Amendment No. 960

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 31                                              (BDR R‑1136)

Proposed by: Committee on Legislative Affairs and Operations

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:              Title:              Preamble:         Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend the resolution, page 2, by deleting lines 19 through 38 and inserting:

     “Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly Concurring, That the Legislative Commission is hereby directed to appoint a committee to conduct a preliminary feasibility study of the long-range mass transit needs of the State of Nevada and its communities, including, without limitation:

     1.  Buses and other motor vehicles that travel on the streets and highways of this state;

     2.  Light rail service between urban, suburban and rural communities;

     3.  Magnetic levitation trains and other forms of rapid mass transit, both within this state and extending to large urban areas in neighboring states;

     4.  Commuter trains;

     5.  Monorail systems; and

     6.  Other forms of mass transit; and be it further

     Resolved, That the study must include, without limitation, an evaluation of:

     1.  Alternative future transportation systems;

     2.  Factors such as public safety, environmental protection and efficiency;

     3.  Economic concerns; and

     4.  Infrastructure needs; and be it further

     Resolved, That the Legislative Commission shall submit a report of the results of the preliminary feasibility study and any recommendations for legislation to the 73rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.”.

     Amend the preamble of the resolution, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 4 through 6 on page 1 and lines 1 through 18 on page 2, and inserting:

     “Whereas, Because of the recent changes in the economic climate of our country and our state, and the security concerns of travelers, it would be beneficial to expand the methods of transportation to bring tourists and business people to the State of Nevada; and

     Whereas, Our state is unique in that one must sometimes travel long distances between communities, and alternate transportation suitable to that environment would allow those distances to be traversed in a very short period; now, therefore, be it”.

     Amend the title of the resolution to read as follows:

“SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION—Directing the Legislative Commission to conduct a preliminary feasibility study of long-range mass transit within the State of Nevada and to large urban areas in neighboring states.”.

     Amend the summary of the resolution to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Directs Legislative Commission to conduct preliminary feasibility study of long-range mass transit within State of Nevada and to large urban areas in neighboring states. (BDR R‑1136)”.