PRINTER'S NO. 1948
No. 144 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY NAHILL, FOX, GALLEN, DeVERTER, CORNELL, LINTON,
COWELL, BROUJOS, FISCHER, R. C. WRIGHT, BOWSER, HAGARTY,
BUNT, SAURMAN, HERSHEY, CHADWICK, WASS, GODSHALL, PICCOLA,
MANMILLER, SIRIANNI, DISTLER, COSLETT, BIRMELIN, MACKOWSKI,
HERMAN, GEIST, STEVENS, MOWERY, DIETZ, A. C. FOSTER, JR.,
LASHINGER, GREENWOOD, BOOK, KENNEY, WESTON, LANGTRY, KENNEDY,
D. W. SNYDER, GRUPPO, SEMMEL, ANGSTADT, BLACK, FARGO,
ROBBINS, LUCYK, BATTISTO, CALTAGIRONE, COLE, MRKONIC,
VAN HORNE, GAMBLE, DAWIDA, DUFFY, MURPHY, PETRONE, PRESTON,
LEVDANSKY, DeLUCA, PISTELLA, SEVENTY, MARKOSEK, MAYERNIK,
LIVENGOOD, COLAFELLA, BOWLEY, BARLEY, SCHULER, JACKSON,
FLICK, RAYMOND, J. L. WRIGHT, RIEGER, DONATUCCI, TRUMAN,
ROEBUCK, EVANS, BARBER, WIGGINS, WAMBACH, McHALE, FREEMAN,
AFFLERBACH, OLIVER, STEWART, WOZNIAK, DeWEESE, LLOYD, HARPER,
CAPPABIANCA, BLAUM, BELARDI, CAWLEY, TIGUE, HOWLETT, JAROLIN,
STEIGHNER, MAIALE, MORRIS, KASUNIC, F. E. TAYLOR, DALEY,
BALDWIN AND SHOWERS, JUNE 26, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JUNE 27, 1985
A RESOLUTION
1 Directing the appointment of a special committee to investigate
2 the abolishment of the Catastrophic Loss Trust Fund, other
3 alternatives to the Catastrophic Loss Trust Fund or revisions
4 to the fund.
5 WHEREAS, Recent revisions to the financial responsibility
6 provisions of the Vehicle Code provided for the creation and
7 operation of a Catastrophic Loss Trust Fund; and
8 WHEREAS, On June 1, 1985, collection of the initial mandatory
9 assessment for all motor vehicles registered in Pennsylvania was
10 initiated; and
11 WHEREAS, These collection activities and the fund itself have
1 caused much confusion and uncertainty to exist among
2 Pennsylvania motorists; therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives to
4 appoint a special committee of seven members, four from the
5 majority party and three from the minority party, to undertake
6 an immediate investigation relating to the abolishment of the
7 Catastrophic Loss Trust Fund, other alternatives to the
8 Catastrophic Loss Trust Fund or other revisions to the fund; and
9 be it further
10 RESOLVED, That the special committee may hold hearings, take
11 testimony and make its investigations at such places as it deems
12 necessary in this Commonwealth. Each member of the special
13 committee shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations
14 to witnesses appearing before the special committee; and be it
15 further
16 RESOLVED, That the special committee make a report of its
17 findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives as
18 soon as possible.
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