Legislators, advocators and agitators (along with a fair number of media) are rolling back to the River City on Monday for the third legislative session this year. This time, it's all about transportation.

So what will we see on Capitol Square? At this point, it's hard to say. There's no over-arching plan being floated by the legislative leadership. Democratic Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has a plan, but the House of Delegates has said it's dead on arrival.

They'd much rather see the legislature revive House Bill 3202, which was killed by the Virginia Supreme Court. But that's a non-starter for the Democratically-controlled Senate, where Majority Leader Dick Saslaw, D-Springfield, has said he'd like to see a gas tax hike.

But that's a non-starter for the GOP in the House and Gov. Kaine, who acknowledged last week the political realities of making $4 per gallon gas more expensive.

There are some wild cards, though.

Legislation from Del. Chris Saxsman, R-Staunton, dedicates the royalties from any offshore oil drilling in the commonwealth's waters to roads and rail. Del. Glenn Oder, R-Newport News, wants an independent audit of VDOT to see where all that money is going. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Lacey E. Putney, I-Bedford, has proposed a 1 percent statewide sales tax increase, to be voted up or down in a November referendum.

Cheap Seats One is loaded with Dr. Enuf, the satellite radio and about $50 in gas. See you on the square.