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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY PETRI, BARRAR, BEAR, BOYD, CLYMER, D. COSTA, FLECK, GROVE, MOUL, MURT, O'NEILL, RAPP AND SWANGER, FEBRUARY 8, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 8, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study |
2 | intermodal transit in southeastern Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, The regions of this Commonwealth consisting of |
4 | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Northampton, Lehigh, Berks, |
5 | Philadelphia and Montgomery counties are presently served by the |
6 | following transportation systems: |
7 | (1) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. |
8 | (2) Philadelphia Parking Authority. |
9 | (3) Delaware River Port Authority. |
10 | (4) Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission; |
11 | therefore be it |
12 | RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee |
13 | make a study of replacing the current transit entities in |
14 | southeastern Pennsylvania with a regional system to make |
15 | recommendations for dedicated funds from locally derived sources |
16 | and meet with the affected transportation systems; and be it |
17 | further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That among the sources the committee may consider |
2 | are a levy to be imposed on parking facilities, including |
3 | airport parking facilities, naming rights, advertising, bridge |
4 | tolling, privatization of road systems, direct revenue sources |
5 | derived from tolling of specific lanes or structures or |
6 | surcharges for use of certain lanes by motorists at specified |
7 | times during the day; and be it further |
8 | RESOLVED, That the committee be precluded from identifying |
9 | any other local revenue derived from the imposition of a realty |
10 | transfer tax, earned income tax or regional sales tax upon the |
11 | residents or businesses located within the geographical |
12 | boundaries of the district without public recommendation from a |
13 | majority of the members of the committee for any other locally |
14 | derived revenue which would require legislative enactment by the |
15 | General Assembly; and be it further |
16 | RESOLVED, That the committee also hold public hearings on the |
17 | matters to be considered by it at locations throughout |
18 | southeastern Pennsylvania, including specifically those areas |
19 | most likely to be served by any system that may replace the |
20 | existing transit entities in southeastern Pennsylvania. All |
21 | meetings and public hearings of the committee shall be deemed |
22 | meetings for the purposes of and subject to 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 |
23 | (relating to open meetings); and be it further |
24 | RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee |
25 | report its findings and recommendations to the House of |
26 | Representatives on August 31, 2011; and be it further |
27 | RESOLVED, That upon receipt of the final report of the |
28 | committee, the House of Representatives promptly review and |
29 | consider the recommendations of the committee and develop |
30 | legislation based on those recommendations for consideration as |
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1 | it deems appropriate. |
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