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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 55 P.S. Navigation § 683. Commission created

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) There is hereby created the High Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Commission which shall have those powers and duties imposed by section 4.  1

(b) The commission shall be composed of the following nine members:

(1) The chairmen and minority chairmen of the House and Senate Transportation Committees, or their successor committees, or their designees.

(2) One person representing the Executive Branch to be appointed by the Governor.

(3) One person representing organized rail labor to be appointed by the Governor.

(4) One person representing the rail industry to be appointed by the Governor.

(5) Two general interest members to be appointed by the Governor.

(c) Vacancies occurring on the commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointments were made. Members of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority.

(d) The commission shall select a chairman and such other officers it deems necessary from among its membership. Members of the commission shall not be compensated for serving on the commission but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for their actual expenses incurred while on commission business.

1 55 P.S. § 684.
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