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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Lombardi, Coughlin, Williams, and Hull

     Date Introduced: January 03, 2018

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 39-18 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Public Transit

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Authority" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     39-18-25. Create parity with MBTA commuter passes.

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     The authority shall consult with the Massachusetts Bay transit authority on the feasibility

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of allowing commuter rail passes to be used on all Rhode Island public transit authority buses.

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These rail passes shall serve as dual Rhode Island public transit authority passes and

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Massachusetts Bay transit authority passes, if possible. The consultation shall also include

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proposed methods to apportion and share the costs of the passes between the two (2) authorities.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY

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     This act would enable the Rhode Island public transit authority (RIPTA) to work with the

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Massachusetts Bay transit authority (MBTA) to allow commuter rail passes to be used as dual

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passes for both RIPTA and MBTA.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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