PRINTER'S NO. 575
No. 97 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY DONATUCCI AND RAYMOND, MARCH 6, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 6, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Reconvening the Commission on the Future of Transportation
2 Entities in this Commonwealth and expanding its duties.
3 WHEREAS, The Commission on the Future of the Philadelphia,
4 Pittsburgh and Harrisburg International Airports and the
5 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, hereafter
6 referred to as the airport commission, was established by House
7 Resolution No. 823 of 2004 on July 3, 2004; and
8 WHEREAS, The airport commission was charged with the
9 responsibility to hold hearings for each named transportation
10 entity, during which time testimony was received on the
11 management structure, administration, financial operations,
12 infrastructure, economic impact and current and future
13 requirements of each entity; and
14 WHEREAS, The airport commission submitted an interim report
15 with its findings and recommendations with respect to the
16 Harrisburg International Airport and the Southeastern
17 Pennsylvania Transportation Authority on October 1, 2004; and
1 WHEREAS, On January 30, 2005, the airport commission
2 submitted a final report with its findings and recommendations
3 with respect to the Philadelphia International Airport and the
4 Pittsburgh International Airport, which included the information
5 contained in the interim report, following reestablishment of
6 the airport commission under House Resolution No. 32 of 2005;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, The airport commission was renamed as the Commission
9 on the Future of Transportation Entities in this Commonwealth,
10 hereafter referred to as the transportation entities commission,
11 in House Resolution No. 151 of 2005; and
12 WHEREAS, The transportation entities commission is committed
13 to continuing its work to assist in the support of these
14 entities and their identified needs; and
15 WHEREAS, The commission has expanded its responsibilities to
16 encompass all other transportation entities in this
17 Commonwealth; and
18 WHEREAS, The transportation entities commission maintains an
19 interest in making a comparative study of transportation
20 entities outside this Commonwealth; therefore be it
21 RESOLVED, That the transportation entities commission
22 continue its study of transportation entities in this
23 Commonwealth with the purpose of identifying perceived needs and
24 facilitating positive changes in the management structure,
25 administration, financial operations, infrastructure, economic
26 impact and current and future requirements of each entity; and
27 be it further
28 RESOLVED, That the transportation entities commission hold
29 hearings, take testimony and make its investigations at such
30 places as it deems necessary and that each member of the
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1 transportation entities commission have the power to administer
2 oaths and affirmations to witnesses appearing before the
3 transportation entities commission; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the House of
5 Representatives be authorized to pay for all necessary,
6 appropriate and proper expenses incurred by the transportation
7 entities commission; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That the transportation entities commission prepare
9 a final report with findings and recommendations to be presented
10 to the House of Representatives no later than November 30, 2008.
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