1012 AMH MARI HYMA 3

HB 1012 - H AMD 0107 ADOPTED 3/14/01

By Representative Marine

     On page 3, after line 6, insert the following:

ANEW SECTION. Sec. 2  Upon any increase of ferry tolls in excess of the fiscal growth factor as provided for in section 1 of this act, the department shall use no more than $10,000 of the revenues generated by the increased fares to conduct a study of the local roadway and parking impacts of vehicular ferry traffic on municipalities in which ferry terminals are located.  The department shall report its findings and make recommendations for mitigating the identified impacts to the legislature on or before January 1, 2002.  The department shall issue its report electronically, posting it on the department=s web site for the public, and transmitting the report to the legislature through the use of electronic mail.@

     Renumber the remaining section consecutively.

EFFECT: Provides that the department of transportation must use no more than $10,000 of ferry fare increases to conduct a study of local traffic and parking impacts in jurisdictions containing ferry terminals and must report its findings and make recommendations to mitigate such impacts to the legislature on or before January 1, 2002.