04-R 377
2004 -- S 3008
SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/25/04
J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
CREATING
A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY TRANSIT SERVICE IN THE STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND
Introduced
By: Senator Maryellen Goodwin
Date
Introduced: April 01, 2004
RESOLVED,
That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created
consisting
of ten (10) members: one of whom shall be from the house of representatives, to
be
appointed
by the speaker; one of whom shall be from the senate, to be appointed by the
senate
president;
one of whom shall be the director of the Rhode Island department of
transportation, or
designee;
one of whom shall be the general manager of the Rhode Island public transit
authority,
or
designee; one of whom shall be the director of the department of elderly
affairs, or designee;
one
of whom shall be a representative of the environmental community appointed by
the senate
president;
one of whom shall be a representative of an economic development group, to be
appointed
by the senate president; one of whom shall be a representative from labor, to
be
appointed
by the speaker; one of whom shall be a representative from the business
community, to
be
appointed by the speaker; and one of whom shall be the executive secretary of
the Governor's
Commission
on Disabilities, or designee.
In
lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory
commission,
a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a general assembly
resolution,
the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in
lieu
of
a legislator; provided, that the majority leader or the minority leader of the
political party
which
is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the
general
public.
The purpose of said commission shall be to study all aspects of transit,
including, but not
limited
to: (a) ways to increase paying ridership; (b) financial issues the Rhode
Island public
transit
authority faces; (c) ways to maximize the level of transit service the state
can afford on a
long-term
sustainable basis, thus allowing the authority to responsibly plan ahead for
future
improvements,
and its customers to plan ahead with some assurance of future service levels;
and
(d)
ways to measure performance of service.
Forthwith
upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at
the
call of the speaker of the house and organize and shall select from among the
legislators a
chairperson.
Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original
appointment.
The
membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.
All
departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and
information,
documentary
and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or
desirable
by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.
The
joint committee on legislative services is hereby authorized and directed to
provide
suitable
quarters for said commission; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the
General
Assembly on or before February 25, 2005 and said commission shall expire on
April 22,
2005.
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LC03102/SUB
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