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2019 SESSION

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HB 2737 Amtrak or intercity passenger rail stations; rail signage.

Introduced by: Lamont Bagby | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Department of Rail and Public Transportation; rail signage. Directs the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to evaluate the placement and maintenance of highway signs to (i) indicate the presence and direction of nearby Amtrak or intercity passenger rail stations and (ii) promote the use of such services. The bill further directs the Department to evaluate the cost and potential funding sources for such signs and to report its findings to the Secretary of Transportation and the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation by December 1, 2019.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Department of Transportation; rail signage. Directs the Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, to place and maintain appropriate signs along highways indicating the presence and direction of nearby Amtrak or intercity passenger rail stations. The bill provides that such signs will be paid for by the Intercity Passenger Rail Operating and Capital Fund.