PRINTER'S NO. 721
No. 60 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, GALLAGHER, DOMBROWSKI, FEE, PRATT,
SALOOM, HUTCHINSON, LETTERMAN, OLASZ, TRELLO, BROUJOS,
DeLUCA, DAWIDA, BELFANTI, MURPHY, MICHLOVIC, PETRONE, WILSON,
BURD, KENNEDY, MADIGAN, DININNI, FREIND, CIVERA, MICOZZIE,
LESCOVITZ, McCALL, BATTISTO, STUBAN, LUCYK, BALDWIN, WARGO,
WAMBACH AND COSLETT, APRIL 5, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, APRIL 6, 1983
A RESOLUTION
1 Directing the House Committee on Transportation to conduct an
2 immediate investigation on the impact of Conrail operations
3 in Pennsylvania.
4 WHEREAS, The Consolidated Rail Corporation was created as a
5 quasi-government corporation by the Federal Government with the
6 avowed purpose of providing continuous rail service in the
7 northeastern part of the United States after the bankruptcy of
8 the five Class I railroads serving this region; and
9 WHEREAS, The operations of the Conrail railroad giant, of
10 necessity, impact greatly on the economic well-being of the
11 Commonwealth and its citizens; and
12 WHEREAS, Recently the General Assembly enacted legislation to
13 provide tax credits to and other assistance for the operations
14 of Conrail; and
15 WHEREAS, The moves of the Conrail management to present a
16 profitable picture have resulted in high increases in
1 unemployment of Pennsylvania workers and the massive abandonment
2 of facilities and services within Pennsylvania; therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the House
4 Committee on Transportation to conduct an immediate and thorough
5 investigation of the operations of Conrail in Pennsylvania in
6 relation to the loss of jobs and the economic losses to the
7 Commonwealth as a result of the tax credit policy and other
8 expenses made on behalf of Conrail; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the committee report its findings to the House
10 of Representatives as soon as possible.
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