File #: 19-795    Version: Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Passed
File created: 5/22/2019 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 5/28/2019 Final action: 5/28/2019
Title: SB 742 (Allen) - Intercity Passenger Rail Services: Motor Coach Transportation of Passengers Letter of Support (Supervisor Mike Wilson)
Sponsors: Mike Wilson
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. SB742 Bill Text.pdf, 3. SB742 Fact Sheet.pdf, 4. SB 742 Letter of Support.pdf, 5. Executed SB 742 Letter of Support

 

To:                                                               Board of Supervisors

 

From:                                          Supervisor Mike Wilson                                          

 

Agenda Section:                     Consent                                                               

 

SUBJECT:

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SB 742 (Allen) - Intercity Passenger Rail Services: Motor Coach Transportation of Passengers Letter of Support (Supervisor Mike Wilson)

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RECOMMENDATION(S):

Recommendation

That the Board of Supervisors:

1.                     Authorize the Chair to sign the letter of support.

 

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SOURCE OF FUNDING                     

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DISCUSSION:

SB742 (Allen) if enacted, could have a very positive effect on California’s underserved priority and rural communities by providing a convenient and inexpensive alternative to the rising costs of automobile and airline travel, while reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution emissions.

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

N/A

 

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:                     

N/A

 

ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:                     

Board discretion.

 

ATTACHMENTS:                     

A.                      SB 742 Bill Text

B.                      SB 742 (Allen) Fact Sheet

 

PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:

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