IC 2-5-28

    

Chapter 28. Joint Study Committee on Mass Transit and
Transportation Alternatives


IC 2-5-28-1

"Committee"

    

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "committee" refers to the joint
study committee on mass transit and transportation alternatives.

As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.


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Joint study committee established

    

Sec. 2. The joint study committee on mass transit and
transportation alternatives is established.

As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.


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Membership of committee

    

Sec. 3. The committee has the following membership:

        (1) The members of the standing senate committee on homeland
security, transportation, and veterans affairs.

        (2) The members of the house of representatives standing
committee on roads and transportation.

As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.


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Chairs of committee

    

Sec. 4. The chairs of the standing committees specified in section
3(1) and 3(2) of this chapter shall serve as co-chairs of the
committee.

As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.


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Duties of committee

    

Sec. 5. The committee shall do the following:

        (1) Review Indiana department of transportation studies
regarding mass transit that have been conducted by the
department.

        (2) Review federal legislative activity regarding development
and expansion of mass transit as well as revenue streams on the
federal level.

        (3) Review mass transit initiatives of other states.

As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.


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Reports and recommendations

    

Sec. 6. The committee shall report on and make recommendations
concerning the following issues:

        (1) The need to use mass transit to mitigate traffic congestion.

        (2) Ways to address the demand for workforce transportation


that are reliable and secure.

        (3) Ways to eliminate barriers to investment in mass transit
created by the current structure of transportation funding.

        (4) Existing barriers to private investment in mass transit
facilities, including tax inequities.

        (5) Effective ways of leveraging funding under federal
programs to supplement state funding of mass transit.

        (6) The relationship between land use and investment in mass
transit infrastructure.

        (7) The role that mass transit plays in promoting economic
growth, improving the environment, and sustaining the quality
of life.

As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.


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Staff support

    

Sec. 7. The legislative services agency and the Indiana department
of transportation shall provide support staff for the committee.

As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.


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Operating policies

    

Sec. 8. The committee shall operate under the policies governing
study committees adopted by the legislative council.

As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.