H5103

	2019 -- H 5103
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY

	Introduced By: Representatives Lombardi, Cassar, Hull, and Walsh
	Date Introduced: January 10, 2019
	Referred To: House Finance
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Chapter 39-18 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Public Transit
2	Authority" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
3	39-18-25. Create parity with MBTA commuter passes.
4	The authority shall consult with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority on the
5	feasibility of allowing commuter rail passes to be used on all Rhode Island public transit authority
6	buses. These rail passes shall serve as dual Rhode Island public transit authority passes and
7	Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority passes, if possible. The consultation shall also include
8	proposed methods to apportion and share the costs of the passes between the two (2) authorities.
9	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY
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1	This act would enable the Rhode Island public transit authority (RIPTA) to work with the
2	Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) to allow commuter rail passes to be used as dual
3	passes for both RIPTA and MBTA.
4	This act would take effect upon passage.
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