Series IV. Previous Administrations, 1986-2001.
- Containers:
- Box 1-10
- Extent:
- Extent: 10 boxes.
- Scope and content:
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The Previous Administrations series is housed in ten archival boxes and is arranged in alphabetical order. This series contains files belonging to Secretaries of Transportation during the Gilmore, Allen, Wilder, & Baliles administrations. These files were kept by the Warner administration as reference for ongoing projects, most notably, the Commission on the Future of Transportation, the Governor's Commission of Transportation in the 21st Century, the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA), and the Public-Private Transportation Act Initiative (PPTA).
The Commission on the Future of Transportation files include reports, clippings, correspondence, meeting notes, speeches, memorandums, remarks, meeting agenda, and other items related to the formation of the Commission on the Future of Transportation in Virginia in 1996. Most of the files relate to the work of Robert E. Martinez, Secretary of Transportation under Governor George Allen. The Commission on the Future of Transportation was created by an act of the General Assembly in 1996 (HJR 160 & SJR 110). The Commission was composed of twenty-five members to review the findings & recommendations of recent studies, identify major transportation needs, determine additional revenue that would be needed to finance transportation needs, and propose the means for raising & allocating such revenue.
The Governor's Commission on Transportation in the 21st Century files contain public hearings, statements, correspondence, reports, and other items related to Phase II of Governor Gerald L. Baliles' Commission of Transportation in the 21st Century between 1986 and 1987. Phase II of the Commission focused on the role that local governments in Virginia might play in financing & controlling transportation networks.
The Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA) files include correspondence, statements, amendments, hearings, memorandums, clipping, and other items regarding the Washington National Airport Perimeter Rule (S 288) and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 Amendment (HR 1036). The MWAA was created to achieve regional control and to finance the needed improvements to facilities at Washington National & Dulles Airports. The correspondence in these files originates from Governor George Allen; Bud Shuster & Frank R. Wolf, House of Representatives; Robert E. Martinez, Secretary of Transportation; Shirley J. Ybarra, Deputy Director of Transportation; Larry Pressler, Chairman of the MWAA; and John W. Warner, Senate.
Lastly, the Public-Private Transportation Act Initiative (PPTA) contains memorandums, presentations, proposals, agenda, correspondence, and other items regarding the Public-Private Transportation Advisory Panel's evaluation of Route 288. proposals by Tri-County Developers, FD/MK, LLC, and Virginia Transportation Constructors, LLC.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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The Library of Virginia800 East Broad StreetRichmond, VA 23219
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Archives Reference ServicesEmail: archdesk@lva.virginia.govPhone: (804) 692-3888Web: www.lva.virginia.gov
- Parent restrictions:
- Various items have been sealed for seventy-five years from the date of the document for privacy and/or security concerns.
- Parent terms of access:
- There are no restrictions.