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HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 2 – Rail service, restoration requested

HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 2

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HJM002........................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE
RAIL SERVICE - Stating findings of the Legislature and urging restoration
of the daily passenger rail service of the Pioneer, serving to connect
Idaho residents to the nation.
                                                                        
02/09    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
02/13    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/22    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote - to Senate
02/23    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/02    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/05    10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote - to House
03/06    To enrol
03/07    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/08    Pres signed
03/09    To Secretary of State

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  First Regular Session - 2001
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                 HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 2
                                                                        
                          BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                   A JOINT MEMORIAL
  2    TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED  STATES  IN  CONGRESS
  3        ASSEMBLED, THE NATIONAL RAIL PASSENGER CORPORATION, AND TO THE CONGRESSIO-
  4        NAL  DELEGATION  REPRESENTING  THE  STATE  OF IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE
  5        UNITED STATES.
                                                                        
  6        We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of  the
  7    State of Idaho assembled in the First Regular Session of the Fifty-sixth Idaho
  8    Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
                                                                        
  9        WHEREAS,  there  is a growing need to diversify the transportation options
 10    available to residents of Idaho as well as visitors to Idaho; and
 11        WHEREAS, trains provide a reliable means of transportation when  inclement
 12    weather  impedes  other modes, as well as being a relaxing and environmentally
 13    friendly means of travel; and
 14        WHEREAS, rail freight and passenger services have long been  an  essential
 15    component  to  our regional transportation system, playing a major role in the
 16    history of the state of Idaho; and
 17        WHEREAS, the passenger rail service for southern Idaho was discontinued in
 18    1997; and
 19        WHEREAS, rail service through the Pioneer corridor once provided and could
 20    again provide substantial access to rural areas of the state, providing oppor-
 21    tunity for both passenger and freight service; and
 22        WHEREAS, restored passenger rail  service  would  contribute  to  economic
 23    activity in southern Idaho, which in turn might increase rail use and business
 24    opportunities for further rail expansion; and
 25        WHEREAS,  restoration  of  rail connection through the Pioneer route would
 26    serve needs not only of Idaho, but also provide  access  between  the  Pacific
 27    Northwest and Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois; and
 28        WHEREAS,  the  Pioneer  has  a history and tradition that is valued by the
 29    residents of the state of Idaho.
 30        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
 31    of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the House  of  Representatives  and  the
 32    Senate  concurring  therein,  that  we urge restoration of the daily passenger
 33    rail service of the Pioneer, serving to connect Idaho residents to the nation.
 34        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the  House  of  Representa-
 35    tives  be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
 36    Memorial to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
 37    sentatives of Congress, the president of the National Railroad Passenger  Cor-
 38    poration  and  the congressional delegation representing the State of Idaho in
 39    the Congress of the United States.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                
                          RS10924

 The purpose of this House Joint Memorial is to urge Congress to
restore passenger rail service through the Pioneer corridor across
the State of Idaho.  This could provide substantial access to rural 
areas of the state and would contribute to the economic activity in 
southern Idaho.


                            FISCAL IMPACT
                                

There is no fiscal impact to the State general fund.

Contact
Name: Rep. Ruby Stone
Phone: 208/332-1147


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                          HJM