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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Lombardi, and Carson

     Date Introduced: January 08, 2015

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 39-18 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Public Transit

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Authority" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     39-18-25. Create parity with MBTA commuter passes. – The authority shall consult

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with the Massachusetts Bay transit authority on the feasibility of allowing commuter rail passes to

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be used on all Rhode Island public transit authority buses. Such rail passes shall serve as dual

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Rhode Island public transit authority passes and Massachusetts Bay transit authority passes, if

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possible. Such consultation shall also include proposed methods to apportion and share the costs

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of such passes between the two (2) authorities.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

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RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY

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     This act would enable the authority to work with MBTA to allow commuter rail passes to

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be used on RIPTA buses.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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