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SCR105........................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - STUDY - Stating findings of the Legislature and
authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and
complete a study of public transportation systems and methods of funding
public transportation in Idaho.
02/20 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/21 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
02/24 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 32-0-3
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Calabretta,
Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes, Hill, Ingram,
Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Ellis), Marley, McKenzie,
McWilliams, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Brandt, Goedde, Noble
Floor Sponsor - Ingram
Title apvd - to House
02/25 House intro - 1st rdg - to W/M
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE SENATE
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 105
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO
3 APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A STUDY OF PUBLIC TRANSPOR-
4 TATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FUNDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN IDAHO.
5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 WHEREAS, public transportation currently is a significant component of
7 Idaho's transportation system in urban areas and the rural communities that
8 are regionally connected to these urban areas; and
9 WHEREAS, six metropolitan areas in Idaho were designated urbanized by the
10 United States Bureau of the Census following the 2000 census, making the areas
11 eligible for federal transit funds; and
12 WHEREAS, public transportation necessarily will play a more significant
13 role in the future because it can significantly alleviate congestion on road-
14 ways, providing for more efficient use of energy as well as extending the use-
15 ful life of roadways; and
16 WHEREAS, it is essential to provide transportation to a growing number of
17 Idaho citizens who are unable to operate motor vehicles and are thus dependent
18 upon public transportation; and
19 WHEREAS, existing public transportation systems within the state are inad-
20 equate to meet existing and future demand; and
21 WHEREAS, a comprehensive source of information on existing public trans-
22 portation systems in the state does not currently exist; and
23 WHEREAS, there is a need to analyze the wide variety of methods to coordi-
24 nate and enhance public transportation; and
25 WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that it is necessary and appropriate to
26 establish a study committee to identify and analyze various methods of public
27 transportation systems and the funding of such systems; and
28 WHEREAS, the Legislature recommends that such a study committee should
29 also:
30 (1) Document private and all public funds, federal, state and local,
31 expended on public transportation in Idaho; and
32 (2) Document an inventory of existing public transportation services; and
33 (3) Identify transportation links, as park and ride, rail, transit,
34 commuter services, and air; and
35 (4) Identify overlapping and duplicative services; and
36 (5) Determine options for coordination; and
37 (6) Recommend strategies for methods to coordinate public transportation
38 services; and
39 (7) Recommend strategies for providing private and public funding of pub-
40 lic transportation services.
41 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
42 of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Represen-
43 tatives concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to
44 appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of public transportation
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1 systems and methods of funding public transportation in Idaho. The Legislative
2 Council shall determine the number of legislators and membership from each
3 house appointed to the committee and shall authorize the committee to receive
4 input, advice and assistance from interested and affected parties who are not
5 members of the Legislature.
6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the committee may be
7 appointed by the cochairs of the committee who are appointed by the Legisla-
8 tive Council. Nonlegislative members of the advisory committee shall not be
9 reimbursed from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and
10 shall not have voting privileges regarding the committee's recommendations or
11 proposed legislation.
12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings, rec-
13 ommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the Second Regular Session
14 of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12639
This resolution would authorize the Legislative Council to
appoint an interim study committee to undertake and complete a
study of public transportation systems and methods of funding
public transportation in Idaho. The committee will report its
findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation, if any, to
the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-Seventh Idaho
Legislature.
FISCAL IMPACT
If this resolution is adopted by the Legislature and the
committee is appointed by Legislative Council, any necessary
legislator travel and per diem expense would be paid from the
existing legislative appropriation to the Senate and the House of
Representatives. Funding for staff support and expenses would be
provided from the existing appropriation to the Legislative
Council for the Legislative Services Office. There would be no
additional impact upon the state general fund as a result of this
resolution.
Contact
Name: Senator Cecil Ingram
Phone: 332-1315
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SCR 105