PRINTER'S NO. 4648
No. 742 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY BISHOP, D. EVANS, CALTAGIRONE, HENNESSEY,
LAUGHLIN, MYERS, MELIO, TIGUE, HERSHEY, ROEBUCK, PISTELLA,
ROBERTS, THOMAS AND J. WILLIAMS, NOVEMBER 20, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, NOVEMBER 20, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Directing the appointment of a special committee to study the
2 expansion practices of the Southeastern Pennsylvania
3 Transportation Authority.
4 WHEREAS, Recent expansion practices of the Southeastern
5 Pennsylvania Transportation Authority threaten to cause
6 significant urban blight in the City of Philadelphia and have
7 not considered minority business; and
8 WHEREAS, The authority is not cooperating with State
9 Government in these expansion practices; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives
11 appoint a special committee to study the recent expansion
12 practices of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation
13 Authority; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives
15 appoint four members from Southeastern Pennsylvania and the
16 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives appoint three
17 members from Southeastern Pennsylvania; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That the committee be authorized to hold hearings,
1 take testimony and make its investigations at such places as it
2 deems necessary in this Commonwealth; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That the committee be authorized to issue subpoenas
4 under the hand and seal of its chairman commanding any person to
5 appear before the committee and to answer questions touching
6 matters properly being inquired into by the committee and to
7 produce such books, papers, records and documents as the
8 committee deems necessary; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That subpoenas be servable upon any person and have
10 the same effect as subpoenas issued out of the courts of this
11 Commonwealth and that any person that willfully neglects or
12 refuses to testify before the committee or to produce any books,
13 papers, records or documents be subject to the penalties
14 provided by the laws of this Commonwealth in such case; and be
15 it further
16 RESOLVED, That each member of the committee have power to
17 administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses appearing before
18 the committee; and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That the committee report to the House of
20 Representatives on its activities, findings and recommendations
21 by November 19, 2002; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That the expenses incurred by the committee in
23 carrying out its responsibilities, including per diem and travel
24 expenses incurred by members and regular staff, stenographic
25 charges and other incidental expenses be paid from appropriate
26 accounts under the control of the chief clerk and be in addition
27 to any other amount authorized for expenses for contractors,
28 consultants and staff; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That, by November 25, 2002, the chairman cause a
30 record of all expenses incurred by the committee or its members
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1 which are payable at Commonwealth expense to be filed with the
2 chief clerk.
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