communities; and
(iii) maximize access to employment centers.
(2) Without limitations on the Department of
Transportation's evaluation of effective Statewide
transportation options, the study shall consider the
feasibility, cost effectiveness and environmental and
economic benefits of high-speed rail service between major
urban centers in this Commonwealth.
(3) The Department of Transportation shall publish the
findings from the study not later than one year from the
effective date of this section.
(4) The Department of Transportation shall review and
update this study every five years, considering technological
developments, demographic changes, the effectiveness of
existing programs and policies and other factors.
ยง 5113 . Regulations.
(a) General rule.--The department and other Commonwealth
agencies controlling sectors or subsectors of energy consumption
shall promulgate regulations establishing declining annual
limits on the percentage of nonrenewable energy consumed by the
sectors and subsectors identified in section 5110 (relating to
analysis of energy consumption). The regulations shall reduce
the use of nonrenewable energy at a rate sufficient to meet the
interim 2030 and 2040 limits on nonrenewable energy consumption,
as well as the 2050 goal of 100% renewable energy. In adopting
the regulations, the department shall consider how to minimize
costs and maximize economic, social, public health and
environmental benefits for fossil fuel workers displaced in the
transition to renewable energy.
(b) Deadlines.--The department, along with other
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