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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, SCARNATI, M. WHITE, RAFFERTY, TARTAGLIONE, ERICKSON, FARNESE, ALLOWAY, D. WHITE, EARLL, McILHINNEY, SOLOBAY, WARD, WOZNIAK AND YUDICHAK, FEBRUARY 22, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 22, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to |
2 | conduct a study on the feasibility and effectiveness of |
3 | converting the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation |
4 | Authority bus system to natural gas fuel. |
5 | WHEREAS, Natural gas vehicles, when designed to run on |
6 | natural gas alone, are cleaner burning than traditionally fueled |
7 | vehicles due to the chemical composition, resulting in |
8 | substantial air quality benefits; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Full replacement of conventionally fueled transit |
10 | buses with natural gas could displace significant gallons of |
11 | petroleum-based fuels annually; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |
13 | buses serve tens of thousands of destinations throughout the |
14 | southeast Pennsylvania region; and |
15 | WHEREAS, The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation |
16 | Authority buses are a major contributor to air quality impacts; |
17 | therefore be it |
18 | RESOLVED, That the Senate direct the Legislative Budget and |
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1 | Finance Committee to study the feasibility, including cost, |
2 | time, technology and infrastructure, to convert the Southeastern |
3 | Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bus fleet to 100% natural |
4 | gas fuel; and be it further |
5 | RESOLVED, That the committee issue its study to the Senate by |
6 | November 30, 2011. |
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