SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. \
(By Senator Holliday)
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make
a study of transportation services available to persons with
disabilities to include federal, state and local responses
to the transportation needs of people with disabilities.
Whereas, Transportation, while taken for granted by most
people, can be extremely difficult to obtain for people with
disabilities; and
Whereas, The absence of public transportation services and
inadequate public transportation services have the effect of
limiting the options for employment, health care and social
activities for many people and people with disabilities who rely
on public transportation are particularly affected; and
Whereas, Public transportation facilities, equipment, routes
and rates all have an impact on whether people with disabilities
will have the same opportunities as other people have to compete
for jobs, attend school, participate in social events and live
free and independent lives; and
Whereas, Recent federal legislation has provided people with
disabilities hope that improved public transportation services
will be made available to communities to help them meet the
unique transportation needs of people with disabilities; and
Whereas, Many communities are currently ill equipped to meet
the requirements of new laws and regulations aimed at making
public transportation more accessible to people with
disabilities; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to review, examine and study transportation services
available to persons with disabilities to include federal, state
and local responses to the transportation needs of people with
disabilities; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance is also requested to appoint a subcommittee composed of
five members of the Senate, five members of the House of
Delegates and six citizen members, three citizen members
appointed by the president of Senate and three citizen members
appointed by the speaker of the House of Delegates. Not less
than three citizen members should be people with disabilities who
are dependent on public transportation; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 1994,
on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with
drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its
recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct
this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary
legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the JointCommittee on Government and Finance.