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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC

TRANSIT AUTHORITY

     

     Introduced By: Representative David P. Morales

     Date Introduced: February 21, 2023

     Referred To: House Corporations

     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. Bus benches and overhead canopies.

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     The authority shall conduct a study exploring the feasibility of installing benches and

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overhead canopies at the authority's bus stops. The report shall be completed by June 30, 2024,

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with its recommendations and the estimated costs and transmitted to the governor and the house

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and senate finance committees.

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     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 -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC

TRANSIT AUTHORITY

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     This act would require the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) to conduct a

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study on the feasibility of installing benches and overhead canopies at RIPTA bus stops with its

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report due on June 30, 2024.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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