HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2380 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3186
|
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________
PRESENTED BY:
Donald H. Wong
_________________
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the study of transit arrival times.
_______________
PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex | 1/16/2019 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 1/24/2019 |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 1/24/2019 |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/29/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2380 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3186
By Mr. Wong of Saugus, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3186) of Donald H. Wong and others for an investigation by a commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the on-time arrivals of commuter rail trains. Transportation. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
_______________
An Act relative to the study of transit arrival times.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other general or special laws to the contrary, there shall be a commission to study the on time percentage of commuter rail trains in the commonwealth. The commission shall consist of 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader, 2 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate minority leader, the commissioner of the Department of Transportation or a designee, and 2 members to be appointed by the governor.
SECTION 2. The commission shall publish its findings and recommendations with the Joint Committee on Transportation at a date not more than six months after the passage of this bill.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.