SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3650 PRINTER'S NO. 4145
No. 2594 Session of 1986
INTRODUCED BY HUTCHINSON, GEIST, DININNI, LESCOVITZ AND
PETRARCA, JUNE 10, 1986
SENATOR CORMAN, TRANSPORTATION, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED,
NOVEMBER 17, 1986
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 22, 1981 (P.L.518, No.144),
2 entitled "An act creating the High Speed Intercity Rail
3 Passenger Commission, providing for its powers and duties and
4 making an appropriation," further providing for the
5 expiration of the commission; PROVIDING FOR A COMMITTEE ON <--
6 OVERSIGHT; AND MAKING A REPEAL.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 11 10 of the act of December 22, 1981 <--
10 (P.L.518, No.144), known as the High Speed Intercity Rail
11 Passenger Commission Act, is amended to read: REPEALED. <--
12 SECTION 2. THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ:
13 SECTION 10.1. COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT.
14 (A) THERE SHALL BE A COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT WHICH SHALL BE
15 COMPOSED OF THE CHAIRMEN AND MINORITY CHAIRMEN OF THE SENATE AND
16 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES. MEETINGS
17 SHALL BE CALLED BY EITHER THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF
18 REPRESENTATIVES TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. A QUORUM SHALL CONSIST
1 OF THREE MEMBERS AND ANY ACTIONS BY THE COMMITTEE SHALL REQUIRE
2 A MAJORITY VOTE.
3 (B) THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT SHALL SELECT OVERSIGHT
4 CONSULTANTS AND SHALL DIRECT OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS RELATING TO
5 DATA, METHODS, STUDIES AND REPORTS USED BY OR PREPARED FOR THE
6 COMMISSION. THE OVERSIGHT CONSULTANTS SHALL BE THE CONTRACTOR OR
7 CONTRACTORS SELECTED BY AND RESPONSIBLE TO THE COMMITTEE FOR THE
8 REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF ALL DATA, METHODS, STUDIES AND REPORTS
9 PREPARED FOR THE COMMISSION.
10 (C) ALL FEES AND EXPENSES FOR OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS SHALL BE
11 PAID BY THE COMMISSION AT THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON
12 OVERSIGHT FROM FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO IT IN THE GENERAL
13 APPROPRIATION ACT OF 1987 OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATION ACT.
14 (D) OVERSIGHT FUNCTION FINDINGS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
15 COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND SHALL BE PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSION
16 WHEN AND AS PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE IN ALL RELATED PUBLIC
17 DOCUMENTS.
18 SECTION 3. SECTION 11 OF THE ACT IS AMENDED TO READ:
19 Section 11. Expiration.
20 The commission shall expire [five years from the effective
21 date] December 31, 1988 DECEMBER 31, 1987. <--
22 Section 2 4. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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