Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 31–Senators Neal, Carlton, Titus, Schneider, Rawson, Amodei, Care, Cegavske, Coffin, Hardy, Mathews, McGinness, Nolan, O’Connell, Raggio, Rhoads, Shaffer, Tiffany, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

April 30, 2003

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Joint Sponsors: Assemblymen Knecht, Anderson, Beers, Arberry, Giunchigliani, Angle, Atkinson, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Chowning, Christensen, Claborn, Collins, Conklin, Geddes, Gibbons, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Grady, Griffin, Gustavson, Hardy, Hettrick, Horne, Koivisto, Leslie, Mabey, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, McCleary, Mortenson, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Perkins, Pierce, Sherer, Weber and Williams

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Referred to Committee on Legislative Affairs and Operations

 

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)

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

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.

 

1-1  Whereas, With the rapidly increasing population of our state,

1-2  alternative methods of transportation must be considered to deal

1-3  effectively with the problems that arise from such an increase; and

1-4  Whereas, Because of the recent changes in the economic

1-5  climate of our country and our state, and the security concerns of

1-6  travelers, it would be beneficial to expand the methods of

2-1  transportation to bring tourists and business people to the State of

2-2  Nevada; and

2-3  Whereas, Our state is unique in that one must sometimes travel

2-4  long distances between communities, and alternate transportation

2-5  suitable to that environment would allow those distances to be

2-6  traversed in a very short period; now, therefore, be it

2-7  Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the

2-8  Assembly Concurring, That the Legislative Commission is

2-9  hereby directed to appoint a committee to conduct a preliminary

2-10  feasibility study of the long-range mass transit needs of the State of

2-11  Nevada and its communities, including, without limitation:

2-12      1.  Buses and other motor vehicles that travel on the streets and

2-13  highways of this state;

2-14      2.  Light rail service between urban, suburban and rural

2-15  communities;

2-16      3.  Magnetic levitation trains and other forms of rapid mass

2-17  transit, both within this state and extending to large urban areas in

2-18  neighboring states;

2-19      4.  Commuter trains;

2-20      5.  Monorail systems; and

2-21      6.  Other forms of mass transit; and be it further

2-22      Resolved, That the study must include, without limitation, an

2-23  evaluation of:

2-24      1.  Alternative future transportation systems;

2-25      2.  Factors such as public safety, environmental protection and

2-26  efficiency;

2-27      3.  Economic concerns; and

2-28      4.  Infrastructure needs; and be it further

2-29      Resolved, That the Legislative Commission shall submit a

2-30  report of the results of the preliminary feasibility study and any

2-31  recommendations for legislation to the 73rd Session of the Nevada

2-32  Legislature.

 

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