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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
|||| 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
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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