07 LC
34 0980
House
Resolution 149
By:
Representatives Epps of the
128th,
Buckner of the
130th,
and Nix of the
69th
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the Joint Study Committee on the Viability of Commuter Rail Service from Atlanta
to West Point; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
traffic congestion continues to be a major problem throughout the State of
Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
the Georgia Department of Transportation has recently endorsed the use of
commuter rail on existing tracks in order to help with traffic congestion in
metropolitan Atlanta; and
WHEREAS,
West Point, Georgia, was recently chosen as the site for a new KIA automobile
manufacturing plant; and
WHEREAS,
along with the economic growth brought by this new facility will be an increased
demand on the roads and infrastructure in the area; and
WHEREAS,
once the plant is operational, the workers will need an economical and efficient
way to and from the plant.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created
the Joint Study Committee on the Viability of Commuter Rail Service from Atlanta
to West Point, composed of three members of the Senate to be appointed by the
President of the Senate and three members of the House of Representatives to be
appointed by the Speaker of the House. The President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House shall each designate a member of the committee as
cochairperson of the committee. The cochairpersons shall call all meetings of
the committee.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the
conditions, needs, and issues mentioned above or related thereto and recommend
any action or legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.
The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it
may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively
its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of
this resolution. The members of the committee shall receive the allowances
provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any member
of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized.
The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come
from the funds appropriated to the Senate and the House of Representatives. In
the event the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations, with
suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on or
before the convening of the 2008 session of the General Assembly, at which time
the committee shall stand abolished.