Bill Text: GA SR690 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Georgia Senate Resolution 690 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Transportation, Georgia Dept. of; request to develop a state rail plan

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-04-01 - Senate Passed/Adopted [SR690 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-SR690-Enrolled.html

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Senate Resolution 690

By: Senators Stoner of the 6th, Mullis of the 53rd, Reed of the 35th and Staton of the 18th

ADOPTED SENATE

A RESOLUTION

Requesting the Georgia Department of Transportation to develop a state rail plan; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, the Georgia General Assembly has identified that rail is an important asset that needs to be properly utilized and leveraged; and

WHEREAS, it is the intent of this body that the Georgia Department of Transportation develop a state rail plan that will address the present and future needs for rail for both passenger and freight in this state and provide a strategy to address those needs; and

WHEREAS, the state rail plan will address the commuter, intercity, higher speed and high speed rail services, freight capacity, as well as multimodal integration of rail with other modes of transportation; and

WHEREAS, the state rail plan should be developed in accordance with Chapter 227 of Title 49 of the United States Code such that it will allow the state to access federal funds for rail improvements. Without such a plan, the state has no ability to access federal rail monies; and

WHEREAS, it has been more than a decade since Georgia has undertaken a comprehensive rail plan review; and

WHEREAS, other states have active rail planning efforts that examine freight and passenger rail in an integrated fashion and now stand ready to access federal stimulus funding.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the Department of Transportation is requested to develop a state rail plan within 24 months that meets federal requirements and will allow the state to access federal funds.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Department of Transportation.