Bill Text: PA HR113 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on the fiscal impact of gateway tolling, including fees for motorists entering or exiting this Commonwealth on interstate highways, to perform a cost analysis on the implementation of tolling booths, including the cost of labor to operate the tolling booths on interstate highways, and to make a report.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-04 - Referred to TRANSPORTATION [HR113 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR113-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 783
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 113 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, BELFANTI, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, DALEY, DePASQUALE, DiGIROLAMO, GIBBONS, GODSHALL, GROVE, KOTIK, MAHONEY, McILVAINE SMITH, M. O'BRIEN, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, STURLA, VULAKOVICH AND WHITE, MARCH 4, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 4, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to
conduct a study on the fiscal impact of gateway tolling,
including fees for motorists entering or exiting this
Commonwealth on interstate highways, to perform a cost
analysis on the implementation of tolling booths, including
the cost of labor to operate the tolling booths on interstate
highways, and to make a report.
WHEREAS, The need for a dedicated income source for mass
transit is of paramount importance to this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Every possible source of income needs to be
considered and examined in detail; and
WHEREAS, The practice of collecting fees from vehicles
entering or exiting this Commonwealth, or both, known as gateway
tolling, is used by other states as a dedicated source of
income; and
WHEREAS, There has yet to be a reliable and official study
conducted to determine the fiscal impact of gateway tolling in
Pennsylvania; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
conduct a study on the fiscal impact of gateway tolling,
including fees for motorists entering or exiting this
Commonwealth on interstate highways, as well as a cost analysis
on the implementation of tolling booths and the cost of labor to
operate the booths; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the study include detailed information
regarding one-way tolling and two-way tolling, including
recommendations as to which interstates would be best suited to
collect the tolls; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
report its findings to the House of Representatives no later
than May 1, 2009.
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