybody know what sort of Antenna and card I should get? And if so where I can buy one from?
Will any mini PCI wireless card and antenna do?
Any advice hugely appreciated.
Thanks! :-)
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Posted December 26, 2011 at 5:47PM
I don't know about antenna but Try here for the cards
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Posted December 26, 2011 at 6:33PM
Might be easier to use a wireless usb adaptor.
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Posted December 27, 2011 at 12:46PM
The antenna on most laptops is in the lid which means you have to remove the entire lid, hinge assembly and screen bezel. The wires from the antenna then run down via the hinges (As does the screen connections) and along channels to the Wireless card. A lot of hassle and the cost of doing all this would be more than buying a wireless USB adaptor as Woolwell suggests.
These days you can get very small one's such as this Edimax WiFi dongle for less than a tenner. It will stay in the computer pretty unobtrusively and the only downside is that it will occupy a USB slot almost permanently.
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I love the style of this necklace, and the gold-plate is absolutely beautiful - however, the size of the links is the same all the way around (not graduated) and the links are large enough that for me, anyways, are not comfortable. When I tried it on I was constantly adjusting the necklace. The links are approx. 3/4 inch from what I can remember, and since there are no interconnecting small links in between, you may find it annoying. I will not recommend the necklace based on the discomfort factor.
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Looking at the current form of the Germans and the situation of the Brazilian team, it is likely that Germany will win the semi-final against Brazil.
1) No Neymar and Thiago Silva:
It is like the worst nightmare for Brazil as two of their most important players, Neymar and Thiago Silva won't play a part in the semi-final clash against Germany.
Thiago Silva received his second World Cup booking against Colombia in the quarter-final round, which resulted in his exclusion from the team for the semi-final round. In the same match, the entire nation witnessed a scene which they would have never wanted to see. Neymar, the star player of the team, broke his vertebrae after a challenge from Juan Zuniga on his back. With such a severe injury, Neymar will miss the rest of the World Cup.
The doctors claimed that if Juan Zuniga's kick would have been a few inches higher, Neymar would have found himself paralyzed.
Neymar has been Brazil's top goal-scorer so far in the World Cup. Also, Brazil have lost none of their last 10 matches in which Thiago Silva featured. Missing these two players will be huge blow for Brazil, which can be advantageous for Joachim Loew's Germany.
2) Pressurized Brazil:
Luiz Felipe Scolari will be under tremendous pressure to deliver the record sixth World Cup to the nation. After helping them win their fifth World Cup trophy in 2002, the entire nation's expectations will be on his head.
Since Brazil are playing at home, they will fell the pressure to a greater extent as they won't be looking forward to disappoint the home crowd.
Since the start of the World Cup, Brazil were touted to be victorious. But with players like Neymar and captain Thiago Silva out of the match, Brazil will feel the heat against a strong German side. Brazil since the start of the World Cup have been inconsistent.
Though they won their matches and have reached to the semi-final round, they have had a stuttering performance. They had a difficult time against Croatia and struggled against Mexico in the group stage and against Chile in the Round-of-16. It will be a tough task for Scolari.
3) Germany stronger than ever:
The German team have proved it to the world that they are a superpower in football as this is their fourth consecutive semi-final in the World Cup.
In 2002, when they reached the World Cup final, they played Brazil. But Brazil proved to be too strong for the Germans an went on to win the World Cup.
In the last two World Cups, Germany consecutively finished in the third place in the World Cup and this World Cup also they have made it to the semi's. In between those years, they also made it to the 2008 UEFA Euro final and 2014 UEFA Euro semi-final.
This proves that the Germans have been highly consistent with their performance. All the losses and consistent performance has made Germany a very experienced team which may prove to be beneficial for them against Brazil.
4) No proper replacement for Neymar:
With their talisman Neymar out of the World Cup, it has become a headache for Luiz Felipe Scolari to find a replacement for Neymar. Willian is a possilbe replacement, but his performances so far haven't been convincing. Bernard can also be an option, but his lack of World Cup experience might become a problem. Philippe Coutinho and Lucas Moura are two such players who would have been a good replacement for Neymar. But despite having good performances with their respective clubs, they were dropped from the World Cup squad. It will really be a tough task for Scolari to find Neymar's replacement.
5) Failure of Brazilian forwards:
It has a major point of concern for Brazil. Failure of Hulk and Fred to get goals landed all the pressure on Neymar to do the scoring. Neymar alone has scored more goals than Hulk, Fred and Jo combined. With Neymer missing from the semi-final, it will be difficult for Brazil to score goals against a potentially stronger Germany.
Brazil face Germany on July 9 at Estádio Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte.


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