[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1547 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1547
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on the
costs and benefits of commuter rail passenger transportation involving
transfers, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 10, 2023
Mr. Kean of New Jersey (for himself and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on the
costs and benefits of commuter rail passenger transportation involving
transfers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``One Seat Ride Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON COMMUTER SERVICE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation
with the Administrators of the Federal Transit Administration and the
Federal Railroad Administration, shall conduct a study analyzing the
costs and benefits of providing commuter rail passenger transportation
that does not involve a transfer compared with the costs and benefits
of providing commuter rail passenger transportation involving a
transfer.
(b) Requirements.--In conducting the study under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall--
(1) consider economic, logistical, and quality of life
factors in analyzing the costs and benefits of the different
types of commuter rail passenger transportation identified in
such subsection; and
(2) include in such study an analysis of such costs and
benefits with respect to commuter rail passenger transportation
on the New Jersey Transit Raritan Valley line during peak
hours.
(c) Report.--Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the
study conducted under subsection (a).
(d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``commuter rail
passenger transportation'' has the meaning given such term in section
24102 of title 49, United States Code.
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