CHAPTER 28. JOINT STUDY COMMITTEE ON MASS TRANSIT AND TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES - Indiana Statutes

IC 2-5-28
     Chapter 28. Joint Study Committee on Mass Transit and Transportation Alternatives

IC 2-5-28-1
"Committee"
     Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "committee" refers to the joint study committee on mass transit and transportation alternatives.
As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.

IC 2-5-28-2
Joint study committee established
     Sec. 2. The joint study committee on mass transit and transportation alternatives is established.
As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.

IC 2-5-28-3
Membership of committee
     Sec. 3. The committee has the following membership:
        (1) The members of the standing senate committee on homeland security, transportation, and veterans affairs.
        (2) The members of the house of representatives standing committee on roads and transportation.
As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.

IC 2-5-28-4
Chairs of committee
     Sec. 4. The chairs of the standing committees specified in section 3(1) and 3(2) of this chapter shall serve as co-chairs of the committee.
As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.

IC 2-5-28-5
Duties of committee
     Sec. 5. The committee shall do the following:
        (1) Review Indiana department of transportation studies regarding mass transit that have been conducted by the department.
        (2) Review federal legislative activity regarding development and expansion of mass transit as well as revenue streams on the federal level.
        (3) Review mass transit initiatives of other states.
As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.

IC 2-5-28-6
Reports and recommendations
     Sec. 6. The committee shall report on and make recommendations concerning the following issues:
        (1) The need to use mass transit to mitigate traffic congestion.
        (2) Ways to address the demand for workforce transportation

that are reliable and secure.
        (3) Ways to eliminate barriers to investment in mass transit created by the current structure of transportation funding.
        (4) Existing barriers to private investment in mass transit facilities, including tax inequities.
        (5) Effective ways of leveraging funding under federal programs to supplement state funding of mass transit.
        (6) The relationship between land use and investment in mass transit infrastructure.
        (7) The role that mass transit plays in promoting economic growth, improving the environment, and sustaining the quality of life.
As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.

IC 2-5-28-7
Staff support
     Sec. 7. The legislative services agency and the Indiana department of transportation shall provide support staff for the committee.
As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.

IC 2-5-28-8
Operating policies
     Sec. 8. The committee shall operate under the policies governing study committees adopted by the legislative council.
As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.1.