Is STARS a funded project?
Yes, in 2004 the General Assembly through House Bill 106 approved $159.3 million in bonds to fund the STARS project for the next two years. Virginia HB 106 authorizes the Virginia Public Building Authority (VBPA) to issue bonds in the amount of $159,300,000 to finance the undertaking, development, acquisition and construction of the first phase of the State Agencies Radio System (STARS). Senate Bill 608 grants the Secretary of Public Safety the authority to implement the Statewide Agencies Radio System.
