Bill Text: IN SR0004 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urging INDOT to review and study mass transit proposals.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs [SR0004 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2013-SR0004-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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SENATE RESOLUTION No. 4

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION

    A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to review and study mass transit proposals.

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    January 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs.

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Introduced

First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)

SENATE RESOLUTION No. 4

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MADAM PRESIDENT:

    I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:

    A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to review and study mass transit proposals.

    Whereas, Well-constructed and properly maintained roadways are an essential part of a healthy and growing economy and are necessary to ensure the safety of Indiana motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians;

    Whereas, Mass transit is needed to act as a pressure valve to ease traffic on the streets and major highways into cities throughout our state;

    Whereas, The current price of oil and gasoline creates a hardship for Hoosiers commuting from the suburbs to the cities each day;

    Whereas, Mass transit gives Hoosiers who would otherwise be unable to travel around our cities the access needed to be self-sufficient;

    Whereas, Many entry level jobs in the inner city are not accessible by mass transit, and those residents seeking these employment opportunities are often unable to reach them; and

    Whereas, The development of transportation alternatives such as mass transit is a critical component of planning for our state's future transportation system and demands an assessment of available resources and their allocation: Therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate of the

General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate urges the Indiana

Department of Transportation to review and study the topic of expanding mass transit in Indiana, including the proposal supported by the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, to determine the needs of our state.
    SECTION 2. That copies of this resolution be transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation.