PRINTER'S NO. 1122
No. 151 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY RAYMOND, CIVERA, BUXTON, MUSTIO, PAYNE, KILLION,
KOTIK, BISHOP AND DONATUCCI, MARCH 16, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MARCH 16, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Renaming the Commission on the Future of the Philadelphia,
2 Pittsburgh and Harrisburg International Airports and the
3 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and
4 expanding its duties.
5 WHEREAS, The Commission on the Future of the Philadelphia,
6 Pittsburgh and Harrisburg International Airports and the
7 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, hereafter
8 referred to as the airport commission, was established by House
9 Resolution No.823 of 2004 on July 3, 2004; and
10 WHEREAS, The airport commission was charged with the
11 responsibility to hold hearings for each named transportation
12 entity, during which time testimony was received on the
13 management structure, administration, financial operations,
14 infrastructure, economic impact and current and future
15 requirements of each entity; and
16 WHEREAS, The airport commission submitted an interim report
17 with its findings and recommendations with respect to the
18 Harrisburg International Airport and the Southeastern
1 Pennsylvania Transportation Authority on October 1, 2004; and
2 WHEREAS, On January 30, 2005, the airport commission
3 submitted a final report with its findings and recommendations
4 with respect to the Philadelphia International Airport and the
5 Pittsburgh International Airport, which included the information
6 contained in the interim report, following reconstitution of the
7 airport commission under House Resolution No.32 of 2005; and
8 WHEREAS, The airport commission is committed to continuing
9 its work to assist in the support of these entities and their
10 identified needs and to expand its responsibilities to encompass
11 other transportation entities in this Commonwealth; and
12 WHEREAS, The airport commission's interest and attention is
13 directed toward airport facilities in Erie, Wilkes-
14 Barre/Scranton, Allentown and State College as well as other
15 transportation entities in this Commonwealth; and
16 WHEREAS, The airport commission also maintains an interest in
17 making a comparative study of transportation entities outside
18 this Commonwealth; therefore be it
19 RESOLVED, That the airport commission reconstituted under
20 House Resolution No.32 of 2005 continue its study of
21 transportation entities in this Commonwealth with the purpose of
22 identifying perceived needs and facilitating positive changes in
23 the management structure, administration, financial operations,
24 infrastructure, economic impact and current and future
25 requirements of each entity; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That the airport commission be renamed as the
27 Commission on the Future of Transportation Entities in this
28 Commonwealth, hereafter referred to as the transportation
29 entities commission; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That the transportation entities commission may
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1 hold hearings, take testimony and make its investigations at
2 such places as it deems necessary and that each member of the
3 transportation entities commission shall have the power to
4 administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses appearing before
5 the transportation entities commission; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the House of
7 Representatives be authorized to pay for all necessary,
8 appropriate and proper expenses incurred by the transportation
9 entities commission; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That the transportation entities commission prepare
11 a final report with findings and recommendations to be presented
12 to the House of Representatives no later than November 30, 2006.
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