PRINTER'S NO. 1940
No. 127 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY BELLOMINI AND DiCARLO, JULY 2, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JULY 7, 1975
In the House of Representatives, July 2, 1975
1 WHEREAS, The Erie Port Authority has stopped providing
2 services to some P.U.C. licensees. This action may force these
3 licensees to stop providing to necessary public services. An
4 investigation is necessary to determine the reasons of the Erie
5 Port Authority for stopping services and to determine how to
6 insure that the services of the P.U.C. licensees will be
7 continued; therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives of
9 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appoint a select committee of
10 five members; three from the majority and two from the minority
11 to investigate the actions of the Erie Port Authority, and to
12 find a solution to the problem created by the cessation of
13 services to P.U.C. licensees; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That the committee may hold hearings, take
15 testimony, and make its investigations at such places as it
16 deems necessary. It may issue subpoenas under the hand and seal
17 of its chairman commanding any person to appear before it and to
18 answer questions touching matters properly being inquired into
1 by the committee and to produce such books, papers, records and
2 documents as the committee deems necessary. Such subpoenas may
3 be served upon any person and shall have the force and effect of
4 subpoenas issued out of the courts of this Commonwealth. Any
5 person who wilfully neglects or refuses to testify before the
6 committee or to produce any books, papers, records or documents,
7 shall be subject to the penalties provided by the laws of the
8 Commonwealth in such case. Each member of the committee shall
9 have power to administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses
10 appearing before the committee; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That within 30 calendar days after the committee
12 has made its report, the chairman of the committee shall cause a
13 record of all expenses incurred by the committee, or the members
14 thereof, which are payable at Commonwealth expense, to be filed
15 with the Speaker of the House and the Speaker shall cause the
16 same to be entered in the journal thereof. No expenses incurred
17 by the committee or any member thereof shall be reimbursable by
18 the Chief Clerk unless such expense shall first have been
19 included as an expense item in the record heretofore required;
20 and be it further
21 RESOLVED, That the committee report its findings and proposed
22 legislation, if such be necessary, to the General Assembly as
23 soon as possible.
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