PRINTER'S NO. 2043
No. 92 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY CIVERA, ARTY, SPITZ, MICOZZIE, FREIND AND GANNON,
JUNE 29, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JUNE 29, 1981
In the House of Representatives, June 29, 1981
1 WHEREAS, Conrail has announced its intention to discontinue
2 operation of commuter trains in the five-county area serviced by
3 the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
4 at the end of August 1981; and
5 WHEREAS, One hundred and twenty-four thousand people rely on
6 these commuter lines daily to ride to and from their place of
7 employment; and
8 WHEREAS, Alternative forms of transportation would exacerbate
9 traffic congestion and air pollution problems and create
10 additional expenses for commuters; and
11 WHEREAS, The discontinuation of these trains would represent
12 a broken commitment to mass transportation in urban and suburban
13 areas as an economical and publicly desirable mode of
14 transportation; and
15 WHEREAS, The Reagan administration has indicated that
16 responsibility for the operation of these commuter lines may
17 eventually be given to Amtrak; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED That the House of Representatives of the
2 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania express its support for the
3 continued operation of these commuter rail lines which remain
4 the most viable and efficient form of mass transit; and be it
5 further
6 RESOLVED, That the House implore Federal, State and local
7 officials to devise and implement a short term solution to keep
8 the rail lines open; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the House memorialize the President and the
10 Congress of the United States to address those conflicts between
11 labor and management that impact on the operation of the
12 commuter rail lines and the proposed dissolution of Conrail; and
13 be it further
14 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
15 the President, Speaker of the House of Representatives and
16 President pro tempore of the Senate of the United States
17 Congress, to each Congressman and Senator from Pennsylvania, and
18 to the appropriate State and local officials.
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