Bill Text: CT HB06189 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Requiring The Department Of Transportation To Study The Feasibility Of Establishing A Passenger Train Station In Niantic.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-14 - Public Hearing 02/18 [HB06189 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-HB06189-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 6189 |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 2131 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Transportation |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. JUTILA, 37th Dist. |
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AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A PASSENGER TRAIN STATION IN NIANTIC.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the Department of Transportation shall immediately commence a feasibility study of the establishment of a passenger train station in Niantic; that such study shall examine all steps necessary for such establishment and shall include an estimate of the time and funding required for the completion of each such step and a projected date for completion of such station; that the department shall submit a progress report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, not later than February 15, 2012, and that the department shall use existing budgetary resources for the performance of such study.
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Department of Transportation to conduct a feasibility study of the establishment of a passenger train station in Niantic.